IR to produce 2380 locomotives in the next two years

Indian Railways (IR) will produce 2380 locomotive in the next couple of years. According to the revised locomotive production programme approved by the Railway Board, the focus will be on producing WAG9H class of goods locomotives.

The revised programme both production unit wise and loco type wise is as follows:-

UnitLoco typeFY23 Number of locosFY24 Number of locos
CLWWAG9H450450
BLWWAG9H450450
DankuniWAG9H9090
PLWWAG9H150150
 Total  WAG 9H11401140
CLWWAP 700
BLWWAP 700
DankuniWAP 700
PLWWAP 75050
Total WAP 75050
Grand Total 11901190

CLW is Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, BLW is Banaras Locomotive Works and PLW is Patiala Locomotive Works. WAP7 loco is used to haul passenger and mail/express trains while WAG9H loco is used to haul goods trains.

Related Posts

This Post Has One Comment

  1. JUST NO RATIONALE IN SUCH HIGH NUMBER OF LOCOMOTIVES. ONLY IF A ROLLING STOCK CORPORATION IS FORMED , A REALISTIC NUMBER IF LOCOMOTIVES WILL COME OUT . PLUS ONE LAKH STAFF WILL BE OFF RAILWAY ROLLS AND CAN DELIVER IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER.

Got something to say? Post a comment!Cancel reply

Exit mobile version
%%footer%%