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RZD has invited Russian manufacturers to design a new electric locomotive, provisionally designated EP20. We will need at least 230 of this design by 2008. We do not think it would be a good idea to import locomotives, though we intend to use foreign technology as well as the fruits of RZD's own research and development projects. Transmashholding, which will be involved in the project, is due to call tenders shortly for an international partner to form a joint venture to build the EP20s.