Sung Shin Rolling Stock Technology
{{short description|South Korean machinery manufacturer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Sung Shin Rolling Stock Technology Limited
| logo = SSRST logo.svg
| type = Private
| traded_as =
| foundation = {{Start date and age|April 20, 1990}}
| parent =
| location = Haman, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
| key_people = Park, Gye-Chul (President, CEO)
| industry = Railways
| products = Railway vehicles
| revenue = ₩ 4.088 billion (2022)
| operating_income =
| net_income = ₩ 4.077 billion (2022)
| assets =
| equity =
| num_employees = 167
| homepage = http://ssrst.com/en/
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| title = Sung Shin Rolling Stock Technology Limited
| child =
| hangul = 주식회사 성신RST (알에스티)
| hanja = 株式會社 成信RST
| rr = Jusikhoesa Seongsin Areseuti
| mr = Chusikhoesa Sŏngsin Aresŭt'i
}}
Sung Shin Rolling Stock Technology, also stylized as Sung Shin RST ({{Korean|hangul=성신RST}}), is a South Korean rolling stock and equipment manufacturing company.[http://ssrst.com/media-center/pr/ SSRST PR Media Material], 2023.08.02.
History
The company was founded in 1990 as Sung Shin Industrial Company ({{Korean|hangul=성신산업|hanja=成信産業}}). In 1994, the company changed its name to Sung Shin Industrial Company, Limited and again in 2009 in its current one, to indicate its focus on railway systems such as bogies, locomotives, coaches, and systems integrator in the international stage.[https://www.idomin.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=707930 철도 강소기업 성신RST, 아들·딸도 철도전문가] 2023.08.02 The company's rolling stocks were exported to the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, and South America.{{Cite news |date=31 July 2020 |title=성신RST, '1000억' 방글라데시 철도차량 사업 수주 |url=https://www.hankyung.com/article/202007318609h |work=Korea Economic Daily |language=Korean}}
In October 2022, after the company signed a contract worth a total of $70 million to export 81 units, including 59 semi-high-speed trains and 22 narrow-gauge passenger trains, to Tanzania Railways from 2021 to 2022, Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa visited Sungshin RST's 2nd Mungyeong Plant.{{Cite news |date=31 October 2022 |title=탄자니아 총리 일행, 함안 성신RST 문경 공장 방문 |url=https://www.newsis.com/view/NISX20221031_0002067172 |work=Newsis |language=Korean}}
Products
Notable projects include supplying some of South Korea's maintenance vehicles, rehabilitation of KTX trains and passenger coaches.
= Rail =
== Domestic ==
- KNR/Korail and DJET Inspection Cars
- KNR/Korail Track Inspection Vehicle
- Diesel Hydraulic Locomotives (Shung Shin Cement, Hyundai Rotem, Hyundai Steel, POSCO, Seoul Metro, and High One)
- Korail Freight Wagons
- Korail Sleeping Coaches
- Haeundae Beach Battery-Electric Tram[https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/beside-the-seaside-on-battery-powered-scenic-tramway/58579.article Beside the seaside on battery powered scenic tramway] 2023.08.03
== International ==
- Diesel Locomotives (Saudi Arabia, Thailand)
- Passenger Coaches (Gabon, Tunisia, Tanzania SGR, Republic of Congo, Bangladesh Railways)[https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-railway-procure-150-south-korean-carriages-tk-658.31-crore-1938149 Bangladesh Railway to procure 150 South Korean carriages at Tk 658.31cr] 2023.08.03 [https://dailynews.co.tz/state-clarifies-on-sgr-wagons/ State clarifies on SGR wagons] 2023.08.03
- Bogies (Philippines DOST Hybrid Electric Train, Malaysia) [https://www.philstar.com/business/2015/02/09/1421581/korean-rail-firm-keen-phl Korean rail firm keen on Phl] 2023.08.03
See also
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