Taipei Times
Date: September 22, 2016
By: CNA
TAIPEI — The goal of the project for a light rail system serving New Taipei’s Tamsui District is to upgrade Taiwan’s rail industry by building trains locally for the new rail system, the city’s Department of Rapid Transit Systems said Tuesday.
Simon Chao, head of the department, said that an upgrading of technical know-how is the key to producing home-grown light rail trains.
It is not easy to push for the first local program to build such vehicles, he said, adding that challenges include the transfer of technology in the European design of cars, and tremendous coordination between the Taiwanese contractor and its European partner.
The Danhai light rail project is being carried out by Taiwan Rolling Stock Co. in Hsinchu County, in partnership with the Germany-based Voith Engineering Services, which is providing services in various sectors, including transportation and automation. The two companies have been commissioned to design, manufacture and test the rail system.
The model will help the Taiwanese company to learn the design and system integration abilities from the German company, the department said. [FULL STORY]