RAIL SYSTEMS LEADER TÜRASAŞ AMONG THE INDUSTRIAL GIANTS
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu evaluated the 2023 data of Turkey's 500 Largest Industrial Enterprises announced by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry and said that TÜRASAŞ rose 64 places in the list compared to the previous year and continued to take its place among the giant companies of the industry. Stating that TÜRASAŞ is one of the 9 public institutions on the list, Minister Uraloğlu underlined that they equip the railways with modern and domestic vehicles. We have completed the assembly of the National Electric Mainline Locomotive Project Eskişehir - 5000, now it is time for the dynamic tests. Our National Electric High Speed Train will meet its passengers in 2025.” said.
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said that Türkiye Rail Sistemleri AŞ (TÜRASAŞ) has risen 64 places compared to the previous year in the list of Turkey's 500 Largest Industrial Enterprises (ISO 500) announced every year by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO), in line with the 2023 financial data. He stated that it has strengthened its place among the giant companies of the industry.
-TÜRASAŞ is One of the 9 Public Enterprises in the ISO 500 List
Minister Uraloğlu emphasized that TÜRASAŞ is one of the 9 public institutions in the ISO 500 list according to the results determined by evaluating criteria such as sales revenue, gross added value, equity capital, period profit and export amount, and said, "With over 100 years of experience and knowledge in the railway industry, our country is TÜRASAŞ, the largest representative in the rail systems manufacturing sector, continues to develop and produce national and local technologies in a total closed area of 370 thousand square meters with approximately 4 thousand personnel in 3 regional directorates. In addition to our National Freight Wagon and National Electric Train set, which we have completed production in this process, our work continues on our Eskişehir-5000 Electric Main Line Locomotive and National Electric High Speed Train. We continue to equip our railways with our modern domestic vehicles. “We are proud to be the producing power of Turkey.” he said.
Underlining that they continue to manufacture domestic and national products in factories that quickly adapt to new conditions, Uraloğlu stated that the National Electric Train set, whose design speed is 176 kilometers per hour, was produced at international standards and said, “Our sets were produced not only for Turkey but also for use in the world. Sets with the European Union Railways Interoperability Certificate (TSI) are produced with the number of 3, 4, 5 and 6 vehicles to be operated regionally and intercity according to need. Each set of 5 vehicles carries 324 passengers. "The assembly process and factory tests of the fourth of our train sets, the first three of which are currently continuing to transport passengers, are continuing." said.
Reminding that the National Freight Wagon, which is one of the most preferred wagons in railway intermodal freight transportation produced by TÜRASAŞ, is the lightest and highest load-carrying wagon in its class in Europe, Minister Uraloğlu said that the state-of-the-art wagon with three bogies and two chassis and TSI Certificate will be localized. and emphasized that it was created in line with the nationalization movement.
-National Electric High Speed Train Will Hit the Rails in 2025
Minister Uraloğlu also announced that the design work of the National Electric High Speed Train Set, which will be produced with 8 vehicles and suitable for a speed of 225 kilometers per hour, is in the final stage, and said, "We have completed 90 percent of the design process of our train with a capacity to carry 584 passengers and started the processes for prototype production. "We will finish the first prototype assembly at the end of 2024 and we will see our National Electric High Speed Train on the rails in 2025." he said.
-Eskişehir – Preparing for 5000 Dynamic Tests
Stating that they have developed a local and national new generation electric mainline locomotive suitable for the needs of TCDD Taşımacılık AŞ within the scope of Eskişehir - 5000, the project of firsts and bests, Uraloğlu said that the dynamic tests of the locomotive, whose assembly and in-factory static tests have been completed, are continuing. Uraloğlu continued his words as follows:
“We have developed a new generation electric mainline locomotive of the TURASAŞ brand, with a power of 5 megawatts, a TSI certificate, capable of carrying freight and passengers, and a speed of 140 km/h. Our Eskişehir-5000 project has many prominent features. For example; Each of the traction motors has a power of 1,280 kilowatts and is the highest power traction motor designed in our country to date. Each of the traction converters has a power of 2.5 megawatts and is the highest power high voltage traction converter designed in our country for a rail system vehicle; In addition, the first domestically designed vehicle body, the first bogie and the first train control and management system for mainline locomotives came to life with this project. "By procuring the locomotive from approximately 115 domestic suppliers, a great contribution was made to the economy and reducing the current account deficit."
