Projects
Mongolian Rolling Stock Expansion Program
Westlink Projects
16 x Heavy Haul Locomotives
Origin(s)
Muncie, US
Destination(s)
Tavan Tolgoi, Mongolia
Market
Rail & Transportation
Sector
Year
2024
Equipment
16 x Heavy Haul Locomotives
Total Weight
1600 mt
Project Detail
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