The Ministry of Railways (MoR) ordered 500 of these 9.6MW 25kV locomotives from Alstom and Chinese partner Datong Electric Locomotives in 2006 in a deal worth €1.2 billion. The first 100 locomotives are being assembled in Belfort, France, before production shifts to Datong.
Alstom tests Chinese locomotives
ALSTOM tested a new Co-Co Prima electric freight locomotive for China at the Velim test centre, Czech Republic, during November 2009.
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