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India’s first-ever diesel to electric converted locomotive twin engine flagged off at Varanasi
On 19th Feb, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the first ever diesel to electric converted locomotive twin engine of ten thousand Horse Power at DLW Varanasi. It’s a complete ‘Make in India’ initiative & the conversion is an Indian R& D innovation for the entire world. The Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) has converted two ..
Topics: Chittaranjan Locomotive Works • Co-Co locomotives • Diesel locomotive • Diesel Locomotive Works • Indian locomotive class WDG-2/3A • Indian locomotive class WDM-3A • Indian Railways • Locomotives • Rail transport • Rolling stock • Varanasi
India’s first high-speed electric locomotive flagged off from Bihar
India’s first high-speed electric locomotive has been flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Madhepura Electric Locomotive Factory in Bihar on April 10, 2018. It has a 12000 horsepower (HP) engine with a maximum speed of 110 km per hour. The first big Make-in-India project is developed & completed in collaboration with French ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Topics: Electric Locomotive Factory, Madhepura • Indian Railways • Locomotives • Madhepura district • Rail transport • Rolling stock