February 1925 was the day when Indian Railways began its journey of electrification. After 100 years, today this journey is ...

The 500th Prima T8 WAG12B e-locomotive was dispatched from Alstom’s Madhepura, Bihar facility. Credit: Alstom SA. French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom has supplied the 500th electric locomotive to ...

Metro Rail News conducted an exclusive interview with Shri Vijay Kumar, General Manager of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW ...

Siemens plans to deliver prototype locomotives in the coming two years. Credit: Dan Loran on Unsplash. Siemens India has received a letter of award (LoA) from Indian Railways for the manufacturing and ...

<div>French engineering company Alstom has won a contract worth around 200 billion rupees ($3 billion) to supply India's railways with 800 electric locomotives and ...

Rail enthusiasts often remember September 1825 as the month when the first-ever train operated in the world, while April 16, 1853, is etched in Indian Railway history as the day the first train ran in ...

Wabtec Corporation and Indian Railways on July 25 celebrated the launch of locomotive service operations at the Gooty Maintenance Shed in southern India’s Andhra Pradesh. The shed complements the ...

Going way back in time, in 1966, traction motor power of North American diesel-electric locomotives was far less than that of Soviet Union electric locomotives. For example, individual traction motor ...

New Delhi: Indian Railways is rapidly emerging as a global exporter of critical railway equipment, including bogies, coaches, locomotives, and propulsion systems, under the Make in India, Make for the ...

Locomotives powered by electricity have been around for over a century, with rail lines like the now-defunct Pennsylvania Rail Road starting electric operations as early as 1905. However, the average ...