China's first diesel locomotive exports to New Zealand

December 12, China North Car (601299)　　SH) announced that the first batch of 6 power locomotives for the world's narrow rail lines had arrived in New Zealand, the first developed country to export independent innovation diesel locomotives.　　The first 6 units to be exported to New Zealand are ckd9b-type diesel locomotives, designed and manufactured by China North Vehicle's Dalian locomotive and Rolling Stock Co., Ltd. and delivered in two batches. In recent years, due to the radiation effect of China's North vehicle export locomotive in neighboring countries, New Zealand KiwiRail Company's concern has been aroused.　　September 11, 2009, China North Vehicle and New Zealand KiwiRail Company signed a contract to export 20 diesel locomotives, the current total amount of the contract has not been disclosed. A railroad expert introduced that the locomotive belongs to the core part of the train. The power of this batch of locomotives is 2700KW (3700 hp), locomotive gauge 1068mm, Traction 2000 tons of cargo through 16 per thousand ramps, up to 100 kilometers per hour, is currently the world's largest narrow-track power locomotive.　　The locomotives are mainly used to equip New Zealand freight lines to improve cargo transport capabilities. New Zealand existing railway 4700 kilometers, for many years the use of locomotives from Europe and the United States and other traditional locomotive market. New Zealand's rail technology standards are in British Standard, gauge 1068mm, a lot narrower than the standard gauge 1435mm, especially its railway clearance is much smaller than China. However, the standard of Chinese railways is 4.5m, width 3.3m, New Zealand only 3.8m and 2.8m, and the road is not uniform, the locomotive design must first use computer simulation, a large number of simulation tests to ensure safe and smooth passage of different gauges.　　Due to the axle weight limit, the domestic locomotive general axle weight of 23~25 tons, New Zealand locomotive axle weight is only 18 tons, locomotive weight relative to other similar products about 30 tons light, but the locomotive strength requirements higher, increase the locomotive design difficulty.　　Accelerate the overseas market layout, become China's North vehicle important internationalization strategy.　　In addition to New Zealand, Australia and other countries, December 7, China North vehicle announced with the French Alstom strategic cooperation to join the overseas high-speed rail market. China North vehicle Dong Cheguiron to this newspaper disclosed: "The above Framework strategic cooperation Agreement, is by the Ministry of Railways leading signature." Our cooperation with Alstom mainly includes the joint development of railway products. Cheguiron said: "Although the company strengthened the overseas distribution, but from the company's performance, the current proportion of overseas business is only single-digit, but the growth is relatively fast." "China North car's earnings show that the first half of this year, the company's international market income of 2.23 billion yuan, accounting for the company's overall sales of 9%."　　Compared with the same period in 2009, the growth rate of international markets was about 84%. In Friday, China's north car price closed at 6.97 yuan, down 1.69%.