During the XIII Kazakhstan Engineering Forum and KAZAKHSTAN MACHINERY FAIR 2026, Industry Leaders Visited the Capital’s Locomotive Assembly Plant

As part of the XIII Kazakhstan Engineering Forum and the KAZAKHSTAN MACHINERY FAIR 2026 exhibition, leading industry players visited the capital’s Locomotive Assembly Plant to learn about the enterprise’s operations, according to the official website of the Astana Akimat.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of laying the first stone of the Locomotive Assembly Plant (LAP). Over this period, the plant has become a flagship of railway engineering, producing over 700 locomotives that are now in operation across the rail network.

“For us, this year is symbolic. Today, LAP is a modern facility with an annual production capacity of up to 100 units, employing more than 700 specialists across all disciplines. We do not just assemble equipment; we expand technological boundaries,” said Kanat Alpysbayev, Managing Director of Wabtec for the CIS region.

One of Wabtec’s first major projects in Kazakhstan was the modernization of 410 sections of 2TE10 series diesel locomotives between 1996 and 2008. By installing modern diesel-generator units and control systems, the service life of the locomotives was extended by 15–20 years, while fuel consumption was reduced by 20%, fully complying with GOST and UIC II environmental standards.

Since 2009, the Locomotive Assembly Plant in Astana has been producing next-generation locomotives—including freight, passenger, and shunting series TE33A(C) Evolution, TEP33A, and TEM11. The Evolution series freight locomotives, equipped with GEVO12 diesel engines producing 3,356 kW, now account for up to 92% of freight traffic in the KTZ diesel locomotive fleet.

Their operation has reduced specific fuel consumption in freight transport by 26% and lowered harmful emissions by more than 30% compared to previous-generation diesel locomotives.