The parties discussed the opening of the Wabtec engineering center in Astana, as well as cooperation in the supply of locomotives manufactured in Kazakhstan to KTZ.

Nurlan Zhakupov drew the investor’s attention to the importance of increasing the share of Kazakhstani content in the production and maintenance of locomotives, as well as development of locomotive exports to other countries.

Wabtec (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation) is an American company that manufactures locomotives and products for locomotives, freight and passenger vehicles. It is one of the world leaders in the field of transport and logistics. It owns Locomotive Kurastyru Zauyty.

The partnership with the company began more than 27 years ago with the modernization of KTZ locomotives. And on July 11 this year, the opening of the next Wabtec engineering and technology center in Astana took place.

The center will play a key role in integrating locomotives with intelligent technologies from the business.