India’s Titagarh Rail Systems (TRSL) has secured the Titagarh Rail Systems order for track machines, marking its entry into the track-maintenance equipment segment. The company will supply 62 self-propelled machines for inspection and maintenance of track and the overhead contact system.

Titagarh Rail Systems order for track machines for Indian Railways
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This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

TRSL contract with Indian Railways: scope and terms

The customer is the national operator Indian Railways. The contract value is INR 2.7 billion including GST (about $30.3 million) — the parameters and scope of work are set out in a Titagarh Rail Systems filing for BSE. Alongside the deliveries, the agreement also covers long-term maintenance and staff training. All rolling stock as well as a full set of spare parts are to be handed over to the customer within four years from the contract signing.

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Titagarh Rail Systems order for track machines and the market context

According to the statements, the machines are to be developed by TRSL in-house. That stands out in the Indian market, where the track-machinery segment is largely dominated by foreign players that localize assembly through joint ventures under the Make in India program.

Track machinery in India: Plasser & Theurer and TRSL’s plans

The largest supplier of track machinery for Indian Railways is currently considered Austria’s Plasser & Theurer: in 2019, the company launched an assembly plant in Kalyan (site details are available on the Plasser India website). Against this backdrop, TRSL—one of India’s largest private rolling-stock manufacturers—continues to expand capacity and operates three facilities in the country.

In addition, it owns three plants in Italy acquired in the mid-2010s from Firema Trasporti, a point previously covered by Railway Supply. TRSL’s longer-term goal is to become a global rolling-stock player with revenue of more than $10 billion.

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