Xugong railway rack transport unit is sent to Ethiopia in bulk

On August 8th, the export ceremony of the XCMG railway rack transporting unit in Ethiopia was held in Xugong Railway Equipment Co., Ltd., which assisted the Volday-McLee railway project undertaken by the China Communications Bureau.

Rack of railway racking equipment

Rack of railway racking equipment

The 180-ton railway rack transporting unit that started this time is a large-scale bridge construction equipment developed by Xugong Iron and Steel to meet the new railway speed of 200 km/h, including bridging machines, transport beam vehicles and inverted gantry. It can realize all functions of in-panel flip-chip, transportation and erection of the beam. It has the characteristics of wide adaptability, safe operation, high degree of automation, braking and stable operation, and has been widely recognized by the market and customers.

Lanxin high-speed rail application case

Zheng Xu high-speed rail application case

Ethiopia is located in the northeastern part of Africa. The plateau accounts for 2/3 of the country's total area and has an average elevation of nearly 3,000 meters. It is known as the “African Roof” and is a bridge and link connecting Africa with the “Belt and Road”.

China Communications Esser WM Railway Project Prefabrication Site

The Voldia-McLeale Railway is the northern section of Line 5 of the Ethiopian Railway Planning Network. It is the central axis of the economic and transportation corridors of the Central and Northern Regions. It has a total length of 218 kilometers and a bridge-to-tunnel ratio of 20.62%. The total length of the seat is 32.868 kilometers. The project adopts Chinese design and construction standards. It is a newly-built National Railway II-class single-track railway with freight transportation as the mainstay, including passengers and cargo, including one main station and three intermediate stations.

XCMG Bridge Construction and Railway Maintenance Equipment Map

A railway can open an era. From the Tanzania-Zambia Railway in the 1970s to the current Yaji Railway, the Neima Railway, and the Inner Mongolia Railway... China is building a lifeline through Africa, giving African people a key to open the future and giving them a chance to walk. Enter a new era of harmony and win-win, and realize the "African Dream" for poverty reduction and development.

China is building a lifeline through Africa, giving African people a key to open the future.

Xugong, as a professional provider of bridges, tunnels and mining construction equipment, will also play an increasingly important role as China's largest manufacturer of construction machinery equipment.

Xugong is in the “Belt and Road”

Since the "One Belt, One Road" initiative was put forward, China has become more closely connected with countries along the Belt and Road Initiative, and business contacts have become more frequent. The countries along the “Belt and Road” are an important target market for XCMG overseas, accounting for 72% of the total export value of XCMG. The products have covered 57 countries and regions along the route. Xugong currently has 67 first-class overseas distributors, 72 overseas spare parts centers, 8 branches and 13 offices along the “Belt and Road”.

In 2017, the export of Xugong products along the “Belt and Road” increased significantly. At present, Xugong products rank first in the export of 30 countries along the “Belt and Road”, and export share in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, the Philippines, Pakistan and other countries exceeds 50%. (This article is from Xugong)