ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Railways (PR) has the capacity to repair around 8 engines every month, subject to availability of spareparts and funds.
An official of Pakistan Railways told APP that the mostly Railways workshops repaired locomotives, will be used for freight service.
The government has approved a project to procure 75 number of 2000-2500 and same figure of 3000-3500 house power locomotives. He said that out of 150, around 50 locomotives will be procured in first phase on emergent basis.
However he, said, that no new locomotive has been purchased since after last procurement of 69 locomotives which were inducted in PR system from 2003 to 2008.
A contract agreement for procurement of 58 diesel- electric locomotives amounting to US$ 116,860,545.90 has also been signed with M/s SCR Ziyand, China on December 7, 2012 and supply of locomotives is scheduled to commence from November during current year.
Presently an average 18 freight trains are operating per day over the system. Two oil trains are leaving Karachi on daily basis for Lalpir with an additional train from Karachi for up country to clear other consignments.
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