FIRST ELETRIC LOCO OPERATIONALIZED BY INDIAN RAILWAYS(WAG-12B)
WAG-12B
- Broad gauge (W),
- AC Current (A),
- Goods traffic (G) locomotive ,
- 12th generation (12).
1. Make
in India
2.Most powerful 12000 HP
3. FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
- Joint Venture -worth Rs 25,000 crore in 2015
1.French company Alstom
2.Make in India
4. It runs between Deen Dayal Upadhaya and Shivpur stations in Uttar Pradesh
Railways' Madhepura factory in Bihar
5.It increase the average speed of freight trains in India by at least 20-25 kmph
6.Overall project includes manufacturing of 800 double-section electric locomotive
its
associated maintenance for a period of 11 years
7.Join an elite list countries, including Russia, China, Germany and Sweden
8. India became the sixth country to high horsepower locomotive
9. Special features
- Twin Bo-Bo design can be tracked through GPS with help of an embedded software
- Equipped with regenerative braking to provide energy savings during operations
Basic principles of Regenerative braking
Expanding Make in India is good initiative to reduce our demand on China.
JAI HIND..!



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