Category: Rolling Stock

Global players have shown interest in developing the new locomotive facility for IR at an estimated investment of Rs 200 billion in Dahod, Gujarat.

Indian Railways is planning to double the capacity of overhead power lines to ensure that newer trains such as the Vande Bharat express can ply comfortably.

Reportedly, the new set of 16-coach semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express trains, of which are two are expected to be launched in August 2022, will be manufactured an investment of Rs 115 crore each.

India’s first semi-high speed freight train is likely to be launched by December 2022.

In a notable development, Medha Servo Drives Private Limited has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Stadler Rail, a Swiss railway rolling stock manufacturer, for its rail coach manufacturing facility.

In a notable development, Indian Railways has flagged off the 12,000th Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coach rolled out by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) on May 20, 2022.

Indian Railways has decided to manufacture Vande Bharat train wheels at its Bengaluru factory.

Reportedly, the foundation stone for upgradation of Dahod Locomotive Workshop has been laid on April 20, 2022.

In an important development, Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) has set a new record by manufacturing the highest number of locomotives till date during 2021-22.

In a notable development, Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) has achieved a remarkable accomplishment by producing record 486 locomotives in 2021-22 against the Railway Board’s production target of 485 locos.

In a notable development, as on March 15, 2022, the total number of economy class coaches inducted by Indian Railways (IR) stands at 65 coaches.

Indian Railways has placed an order for 58 new Vande Bharat trains with seven companies.

In a major development, IR’s West Central Railway (WCR) zone has equipped 100 per cent of its Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches with head-on-generation (HOG) technology.

In a notable development, Indian Railways (IR) has updated its coach production programme for 2022-23.

Indian Railways (IR) is expected to install radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in all wagons by the end of 2022.

In a notable development, Indian Railway is planning to roll out double decker trains which can transport cargo as well as passengers.

Reportedly,  nine players including Bombardier, Siemens, BHEL, Titagarh Wagons and Medha Engineering have bid for manufacturing of 58 new Vande Bharat trains.

The Vistadome coaches introduced on two long distance route trains- Mumbai to Goa and Mumbai to Pune have helped IR generate a revenue of Rs 240 million

Indian Railways (IR) introduced the first Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) service from Hubballi.