On August 11, a handing over ceremony of type 45D diesel locomotive was held in Durban, South Africa. Sun Yongcai, CRRC vice president, presents the event.
In March 2014, CRRC and Transnet signed a contract for 232 diesel locomotives worth $900 million. This is the biggest overseas order so far. Twenty of the locomotives will be manufactured in CRRC Dalian and the rest will be manufactured in Durban, South Africa.
The narrow-gauge diesel locomotive, manufactured for South Africa's biggest rail operator, Transnet, rolls out on March 15 at the Lushun factory in Dalian, Liaoning province. The train's highest speed is 100 km/h.