WOW,This is where Indian Railways 12,000HP Make in India electric locomotives are being manufactured

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

1. Wow! This is where Indian Railways’ 12,000 HP ‘Make in India’ electric locomotives are being manufactured
   By: Smriti Jain
   
   
   
   01 / 15
   Indian Railways gets new electric locomotives! As part of a 3.5 billion euros 'Make in India' project, Alstom in a joint venture with Indian Railways is manufacturing 800 electric locomotives in Bihar's Madhepura. These 12,000 HP electric locomotives are a big step in the direction of reducing carbon footprint of Indian Railways, especially given Railway Minister Piyush Goyal's aim to phase out diesel locomotives in the coming years. The modern 'world-class' electric locomotives will go a long way in transforming Indian Railways. We take a look at some interesting facts about the electric locomotives and the 'Make in India' project that was awarded by Modi government in 2015:
   
   
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   02 / 15
   As stated earlier, the WAG-12 class electric locomotives will boast of a horse-power of 12,000 and will be able to haul up to 6,000 tonnes.
   
   
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   03 / 15
   Alstom claims that the Madhepura project will help create more than 10,000 jobs in India - both direct and indirect. These jobs will be created in the states of Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
   
   
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   04 / 15
   As part of the joint venture with Indian Railways, Alstom will also maintain the super-powered double section locomotives for a period of 11 years.
   
   
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   05 / 15
   Said to be one of the "largest integrated greenfield facilities", the Madhepura railway locomotive factory is spread over 250 acres. The factory and facility also has a testing track for the locomotives.
   
   
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   06 / 15
   According to Alstom, the factory has a production capacity of 120 electric locomotives per annum.
   
   
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   07 / 15
   Alstom claims that as many as over 300 engineers from both India and France were involved in designing and engineering the electric locomotive for Indian Railways.
   
   
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   08 / 15
   Under the project, the first few car body shells for the locomotives are being imported into India. Eventually, these will be made at the factory in Madhepura.
   
   
   
   

 

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   09 / 15
   Alstom is also setting up depots in Nagpur (Maharashtra) and Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) that will be used for preventive and corrective maintenance of the locomotives.
   
   
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   10 / 15
   The all-mechanised depots will have paint shops, bogie wash, smart warehousing, under floor wheel lathe etc. There will also be a training center with simulator for training of loco pilots.
   
   
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   11 / 15
   These new electric locomotives will be used for freight trains, and will eventually haul trains on the Dedicated Freight Corridors.
   
   
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   12 / 15
   The "green" locomotive makes use of eco-friendly LED lighting and also has low voltage cables. The IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors)-based propulsion technology that the locomotive is equipped with helps save energy as it allows for regenerative braking.
   
   
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   13 / 15
   The electric locomotives will be able to attain speeds as high as 120 kmph - a fact that will greatly facilitate in faster movement of freight.
   
   
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   14 / 15
   In an earlier interaction, Alstom India's Managing Director Alain Spohr had told FE Online that the French major hopes to eventually be able to export electric locomotives out of India.
   
   
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   15 / 15
   The 800 electric locomotives for Indian Railways will mean that freight trains on the railway network will be able to travel at faster speeds and carry heavier tonnage.
   
   
   
   
   
   http://www.financialexpress.com/pho...om-bihar-madhepura-factory-features-images/7/

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Wow indeed. Good start to hopefully more advanced loco production.

 

[NoOne'sBoy]

shit breaks down every month. hate these trains in sri lanka

 

[Papa Dragon]

shit breaks down every month. hate these trains in sri lanka

Same locos?

 

[KapitaanAli]

shit breaks down every month. hate these trains in sri lanka

Those are 1800 HP ones from 2000 I believe.

 

[TOPGUN]

Very nice guys thanks for sharing

 

[surya kiran]

shit breaks down every month. hate these trains in sri lanka

http://ceylonrailway.com/locomotives/diesel-locomotives/class-m-locomotives/class-m9/

 

[Maarkhoor]

1. 
   
   09 / 15
   Alstom is also setting up depots in Nagpur (Maharashtra) and Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) that will be used for preventive and corrective maintenance of the locomotives.
   
   
2. 
   
   10 / 15
   The all-mechanised depots will have paint shops, bogie wash, smart warehousing, under floor wheel lathe etc. There will also be a training center with simulator for training of loco pilots.
   
   
3. 
   
   11 / 15
   These new electric locomotives will be used for freight trains, and will eventually haul trains on the Dedicated Freight Corridors.
   
   
4. 
   
   12 / 15
   The "green" locomotive makes use of eco-friendly LED lighting and also has low voltage cables. The IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors)-based propulsion technology that the locomotive is equipped with helps save energy as it allows for regenerative braking.
   
   
5. 
   
   13 / 15
   The electric locomotives will be able to attain speeds as high as 120 kmph - a fact that will greatly facilitate in faster movement of freight.
   
   
6. 
   
   14 / 15
   In an earlier interaction, Alstom India's Managing Director Alain Spohr had told FE Online that the French major hopes to eventually be able to export electric locomotives out of India.
   
   
7. 
   
   15 / 15
   The 800 electric locomotives for Indian Railways will mean that freight trains on the railway network will be able to travel at faster speeds and carry heavier tonnage.
   
   
   
   
   
   http://www.financialexpress.com/pho...om-bihar-madhepura-factory-features-images/7/

French Factory installed in India which produces engines for Indian railway....

Alstom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alstom

Prima (locomotive)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prima_(locomotive)

 

[KapitaanAli]

French Factory installed in India which produces engines for Indian railway....

Alstom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alstom

Prima (locomotive)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prima_(locomotive)

Such investigate journalist. Much wow.

 

[Maarkhoor]

Such investigate journalist. Much wow.

Since you people start jumping here and there like headless chicken over cosmetic success stories just today I saw a thread where you people jumping over a successful test flight of Brahmos aka Yakont license produce at India (what is your achievement in this).

 

[KapitaanAli]

Since you people start jumping here and there like headless chicken over cosmetic success stories just today I saw a thread where you people jumping over a successful test flight of Brahmos aka Yakont license produce at India (what is your achievement in this).

There wasn't even any jumping in that thread (or this thread). We tested a home made seeker on BrahMos and you posted "congrats Russia" which is nothing but trolling. You did the same when we launched it from air which had no Russian contribution, which again is trolling. I can understand if you do it when we just fire it from a ship with Russian seeker, like you fire Chinese missiles or induct Chinese fighter jets, although that's partial trolling.

Come back to topic. This is one of the most powerful locomotives in the world at an incredible 12000 HP. That's a matter of joy. Else everyone knows Alstom is French and India doesn't have the capability to do it alone.

 

[Maarkhoor]

Else everyone knows Alstom is French and India doesn't have the capability to do it alone.

Agreed....

 

[KapitaanAli]

Agreed....

Yep. Indian designed locomotives max out at around 5000 HP.
To get a better sense of numbers, the maximum Pak Railways has ever used is 3000 HP and Pak designed locomotives max out at around Zero HP.

 

[Maarkhoor]

Pak designed locomotives max out at around Zero HP.