Biggest FDI in Indian Railways by Alstom
                     BIGGEST FDI IN INDIAN 
RAILWAY S BY ALSTOM
INTRODUCTION
• The contract  for  de l ivery of  800 
double-deployed electr ica l  
locomot ives of  12,000 HP,  
capable of  carry ing a lmost 6000 
tonnes at  a  peak speed of  120 
km/h,  was concluded in 2015 for  
a lstom. 
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OPERATION
• As per  Alstom, these e- locos are 
scheduled for  operat ions on 
major  f re ight  t ransport  routes,  
inc luding DFCs,  which have 
changed the heavy fre ight  
landscape in India .
Source: www.alstom.com
LARGEST FDI PROJECT
• The  largest  FDI  p ro jec t  i n  the  Ind ian  
Ra i lways  sector  has  made  
cons iderab le  progress  s ince  2015.  
• With  these  power fu l  e - l ocomot ives  
produced  in  the  reg ion ,  Ind ia  has  
become the  s ix th  country  in  the  
wor ld  to  ind igenous ly  j o in  the  
league  o f  h igh  power  l ocomot ives  
generat ing  nat ions .
Source: 
www.thehindubusinessline.com
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
• For  commercia l  serv ices,  the 
fi rst  WAG 12B e-Loco was 
introduced in May 2020.  
• I t  was cer t ifi ed by the Ministry  
of  Ra i lways and Commiss ioner  of  
Rai lway Safety,  Research Design 
and Standards Organisat ion 
(RDSO).  
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RAILWAY NETWORK
• To date,  50 such e-Locos have 
been successful ly  produced and 
suppl ied to  the Indian ra i lways 
by Alstom. 
• The ra i lway network has now 
reached over  2  mi l l ion 
k i lometres.  
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MANUFACTURE
• The 12,000 hp twin Bo -Bo 
locomot ives developed at  
Madhepura are designed to be 
dr iven at  the speed twice as 
h igh as normal  locomot ives.  
• They are constructed to 
transport  6000 tonnes of  goods 
in  one go.  
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PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY 
• The WAG 12B locomot ives are 
fi tted with propuls ion technology 
based on Insulated Gate Bipolar  
Transistors  ( IGBT) ,  us ing green 
brak ing and energy consumpt ion.
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FREIGHT TRAINS
• Alstom launches f re ight  tra ins 
wi th WAG 12B e- locos that  emit  
less heat  and noise.  
• The Pr ima T8 WAG 12B e- locos 
Technology makes serv ice at  
h igh temperatures secure and 
fl exible  (−50 °C to  50 °C) .  
Source: www.jagranjosh.com
SAFETY
• The WAG 12B E- locos are a lso 
fi tted with comfortable  p i lot  
cabins to  operate safe ly  and 
amenit ies  such as a i r  
condi t ioning,  food preparat ion 
and storage and to i lets .  
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PERFORMANCE 
• The sa id locos are designed to 
smoothly  t ransform even at  the 
sharpest  curves wi th 1676 mm 
of  Broad Gauge.  
• These e- locomotives a lso use an 
8-ax is  architecture that  wi l l  
increase thei r  per formance.
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