India on the cusp of a logistics revolution: Alain Spohr of Alstom India

The MD of Alstom India and South Asia talks about the role of dedicated freight corridors and the planned private train project in an exclusive interview

Braving the Covid-19 situation, global major Alstom has delivered 24 electric locomotives to the Indian Railways in the last two months making one of the largest foreign direct investments in the rail sector a reality. Alain Spohr, Managing Director, Alstom India and South Asia, talks about the future of this project, the role of dedicated freight corridors in the sector and the planned private train project in an exclusive interview with Shine Jacob. Edited Excerpts:

You have started delivering electric locomotives (e-locos) to the Indian Railways as part of the 2015 contract. How do you evaluate the progress of this