VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
Established in July 2010 in the city of Upper Pishma, Sverdlovsk Region, the joint Russian-German venture Ural Locomotives uses the facilities of the Ural Railway Engineering Plant. Shares in the venture are split 51/49 between Russia's Sinara Group and Germany's Siemens AG, respectively.
Ural Locomotives is one of Russia's most advanced engineering plants. Put into operation in 2009, the production complex has more than 480 units of production equipment supplied by the world's leading manufacturers. The plant manufactures 120 two-section locomotives a year. It uses advanced engineering technologies, has excellent facilities for manufacturing high-tech rolling stock and employs more than 1,400 people. By 2013, the number of employees will be increased to 2,000 to match an increased volume of production.
Today, the plant is known for its mass production of electric freight locomotives that use direct current, model 2ES6, with a collector motive power drive. A prototype was unveiled in December 2006. In September 2009, the 68th 2ES6 two-section locomotive rolled off the production line and was supplied to the Sverdlovsk Railway.
In November 2010, Ural Locomotives will unveil their first Russian-German electric freight locomotive, 2ES10, developed in conjunction with Siemens AG specialists. This type of locomotive differs from those manufactured in Russia in that it has an asynchronous drive. The German partners shared their recent developments with electric drive, which were used in work on this type of engine. A plan for manufacturing Siemens components in Russia was signed as part of the agreement for manufacturing asynchronous engines reached with the country's rail monopoly Russian Railways. By 2014, about 70% of all components are expected to be manufactured locally. Ural Locomotives has secured orders for 240 2ES6 and 221 2ES10 electric locomotives from Russian Railways until 2016. Under its contract with Russian Railways, the company undertook to manufacture 11 new 2ES10 electric engines in 2011.
At present, the sides are considering setting up and localising the manufacture of Lastochka electric trains on the technical platform of Desiro in Russia, including plans to involve Ural Engines in the project. Desiro is a type of modular commuter train (either electric or diesel-driven) manufactured by Siemens. A train normally has from two to ten carriages; in Russia there will be five carriages per train. These new-generation lightened modular trains are chiefly used to provide suburban services. Desiro electric trains are used in many countries including Britain (the largest market), Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Malaysia, Romania, Switzerland and Thailand. In December 2009, Russian Railways and Siemens AG signed a contract to develop and supply 38 electric trains of this type to ensure comfortable transport for visitors to the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi.
On May 27, 2010, Russian Railways, Siemens AG and Aeroexpress signed a memorandum for the delivery and manufacture of Lastochka (Desiro RUS) electric trains in Russia, for which purpose a total of 1,200 carriages will be made while the maximum production capacity will not exceed 200 carriages a year. The contract for the delivery of electric trains is expected to be signed by the end of 2011 for a term lasting until 2020.
In September 2010, Russian Railways and Siemens AG signed a contract to supply 16 electric trains, the manufacture of which will be localised in Russia. The study conducted by experts at Russian Railways led the rail monopoly to select Ural Locomotives production facilities to assemble the electric trains from components 35% of which will be made locally. In the future, the percentage of locally made components for assembling 1,200 carriages for electric trains will be brought to 80%.
The following main plants will make components for 2ES10 locomotives and Lastochka electric trains in order to localise the manufacturing process in Russia: the Kamensk-Uralsk Steel Plant in the Sverdlovsk Region (aluminium body panels), Elektroprivod in St Petersburg (locomotives) and the Vyksa Steel Plant in the Nizhny Novgorod Region (wheel centres). More than 80 Russian enterprises will cooperate to supply components for the project with plans to make the first completely localised electric train in 2015.
