Transport and Infrastructure Minister Visited Türasaş Eskişehir Regional Directorate

Adil KARAİSMAİLOĞLU, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, who came to Eskişehir by High Speed ​​​​Train to participate in a series of programs, Eskişehir Governor Erol AYYILDIZ and Eskişehir Deputy Prof. Dr. Together with Nabi AVCI, Turkey Rail System Vehicles Industry A.Ş. TÜRASAŞ visited Eskişehir Regional Directorate.

He received information about the works from Mustafa Metin YAZAR, General Manager of TÜRASAŞ. After the briefing held in the Locomotive Meeting Hall, Minister KARAİSMAİLOĞLU, Governor AYYILDIZ, Eskişehir Deputy Prof. Dr. Nabi AVCI and the accompanying delegation, TÜRASAŞ, TCDD TAŞIMACILIK A.Ş. They examined the E 5000 National Electric Mainline Locomotive, which was developed in cooperation with TÜBİTAK RUTE and the private sector and whose prototype production continues.

The delegation then TCDD TAŞIMACILIK AŞ. He examined the Fire Fighting Accident Crimea Wagon produced for After the fire extinguishing drill, the delivery ceremony of the wagon was held.
Minister KARAİSMAİLOĞLU, who made a press statement;
“After the completion of the prototype of the national high-speed train in 2023, we aim for a TÜRASAŞ where all the rail system vehicles and critical subcomponents that our country needs, including metro and tram design and production, are designed and produced.

Today, we received information from our friends about the works in our Eskişehir factory of TÜRASAŞ. Along with other studies, we examined the E-5000 Mainline Locomotive Assembly Works on site.

TÜRASAŞ has an annual production capacity of 80/150 aluminum train sets, 75 passenger wagons, 45 locomotives and 1200 wagons at the factories in its Regional Directorates.

With our E 5000 National Electric Mainline Locomotive project, which we had the opportunity to examine in our visit today, we will put an end to foreign dependency in electric locomotive production with the domestic design of high value-added components in locomotive production.

We have completed the body design work of our National Electric Locomotive. We also started the production. Type tests and certification studies of the subsystems of the project continue in accordance with the project plan.” Said.

Minister KARAİSMAİLOĞLU continued his words as follows. “With the 'Fire Extinguishing and Rescue Wagon', which is needed by TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş. and delivered today, we carry our service quality even higher. I would like to especially remind you that our Fire Fighting and Rescue Wagon, which was delivered today, was produced with domestic and national means.

With our wagon, we aim to minimize the possible losses and damages in incidents such as possible derailment, fire, leakage and explosion that may occur during the transportation of petroleum and its derivatives on the railways.

In this respect, our ability to intervene in accidents that may occur in railway tunnels will also increase.” he said. He added that with Fire Fighting and Rescue Wagons, it can intervene in forest fires not only on railways, but also in places where we cannot reach by road and where the railway line passes.

Our Fire Fighting and Rescue Wagon has a total capacity of 6 fire trucks on average, with a 72-ton water and foam mixture. With the remote-controlled monitors on this wagon, it can spray water 100 meters ahead of its location. It can also generate its own energy. It can take part in all operations day and night.

After the delivery ceremony, Minister KARAİSMAİLOĞLU left TÜRASAŞ Eskişehir Regional Directorate to attend other programs.