TMH Bryansk Plant shipped two TEM18DM shunting locomotives to Mongolia for Ulaanbaatar Railway.
This batch is a part of the contract, signed in 2019 and active till 2021. It provides the customer with a total of 10 TEM18DM diesel locomotives and 14 2TE25KM mainline freight diesel locomotives.
TEM18DM shunters have a good track record in Mongolia, where they are used since 2011. They demonstrate reliability, convenience of maintenance, and resilience to temperature drops. Drivers of these machines point out their comfortable working conditions. Ulaanbaatar Railway continues to expand its fleet of TEM18DM and 2TE25KM.
For Mongolia, the two units were equipped with KVARTZ-M2 audio and video recording system.
TMH Bryansk Plant organizes training courses for the locomotive maintenance personnel and operator crews. During the COVID-19 world pandemic, 87 railway specialists from Mongolia finished their coursework and passed the necessary exams online.
TEM18DM are manufactured since 2008. They are in demand at rail networks as well as at closed industrial yards. Their sales geography and use case portfolio constantly grow.
In 2019, TMH received a certificate for batch production of new modification of TEM18DM. Its base model can now be supplemented by 4 additional systems in various combinations to better suit the customer’s needs. A customer can now choose from a total of 6 modifications of TEM18DM.