| Railways developing eco-friendly multi-genset locomotives by railgenie on 21 August, 2013 - 07:57 PM | ||
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 railgenie | Railways developing eco-friendly multi-genset locomotives on 21 August, 2013 - 07:57 PM | |
The Indian Railways have manufactured the first multi-genset locomotive in India, marking another milestone in the introduction of fuel efficient technologies for diesel engines. With this initiative, multi-genset locomotives will usher in new era of emissions compliant locomotives on Indian Railways, an official press release said. According to it, Indian Railways have undertaken development of prototype multi-genset locomotives in the medium horse power range with 3 gensets of 800 Horse Power (HP) each amounting to a gross HP of 2400. The trial of the first multi-genset locomotive is already going on as a pilot project at Itarsi of Bhopal Division in West Central Railway. | ||