Malaysia to manufacture its own locomotives in 2020
To facilitate this, CSR Zhuzhou's unit, CSR Kuala Lumpur Maintenance
Sdn Bhd (CKM), will transfer its technology to Malaysia.
CSR
Zhuzhou's plan is to help Malaysia rely less on foreign expertise in the
country's train maintenance services over the period, CKM Director Luke
Wang said.
Malaysia will not only have a sizeable workforce
for the maintenance of trains, but can also one day manufacture its own
rolling stock, he said.
The CKM currently carries out the
maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) works for Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Bhd (KTMB)'s trains. The company won a two-year MRO contract worth 133
million RM (41 million USD).
Three years ago, CSR Zhuzhou
inked a 1.9 billion RM (593 million USD) deal with the KTMB to supply 38
sets of custom-built trains.-VNA