Indian Railways has manufactured a locomotive that can run at a speed of 180 km per hour.
The engine was developed in West Bengal’s Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), which recently rolled out its 100th engine.
Piyush Goyal, the Railway Minister of India, tweeted, “Railways has manufactured a high-speed locomotive in West Bengal’s Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, achieving a top speed of 180km/hr. This new locomotive produced under ‘Make In India’ initiative, will speed up trains like never before.”
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Following the success of Train 18 (India’s first semi-high speed train), Indian Railways is planning to launch more such trains to its network. The Union Ministry of Railways has been holding important meetings with key train manufacturers.
