Riding on the wheels of achievement, Indian Railways are now eyeing the African market to generate revenue by exporting advanced diesel locomotives to the third world countries at an estimated investment of Rs 150 crore.
“We are investing Rs 150 crore for the expansion of our unit and are looking at producing about 250 locomotives annually to cater to the need of both domestic and international market,” an official at the Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) here said.
The official said the unit has recently received orders from Sri Lanka for three locomotives. African countries have also shown interest in India’s indigenous locomotives.
“We have manufactured a diesel locomotive with a capacity of 3,000 horse power (hp) especially designed for the cape gauge line in Mozambique in Africa,” the official said.