A project to procure 60 electric train cars by the Transportation Ministry in 2006 was troubled from the start. There were problems with the mechanism for receiving donations as well as with the direct appointment of Sumitomo as the shipping company.

Too Expensive

The cost of shipping 60 train cars agreed to with Sumitomo, namely 540 million yen (Rp43.2 billion), was considered too expensive compared to the same services offered by other compan