OREANDA-NEWS. April 29, 2015. Today a group of foreign media, who arrived in Astana for coverage of the presidential elections, visited the facilities of railway engineering.

Reporters learned about the production and long-term plans of development of "Locomotive Kurastyru zauyty" LLP, "Tulpar-Talgo" LLP, "Electric Kurastyru zauyty" LLP. Enterprises were launched in the framework of the State program to form industrial and innovative development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

On the factory "Locomotive Kurastyru zauyty" have ben mastered the production of new-generation locomotives, both freight and passenger, factory is working on further expansion of the product line.

LLP "Tulpar-Talgo" produced eight types of passenger cars and coaches of technical support that meet all modern requirements. In total were produced more than 300 cars. Mastered the production of new types of rolling stock with greater width of the carcass.

Plant for the production of modern electric locomotives was opened in 2012. Since the beginning of the project in operation have been passed 26 electric locomotives. Successfully being developed the localization of production, established its own production of components for traction rolling stock.

In conclusion, managers and specialists of enterprises answered journalists' questions concerning the further development of railway engineering.