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PROJECTS

Mongolian Rolling Stock Expansion Program

MARKET RAIL  |  SECTOR 
Origin(s)

Muncie, US

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Destination(s)

Tavan Tolgoi, Mongolia

Project

Mongolian Rolling Stock Expansion Program

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Equipment

16 x Heavy Haul Locomotives

Total Volume

6200 cbm

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Total Weight

1600 mt

Heaviest Lift

100 mt

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Year

2024

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PROJECT OVERVIEW

Westlink managed the full end-to-end logistics management for the delivery of new locomotives from Muncie, USA to the landing the locomotives on track in Mongolia. 

SCOPE

  • Pre-shipment inspection and cleaning of locomotives

  • Rail haulage – locomotive factory in USA to Mongolia

  • Craneage and cleaning – gantry lifting for final pre-shipment cleaning and inspection

  • Heavy Lift Vessel (HLV) – Morehead City, USA to Tianjin, China

  • Heavy haulage – from vessel hook to rail yard in Mongolia

  • Rail haulage – from rail yard to Tavan Tolgoi rail workshop

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Zero LTIs

  • Heavy lifting and heavy haulage–each locomotive weighing 100 metric ton (mt)

  • Site management including rail network control

  • Holistic logistics management from locomotive factory to customer rail workshop

  • 900 km haulage from Tianjin to Tavan Tolgoi

  • Operations in extreme conditions – 20 to 40 degrees Celsius range

  • Bridge height clearance less than 50mm

GALLERY

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