The locomotives are built in one of India's largest greenfield manufacturing facilities
As part of the biggest foreign direct investment (FDI) project in the Indian Railways sector, multinational rolling stock manufacturer Alstom recently delivered the 100th electric locomotive (e-loco) of 12,000 horsepower (HP) to the railway authorities. According to a statement shared by Alstom on Friday, April 30, the company manufactured and delivered the indigenous locomotive to the national transporter, which was built in one of the country's largest integrated greenfield manufacturing facilities. (
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The Prima WAG-12B e-locos, deployed for operations on major freight routes of Indian Railways, covered around five million kilometres so far, hauling a range of commodities including cement, coal, fertilisers, food grains, minerals, etc across 12 states and two union territories. The first WAG 12B electric locomotive was inducted for commercial services in May 2020. The locomotives also made the inaugural run on the first fully operational section - Bhaupur-Khurja, of the eastern dedicated freight corridor. (