India: B.G. Mallya, General Manager of ICF, spoke about the plans for the production of the domestically developed electric train in an interview with Financial Express.
India: The national operator Indian Railways is planning to float a tender. Alstom, Siemens, Cummins, Hitachi Rail, BHEL, Wabtec, as well as Medha Servo Drives, took part in a detailed meeting with IR last week.
India: This sum is allocated in the national budget for April 2023 – March 2024 while the whole budget line for the development of the railway sector totals INR 2.4 tln ($29.3 bln).
India: The German locomotive manufacturer offered Indian Railways supply for $US3 bln. Other bidders are not disclosed.
Slovakia, India: TVEMA completed certification tests of the ECHO-COMPLEX ultrasonic system for ŽSR, diagnostic systems for Indian Railways are at the acceptance stage.
India: In July, the national railway company launched a tender for the supply of 200 Vande Bharat trains of fourth generation and extended the receipt of applications for 200 Vande Bharat EMUs of third generation.
India: West Central Railway, the division of Indian Railways, announced the beginning of equipping Shatabdi Express trains with new second-generation Vistadome seating coaches with panoramic windows.
India: Medho Servo Drives announced the completion of a plant in Telangana, which will specialise in the production of electric trains, locomotives, metro cars and monorail.
India: Commissioning works are carried out on tamping machines for IR at the production site of SAN, the partner of STM in India.