Rolls-Royce has inaugurated MTU South Africa’s redesigned and upgraded facility where it will assemble, test, paint and commission around 200 MTU engines. The 20V Series 4000 R63L engines are to be installed in freight locomotives operated by the Transnet Freight Rail (TFR).
Rolls-Royce has invested EUR 3 million in upgrading and revamping the facility to be able to localise the manufacturing of the engines.
Rolls-Royce is to supply a total of 232 of its most powerful rail engine, the 20-cylinder Series 4000 R63L model to the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC). The Class 45 locomotives will then be delivered by CRRC to TFR. Most of the locomotives will be assembled in Durban in South Africa, where MTU South Africa is to deliver its engines for installation in the vehicles. More MTU projects to be carried out jointly with TFR are already being planned.
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