Want some locomotives?

[A.Rafay]

ISLAMABAD - India has offered to sell locomotives to Pakistan at a competitive price. The offer was made during the seventh round of commerce secretary-level talks between the two countries.
According to sources Pakistan agreed to consider over buying locomotives made in India and start direct flights between Islamabad and Delhi.
The sources said Indians were informed that although bids for the purchase of 150 locomotives against soft loans had already been invited, Pakistan would place advertisements to buy 50 more locomotives in the next few weeks and they were encouraged to participate in the bidding.
The Indian delegation quoted a price of 70 million Indian rupees per locomotive.
The two-day Pakistan and India talks on promotion of trade relations ended in Islamabad on Friday. Pakistani side was led by Secretary Commerce Munir Qureshi while his Indian counterpart S. R. Rao led the Indian side. Both countries signed on three agreements. These agreements pertain to removing mutual trade grievances‚ cooperation in mutual custom affairs and agreement between Pakistan Standards Control Authority and Bureau of Indian Standard.

 

[India defense]

Good for both..

 

[gslv mk3]

Best diesel passenger one !!!

 

[veekysingh]

we gonna earn some $$$$$

 

[Paan Singh]

This manmoron

 

[INDIC]

Best diesel passenger one !!!

Our railway need these engines more than Pakistan. Our trains are already overcrowded. Indian Railway need modernization, not selling engines to Pakistan.

 

[applesauce]

Our railway need these engines more than Pakistan. Our trains are already overcrowded. Indian Railway need modernization, not selling engines to Pakistan.

i pretty sure if the demands were there and prices competitive some indian company can easily make enough for both, we're not making carriers here

 

[Xracer]

Our railway need these engines more than Pakistan. Our trains are already overcrowded. Indian Railway need modernization, not selling engines to Pakistan.

thats what i was thinking

 

[ajtr]

Our railway need these engines more than Pakistan. Our trains are already overcrowded. Indian Railway need modernization, not selling engines to Pakistan.

Dont worry two other electric and diesel locomotive production facilities at Madhepura and Marhoura in Bihar are coming up besides existing Chitaranjan and Varanasi plants.At present most powerful locomotive IR runs is of 6250 HP with those two plants it just double up to 12000HP locomotives.

Indian Railways to seek foreign partner for locomotive plants

INDIAN Railways has announced it will invite bids in March 2013 for PPP contracts to establish electric and diesel locomotive production facilities at Madhepura and Marhoura in the state of Bihar.

With an estimated investment of Rs 12.94bn ($US 238m), the Madhepura facility will assemble 8.94MW electric locos. Currently India's only electric manufacturing plant at Chittranjan builds only 4.47MW units. The diesel factory planned at Marhoura will manufacture 3.73MW locomotives.

For the electric facility, four suppliers have been shortlisted by the International Committee on Bidding (ICB): Siemens, Alstom, GE, and EMD.

GE and the EMD have also been short-listed for the diesel factory, which is expected to cost around Rs20.25bn.

It is anticipated that the Madhepura plant will manufacture 800 electric locomotives per year, with performance guarantees based on international best practice. Additionally, the factory will also build 200 8.94MW electric locomotives for the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, which are being financed through a loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Indian Railways currently operates a fleet of around 5400 diesel and 4300 electric locomotives. Approximately 600 locomotives are rolled out each year by the two existing production units at Varanasi and Chittranjan, but the numbers have remained marginally short of requirements.

Undergoing a huge expansion of its fixed assets, Indian Railways needs to urgently scale up its locomotive manufacturing activities. Indian Railways says it needs to procure 2010 electric and 2000 diesel locomotives over the next five years.

 

[Thorough Pro]

Whats's that blue crap looking thing?

 

[punnu83]

Whats's that blue crap looking thing?

it's the thing you gonna sit in soon to travel around your country.

 

[gslv mk3]

Whats's that blue crap looking thing?

lol!!!orginal american design!!!

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WDG5
Our most powerful diesel engine!!!

you could have gone for 6350 hp electric...but you doesnt have much electrified lines

 

[INDIC]

Dont worry two other electric and diesel locomotive production facilities at Madhepura and Marhoura in Bihar are coming up besides existing Chitaranjan and Varanasi plants.At present most powerful locomotive IR runs is of 6250 HP with those two plants it just double up to 12000HP locomotives.

I believe it will take few years to be completed.

 

[Introvert]

Pakistan should go ahead with the purchase as we're in dire need of locomotives.

 

[veekysingh]

Whats's that blue crap looking thing?

look again sir , they are not chinese crap $hitting at lahor station ,