[2][3] Initially, they will be built in Belfort, France; production later shifting to a new factory in Astana.

[5] The locomotives will be among the most powerful in the world, capable of hauling 9000 tonne freight trains;[6] they have also been designed to cope with extremes of temperature.

The locomotives will weigh 200 tonnes, with 8.8MW power output and a maximum speed of 120 km/h.

[7] Alstom started the production of passenger electric locomotives Prima M4 “KZ4AT" in the EKZ joint venture in Nur-Sultan (Astana), Kazakhstan in June 2019.

The first passenger locomotive should be ready by the end of 2019 and then certified as new and premiere product "Made in Kazakhstan".