Indian Railways most powerful e-engine ever flagged off by PM Narendra Modi in Bihar
Till now, the most powerful electric engine in Indian Railways was of 6,000 HP. With this launch, India also entered the elite list of countries like Russia, China, Germany and Sweden that runs rail engines with 12,000 HP or more power. Equipped with an insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT)-based propulsion technology, the 12,000 HP locomotives is compliant with Indian standards of freight transport
A view of the country's first 12,000 horsepower (HP) electric locomotive, that was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Madhepura loco factory in Bihar on April 10, 2018. Image source: IANS