Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) sets historic record by producing 65 electric locomotives in July 2026

Aug 01, 2026

As part of this historic achievement, BLW successfully manufactured 44 WAG-9HC electric freight locomotives, 13 WAP-7 electric passenger locomotives, and 8 Amrit Bharat electric...

Siemens India bags Rs 26,000 cr contract to manufacture, maintain electric locomotives from Railways

Dec 24, 2022

Indian Railways has issued the Letter of Award (LoA) for the manufacturing and maintenance of 9000 HP Electric Freight Locomotives to Siemens India.

Hitachi ABB Power Grids bags Rs 160 crore order from Railways

Mar 10, 2021

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 10 : Hitachi ABB Power Grids has won orders worth Rs 160 crore from Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) and Central...

"Bidder with lowest price awarded contract": Railways Ministry clarifies after Congress alleges "conflict of interest" in Dahod factory bid

Jun 23, 2025

According to an official release, "the tender for manufacturing and maintaining 9,000 hp electric locomotives was executed in a transparent manner. There are two...

Kavach deployed so far on 1465 Route km and 139 locomotives on South Central Railway: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Feb 02, 2024

Kavach has so far been deployed on 1465 route kilometres and 139 locomotives (including electric multiple unit rakes) on the South Central Railway.

Banaras Locomotive Works dispatches tenth indigenous 3300 HP locomotive to Mozambique

Feb 22, 2026

This marks a significant milestone, as BLW has received an export order for a total of 10 units of 3300 HP AC-AC diesel-electric locomotives...