OREANDA-NEWS. December 30, 2011. UZ agreed with JSC "Transmashholding" to purchase 300 freight locomotives during 2012-2016 years. The project will be maintained for credit means.

Locomotives will be manufactured at Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant. One of the conditions of signing the contract is to use at construction of electric locomotives at least 40% of Ukrainian production components.

Reference. Updates of railway rolling stock are maintained on behalf of President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych and vice Prime Minister - Minister of Infrastructure Borys Kolesnikov. In particular, the Cabinet approved the resolution dated on August 1, 2011 № 840 "On Approval of the Program for Renovation of the park locomotive railways of Ukraine for 2012-2016 years".