GE Transportation and Kazakhstan Railways signed an agreement to deploy Trip Optimizer solution on KTZ-Freight Transport’s fleet of TE33A Evolution-series locomotives to improve the productivity of freight transport in the country.
“We are happy to expand our cooperation with KTZ-Freight Transport and pleased to have the opportunity to apply GE Transportation’s digital solutions in Central Asia. Rolling out Trip Optimizer will help increase the efficiency of KTZ freight locomotives, reducing fuel consumption by at least 5 percent and lowering harmful atmospheric emissions,” said Gokhan Bayhan, General Manager of GE Transportation in Russia/CIS, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
Trip Optimizer analyzes routing and cargo data and calculates optimum speed and fuel consumption profiles in real time. The solution functions much like an aircraft’s autopilot, learning a train’s characteristics, creating an optimal trip profile, then automatically controlling locomotive throttle and dynamic brakes to reduce fuel burn and provide efficient train handling. Trains run on time, operate more smoothly and use fuel more efficiently, resulting in 3-17% fuel savings and corresponding emissions reduction.
Currently, over 700 new and modernized locomotives in Kazakhstan are powered by GE engines, and the country’s fleet is the youngest and most fuel-efficient in the entire CIS region.
This agreement comes after KTZ and GE Transportation signed a MoU in June 2017 to explore the use of digital technologies to reduce fuel consumption, optimize power distribution, enhance operational safety, and improve utilization of their fleet.
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