France's Alstom wins $3 billion Indian Railways contract

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France's Alstom wins $3 billion Indian Railways contract - The Times of India

NEW DELHI: French engineering company Alstom has won a contract worth around 200 billion rupees ($3 billion) to supply Indian Railways with 800 electric locomotives and set up a local manufacturing plant, a railways spokesman said on Tuesday.

The contract is one of the largest awarded to a foreign firm since India last year opened up limited parts of its state-owned railways to 100 percent foreign direct investment, and comes as the government tries to modernise its vast but outdated rail network.

US company General Electric said on Monday it had won a deal worth $2.6 billion to supply India with diesel locomotives over the next 11 years.

 

[Ankit Kumar]

@anant_s

 

[jung41]

Picture of transportation will change completely if government allow private players in railways for transportation just like in aviation sector.

 

[ito]

Railways need overhaul. The railways need to be brought to standards that are there in China

 

[ito]

$5.6 Billion Indian Railway Deals Go To General Electric, Alstom

$5.6 Billion Indian Railway Deals Go To General Electric, Alstom

 

[Super Commando Dhruva]

 

[T90TankGuy]

GE wins $2.6 billion order to supply 1,000 diesel locomotives to Indian Railways
So who exactly got the order ? or did both ?

 

[ranjeet]

GE wins $2.6 billion order to supply 1,000 diesel locomotives to Indian Railways
So who exactly got the order ? or did both ?

those were diesel engines these are electric engines, maybe freight and passengers train engines .

 

[Vyom]

If you thought Defense was Big this is way way wayyyyyyyyyyyyy Bigger...

$137 billion is to be spent in next 4 years, this is just $ 5.6 billion, centralized signalling, tracks integrated transport and heavy freighters.

These are the contemporary Freighter Diesel electric Engines from GE

and this is the one on offer from Alstom. The Prima II

This one I would love to see on Indian tracks.

and finally the last one to run trials by this FY Talgo-250 Trains on "normal" lines.

 

[CHN Bamboo]

Will India get the tech or just import?
Anyway it is good for u,good improvement.

 

[Dash]

Great news!!!

 

[Vyom]

Will India get the tech or just import?
Anyway it is good for u,good improvement.

Local manufacturing, *not assembly*. so yes, the tech should come.

 

[anant_s]

So who exactly got the order ?

GE won order for marhaura plant for 700 locomotives (4,500 HP) and 300 (6,000 HP) locomotives.
Alstom has won order for Madhepura plant for 12000 HP 8 axle electric locomotives.
Both locos are for Eastern DFC.
A consortium of Hitachi, Kawasaki and Mitsubishi has already won order for 200 locomotives rated at 9000 HP.
(cross quote from a different thread)
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Here is what GE is supplying
6000 HP

AC 6000CW model
4500 HP

ES 44AC model (rated at 4400 HP).

For Electric locomotive project, 2 locomotives are proposed
1. 12000 HP Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo (8 axle coupled loco units), for which ALSTOM Prima 2 has reportedly won the competition (Unit cost around INR 27 Crore). The locomotives are for Eastern DFC (Ludhiana Dankuni Section)

2. 9000 HP Co-Co (6 axle) locomotives for Western DFC (JNPT Mumbai to Dadri). For this locomotive Japanese consortium of Hitachi, Kawasaki has won the tender. 200 locos will be produced under this project.

The locomotive is similar to Chinese HxD 3 class locomotive.

more can be read here
12000 HP Locomotives for Indian Railways

Source: GE wins $2.6 billion order to supply 1,000 diesel locomotives to Indian Railways | Page 2

 

[Star Wars]

GE won order for marhaura plant for 700 locomotives (4,500 HP) and 300 (6,000 HP) locomotives.
Alstom has won order for Madhepura plant for 12000 HP 8 axle electric locomotives.
Both locos are for Eastern DFC.
A consortium of Hitachi, Kawasaki and Mitsubishi has already won order for 200 locomotives rated at 9000 HP.
(cross quote from a different thread)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here is what GE is supplying
6000 HP

AC 6000CW model
4500 HP

ES 44AC model (rated at 4400 HP).

For Electric locomotive project, 2 locomotives are proposed
1. 12000 HP Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo (8 axle coupled loco units), for which ALSTOM Prima 2 has reportedly won the competition (Unit cost around INR 27 Crore). The locomotives are for Eastern DFC (Ludhiana Dankuni Section)

2. 9000 HP Co-Co (6 axle) locomotives for Western DFC (JNPT Mumbai to Dadri). For this locomotive Japanese consortium of Hitachi, Kawasaki has won the tender. 200 locos will be produced under this project.

The locomotive is similar to Chinese HxD 3 class locomotive.

more can be read here
12000 HP Locomotives for Indian Railways

Source: GE wins $2.6 billion order to supply 1,000 diesel locomotives to Indian Railways | Page 2

We will see these in our tracks ???

 

[T90TankGuy]

GE won order for marhaura plant for 700 locomotives (4,500 HP) and 300 (6,000 HP) locomotives.
Alstom has won order for Madhepura plant for 12000 HP 8 axle electric locomotives.
Both locos are for Eastern DFC.
A consortium of Hitachi, Kawasaki and Mitsubishi has already won order for 200 locomotives rated at 9000 HP.
(cross quote from a different thread)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here is what GE is supplying
6000 HP

AC 6000CW model
4500 HP

ES 44AC model (rated at 4400 HP).

For Electric locomotive project, 2 locomotives are proposed
1. 12000 HP Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo (8 axle coupled loco units), for which ALSTOM Prima 2 has reportedly won the competition (Unit cost around INR 27 Crore). The locomotives are for Eastern DFC (Ludhiana Dankuni Section)

2. 9000 HP Co-Co (6 axle) locomotives for Western DFC (JNPT Mumbai to Dadri). For this locomotive Japanese consortium of Hitachi, Kawasaki has won the tender. 200 locos will be produced under this project.

The locomotive is similar to Chinese HxD 3 class locomotive.

more can be read here
12000 HP Locomotives for Indian Railways

Source: GE wins $2.6 billion order to supply 1,000 diesel locomotives to Indian Railways | Page 2

Thanks mate.

Are you associated with the railways or is this just a hobby?