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Railways to upgrade older trains with 6,000-HP locomotives- 250+ new Vande Bharat Sleeper trains coming soon: Your next overnight journey is set for a big upgrade with Rajdhani-beating features & aircraft-style luxury
- India's first hydrogen-powered train is ready: PM Modi likely to inaugurate it on July 17; Check route, speed & features
- Did a loco pilot stop a train to buy samosas? Western Railway explains what really happenedWestern Railway has dismissed a viral video alleging a train stopped for samosas. The railway clarified the incident involved a goods train...08 Jul, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
- Alstom secures 5-yr maintenance service agreement worth Euro 107 mn at MELPL Nagpur DepotFrench firm Alstom, through its joint venture MELPL with Indian Railways, has secured a Euro 107 million deal for a five-year maintenance s...26 Jun, 2026, 02.01 PM IST
- Railways speeds up shift towards engines run on battery, green fuelIndia is transitioning from diesel-powered locomotives, emphasizing the adoption of battery-operated and alternative fuel trains for shorte...19 Jan, 2026, 12.30 AM IST
- Alstom delivers 500th electric locomotive for Railways, cutting operational costs and congestion under ‘Make in India’ initiativeAlstom delivered the 500th fully India-made electric locomotive to Indian Railways from its Bihar facility. This milestone, part of a €3.5 ...25 Mar, 2025, 11.14 PM IST
- Flying Scotsman undergoes safety checks after Highland Railway station collisionThe Flying Scotsman locomotive has undergone safety checks following a low-speed collision with the Royal Scotsman train at Aviemore railwa...30 Sep, 2023, 11.26 PM IST
- Railways floats Rs 30k cr tender for 800 electric train enginesThese 12,000-horsepower (HP) electric locomotives are to be supplied over the next 10 years and will be manufactured at Banaras Locomotive ...06 May, 2022, 12.04 AM IST
- CLW passed EBD trial conducted by Research Design & Standard OrganisationThe loco is equipped with a number of advanced features. This includes upgradation of power of present WAP-7 & WAG-9H loco of 6000HP to 900...29 Apr, 2020, 08.48 PM IST
- India’s lightest locomotive to roll for first time on Telangana tracksThe locomotive will be put on trials on the Vikarabad – Parli section under South Central Railways and it will be the most powerful among t...19 Jun, 2019, 11.17 AM IST
- French firm announces completion of first all-electric locomotive on scheduleThese new locomotives will not only bring down the operating cost for the railways, but significantly cut down greenhouse gas emissions as ...10 Mar, 2018, 07.36 PM IST
- Railways to manufacture high-speed freight locomotivesThe increase in speed would also result in improving line capacity in the rail network, the official said.23 May, 2017, 12.49 PM IST
- Freight trains to be hauled by two locos to speed up movementInitiatives are also being taken to increase the speed of passenger service. Railways has created Mobility directorate, a separate one, to ...01 Jun, 2016, 08.25 PM IST
- Railways to manufacture locos that run on diesel, electricityIt will manufacture five dual-mode locomotives of 4500 horse power capacity each at Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi as a pilot project.17 Jan, 2016, 01.51 PM IST
- Railway plants in Bihar to boost manufacturing, jobs: FM Arun JaitleyMarking the first big FDI in the railway sector, the Indian Railways today signed Rs 40,000-crore contracts with GE and Alstom to set up tw...01 Dec, 2015, 01.07 AM IST
- Google doodle celebrates India's first passenger train journeyGoogle doodle shows a locomotive train which replaces the first 'O' of the word Google.16 Apr, 2013, 05.56 PM IST
- Fuel price: Railways face Rs 460cr burdenRailways, one of the country's largest bulk consumers of diesel, are likely to face an additional burden of about Rs 460 crore on account o...25 Jun, 2010, 08.40 PM IST
- Railways opt for JV in locomotives, coachesIndian Railways have decided to opt for the PPP model in manufacturing locomotives and coaches.29 Aug, 2007, 10.24 AM IST
- Myanmar, Tanzania keen on old enginesThe railways has renovated old diesel locomotives and is selling them to countries like Myanmar and Tanzania.29 Aug, 2007, 04.09 AM IST
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