Diesel To Electric Locomotive

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in his constituency, Varanasi, today to flag off the world's first diesel to electric locomotive. The project was completed by the Diesel Locomotives Works in record time. PM Modi took keen interest and went around the factory and inspected the engine from inside.

Keeping with the Railways' mission of 100 per cent electrification and de-carbonisation, Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi, has converted a diesel locomotive to run on electric traction at almost twice the power, an official said on Thursday.

Coal and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the Indian Railways will completely phase out diesel locomotives in the next five years and will switch to electric locomotives with the focus on increasing speed.

The first diesel-electric locomotive built by US conglomerate General Electric as part of a USD 2.5 billion deal to supply 1,000 such engines to the Indian Railways has arrived in India.

A 2.6 billion-dollar deal with General Electric centred on building 1,000 diesel locomotives is vital for Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has written in a letter to Railways Minister Piyush Goyal, who just days ago reassured that the project will not be cancelled.

General Electric has warned today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Make in India" initiative will be hit and thousands of jobs are at stake if the Railways Ministry alters a $2.6 billion contract that includes the construction of a huge factory in Bihar.

In a first for Indian Railway, diesel locomotives will soon haul trains by drawing power through overhead wires on an electrified route, with the public transporter embarking upon manufacturing dual-mode engines.

General Electric Co has won a $2.6 billion (Rs 17,274 crore at $1 = Rs 66.44) contract to supply the Railways with 1,000 diesel locomotives, as the state-owned network looks to foreign capital to help it modernise.

Global giants GE and Alstom are likely to be awarded the contracts for setting up of multi-crore diesel and electric locomotive factories in Marhora and Madhepura in Bihar, marking the first major FDI in rail projects.

Global giants GE and Alstom are likely to be awarded the contracts for setting up of multi-crore diesel and electric locomotive factories in Marhora and Madhepura in Bihar, marking the first major Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in rail projects.

MUMBAI, OCTOBER 01: Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd is on an expansion mode and plans to set up two or three joint venture companies including the one to make high-power electric locomotives, Heavy Industries Secretary Bhawani Singh Meena told TickerNews Service on Friday. The state-owned company, which has already tied up with General Electric as t...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in his constituency, Varanasi, today to flag off the world's first diesel to electric locomotive. The project was completed by the Diesel Locomotives Works in record time. PM Modi took keen interest and went around the factory and inspected the engine from inside.

Keeping with the Railways' mission of 100 per cent electrification and de-carbonisation, Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi, has converted a diesel locomotive to run on electric traction at almost twice the power, an official said on Thursday.

Coal and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the Indian Railways will completely phase out diesel locomotives in the next five years and will switch to electric locomotives with the focus on increasing speed.

The first diesel-electric locomotive built by US conglomerate General Electric as part of a USD 2.5 billion deal to supply 1,000 such engines to the Indian Railways has arrived in India.

A 2.6 billion-dollar deal with General Electric centred on building 1,000 diesel locomotives is vital for Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has written in a letter to Railways Minister Piyush Goyal, who just days ago reassured that the project will not be cancelled.

General Electric has warned today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Make in India" initiative will be hit and thousands of jobs are at stake if the Railways Ministry alters a $2.6 billion contract that includes the construction of a huge factory in Bihar.

In a first for Indian Railway, diesel locomotives will soon haul trains by drawing power through overhead wires on an electrified route, with the public transporter embarking upon manufacturing dual-mode engines.

General Electric Co has won a $2.6 billion (Rs 17,274 crore at $1 = Rs 66.44) contract to supply the Railways with 1,000 diesel locomotives, as the state-owned network looks to foreign capital to help it modernise.

Global giants GE and Alstom are likely to be awarded the contracts for setting up of multi-crore diesel and electric locomotive factories in Marhora and Madhepura in Bihar, marking the first major FDI in rail projects.

Global giants GE and Alstom are likely to be awarded the contracts for setting up of multi-crore diesel and electric locomotive factories in Marhora and Madhepura in Bihar, marking the first major Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in rail projects.

MUMBAI, OCTOBER 01: Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd is on an expansion mode and plans to set up two or three joint venture companies including the one to make high-power electric locomotives, Heavy Industries Secretary Bhawani Singh Meena told TickerNews Service on Friday. The state-owned company, which has already tied up with General Electric as t...