US EditionPM Modi Inaugurates Locomotive Manufacturing Plant In Gujarat's Dahod
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated an Indian Railways Locomotive Manufacturing plant in Dahod, Gujarat, on May 27, 2025.
- The inauguration followed Modi's two-day Gujarat visit focused on launching and laying foundation stones for projects overall worth more than Rs 82,000 crore, including developments in Bhuj and Dahod.
- The Dahod plant will produce 9,000 HP electric locomotives for both domestic use and export, featuring energy-efficient regenerative braking to enhance freight capacity and sustainability.
- Modi emphasized the project's importance in advancing railway infrastructure and connectivity, underscoring its alignment with his vision for world-class travel facilities, and officially launched the inaugural electric locomotive produced at the facility.
- This milestone supports India's broader goals in industrial growth, clean energy adoption, and regional development, while Modi’s visit also included inaugurations in Bhuj and a vibrant public roadshow in Vadodara.
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Railway Minister’s Speech Presents Regenerative Brakes as 'New Technology' in Locomotives. It is Not
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw came across as too sure that those Dahod-made 9,000-horsepower locomotives with regenerative brakes that his ministry would be exporting were a novelty.
The facility will manufacture 900 horsepower locomotives, with about 200 sensors for constant monitoring of their technical condition. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw pointed out that the plant is export oriented, with the first shipments planned in three years. Five locomotives have already been assembled. Initially one will be produced every 10 days, and then one every two days. This is reported by ANI, partner of the TV BRICS network. The r…
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