Most powerful locomotive 12000 HP operationalises- Made in India

• 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

The loco is named WAG12 with Number 60027. The train departed from Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Station at 14:08 hrs in long haul formation for Dhanbad Division of East Central Railway, consisting of 118 wagons which travelled from Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn to Barwadih via Dehri-on-Sone, Garhwa Road.

It was a 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 Madhepura factory is the largest integrated Green Field facility built to the highest standards of quality and safety with production capacity of 120 locomotives and spread across a massive 250 acres.

Source: PIB Release dated 19.05.2020