WAG12

About:

• The locomotive made its maiden commercial run between Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Station to Shivpur.
  
  
• India became the sixth country in the world to join the club of countries producing high horsepower locomotive indigenously.
  
  
• It has been manufactured at the Madhepura Electric Locomotive Pvt. Ltd. (MELPL), in Bihar, which is a joint venture between the French major and the Indian railways holding an equity share of 74% and 26% respectively. The joint venture remains the largest Foreign Direct Investment in the railways sector.
  
  
• Entry of WAG 12B (e-loco) into the Indian Railways fleet will allow faster and safer movement of heavier freight trains capable to haul around 6000 tonnes at a top speed of 120 kmph.
  
  
• It is the first time, high horse power locomotive has been operationalised on broad gauge track in the world.