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software platform as well as an integrated suite of engineering tools.” Tempo, deployed on the PH37ACai with GSM-R and GPS communications gear, “supports operations ranging from high traffic density urban lines or high-speed lines to lower traffic regional lines. The solutions also simplify railway signaling project execution, day-to-day operations, and maintenance.” The PH37ACai was built in cooperation with TÜLOMSAŞ, (Türkiye Lokomotif ve Motor Sanayi Anonim Şirketi), a Turkish locomotive and freight car builder. TÜLOMSAŞ is the main locomotive supplier to Turkish State Railways and one of the two companies that designs and assembles locomotives in Turkey. The other is EUROTEM (Hyundai EUROTEM, a joint venture of Hyundai-Rotem of South Korea and TÜVASAŞ of Turkey). The TÜLOMSAŞ headquarters and factory are located in Eskişehir. In addition to freight rail operators in continental Europe, GE’s markets for PowerHaul locomotives are the
GE Transportation Systems LeaderGlobal Locomotives Len Hill at the controls of the PH37ACai.
United Kingdom (Freightliner Group Ltd., where the PowerHaul debuted in 2009), South Korea (KORAIL, Korea Railroad), and Australia. KORAIL ‘s PowerHaul locomotives are built in cooperation with HyundaiRotem. The Australian units are built in cooperation with UGL Limited.
GE Transportation says it “continues to build regional and global partnerships to support customer reach and growth. This important partnership with TÜLOMSAŞ demonstrates GE’s commitment to serving customers in the UK, continental Europe, and other countries around the region.” story continues on p. 25
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