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Timken Receives $16 Million Order from Indian Railways
12/03/2008 - Timken will supply its Timken AP Class E bearings for use on Indian Railways passenger and freight trains.
The Timken Co. has received a $16-million order to supply Timken® AP™ Class E bearings for use on Indian Railways passenger and freight trains. Timken has supplied India's rail system for 20 years.
Timken AP bearings feature a self-contained design that is pre-assembled and pre-lubricated, which helps to reduce maintenance costs, deliver more miles per bearing, and even improve fuel efficiency.
Indian Railways, one of the world’s largest and busiest rail networks, transports 18 million passengers and 2 million tonnes of freight each day. The state-owned railways operates both long-distance and suburban rail systems.
Timken provides innovative friction management and power transmission products and services. Its approximately 25,000 employees generated sales of $5.2 billion in 2007 from its operations in 27 countries.
