Indian Railways gets new modern diesel locomotive; check out cool facts

By: FE Online   Sat August 05 2017, 

GE Transportation will supply 700 locomotives of 4,500 HP and 300 of 6,000 HP. GE is also building maintenance sheds at Roza in UP and Gandhidham in Gujarat.

In bright hues of red and yellow, this is Indian Railways' new diesel locomotive - it's the first in a set of 1,000 engines - that will power trains for many years from now. Manufactured by GE Transportation, the new locomotive was unveiled in June this year. After two months of testing and validation, the locomotive has now been painted. This particular locomotive has been made in the US, but eventually, GE will make the new engines in its factory in Bihar under the government's 'Make in India' initiative. We take a look at the significance of its colour scheme and other salient facts: