Escorts ties up with Ingeteam of Spain for railway traction systems
New Delhi, October 16, 2011
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Engineering major Escorts Limited, a leading manufacturer of critical railway components, has signed an exclusive agreement with Ingeteam Traction of Spain to provide world class traction systems to Indian Railways.
The product has large scale application on Electric Locomotives, Diesel-Electric Locomotives, Diesel Electrical Multiple Units (DEMU) and Electric MultipleUnits (EMU) of Indian Railways, a press release from Escorts said. The product can also be used on metro rail coaches, it said.
The agreement marks Escorts' entry in the niche domain of rail traffic systems. To begin with, Escorts will supply Traction Control Converter (TCC) and Locomotive Control Converter (LCC) with accessories for DEMU application on Indian Railways.
