IR operationalises its most powerful indigenous locomotive

Built in Madhepura, Bihar

Indian Railways operationalises its most powerful 12,000 HP indigenous locomotive. Built in Madhepura, Bihar with state of the art facilities, India becomes 6th country to manufacture high HP loco indigenously.

Feature of indigenous locomotive WAG12B

• Indian Railways operationalises its most powerful 12000 HP made in India locomotive

• Proud moment for Indian Railways, as it became 6th country in the world to join the elite club of producing high horse power locomotive indigenously.

• It is the first time, high horse power locomotive has been operationalised on broad gauge track in the world.

• The locomotive has been produced under Make in India programme.

• The locomotive has made its maiden commercial run between Deen Dayal Upadhaya Station to Shivpur on 18.05.2020

• Manufactured by Madhepura Electric Locomotive Pvt. Ltd. (MELPL), locomotive operated from Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn

• These locomotives are state of the art IGBT based, 3 phase drive and 12000 horse power electric locomotive.

• These high horse power locomotives will help to decongest the saturated tracks by improving average speed and loading capacity of freight trains

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