Chinese manufacturer signs $395 m contract after crash

SHANGHAI - The Chinese State-owned company that made the trains involved in a deadly crash last month has signed a 2.54 billion yuan ($395 million) contract to provide trains to Turkmenistan.

China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corp (CSR) signed the deal recently and is due to start delivery to the central Asian country in 21 months, the company said in a statement on Monday.

This is the second major order announced by CSR after a high-speed train crash near the eastern city of Wenzhou on July 23 killed 40 people and injured nearly 200 others.