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First high-speed electric locomotive
April 24 , 2018
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- India’s first high-speed electric locomotive with 12000 horsepower (HP) engine has been flagged off by PM from Madhepura Electric Locomotive Factory in Bihar.
- It is first big Make-in-India project developed and completed by Indian Railways in collaboration with French firm Alstome.
- With this, India joins an elite list of countries, including Russia, China, Germany and Sweden that have 12,000 HP and above capacity electric locomotives.
- Till now, the most powerful electric engine in Indian Railways was of 6,000 HP. This 12,000 HP locomotive will be attached to freight trains. They will be used to transport coal and iron ore.
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