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Most powerful Diesel locomotive 3 Answers Most powerful Diesel locomotive Oct 06 2011 (17:45) News Entry# 41378 Powerful 5500 horsepower diesel locomotives to roll out next year to move more freight Posted by: Rang De Basanti^ Added by: Rang De Basanti^ Oct 06 2011 (17:46) NEW DELHI: With the aim of moving more freight at higher speeds, the Railways plan to roll out technologically advanced 5500 horsepower (HP) diesel locomotives early next year. The new high HP locos will also have air-conditioning and toilet facilities for the engine drivers, a first of its kind in the Indian Railways. "The 5500 HP locos are being manufactured at Diesel Locomotive Works at Varanasi and we are expecting the first lot early next year," said a senior Railway Ministry official involved with the modern loco project. Called as WDG5, the locos, which will have a new design, will be equipped with several technlogically advanced features including those to guard against accidents. Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has said, "AC and toilet facilities in the driver's cabin are aimed at providing the required comfort to locomotive drivers," according to the official. WDG5 has been designed by Research Designs and Standards Organisation... more... Sep 26 2011 (20:04) News Entry# 40203 Electro-Motive Diesel gears up to support introduction of Indian Railway's new WDG5 Locomotive Posted by: Rang De Basanti^ Added by: Rang De Basanti^ Sep 26 2011 (20:06) Through its subsidiary, EMD Locomotive Technologies Private Limited, Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (EMD), one of the leading global locomotive manufacturers, is expanding its base in India to better serve Indian Railways by bringing the latest technology to the country.In a landmark achievement for Indian Railways, a complete high-horsepower locomotive design has been completed by Research Designs and Standards Organization (RDSO) and Diesel Locomotive Works, (DLW) of Indian Railways, with the support of EMD. This diesel locomotive has an output of 5500 bhp, which will make it the strongest diesel locomotive ever to run on the Indian rail network. In combination with its record high tractive effort of 560 KN, it can pull significantly more load at higher speeds, thus enabling Indian Railways to increase the system throughput in the rail network.The WDG5 locomotive design is a significant enhancement over the existing high horsepower diesel locomotives currently in use on the Indian Railways.... more... Sep 26 2011 (18:12) News Entry# 40178 Indian Railways to get its most powerful diesel locomotive Posted by: Rang De Basanti^ Added by: Rang De Basanti^ Sep 26 2011 (18:15) NEW DELHI: Locomotive major Electro-Motive Diesel Monday said it has completed the design for a high-horsepower locomotive for the Indian Railways. According to the company, the new design - WDG5 - would be developed into the most powerful diesel locomotive in the country with a power output of 5,500 bhp. "This diesel locomotive has an output of 5,500 bhp, which will make it the strongest diesel locomotive ever to run on the Indian rail network," the company said in a statement. The company further said that the locomotive has a tractive effort of 560 kn and can pull more load at higher speeds with less emissions than engines which are currently in use. "We have great confidence that the WDG5 will be the locomotive of tomorrow for Indian Railways," said Glen Lehmann, chief marketing officer, international, Electro-Motive Diesel. The design entails the usage of modern technologies like electronic fuel injection and... more... |