Railway Locomotive factory Marhowrah, Bihar will supply 150 Evolution Series ES43ACmi locomotives for SimFer’s Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, Africa, worth more than Rs 3,000 Crore.
37 locomotives will be exported in this Financial Year whereas 82 locomotives will be exported in the next Financial Year and 31 locomotives will be exported in the third Year.
All these locomotives will have AC Cabins. Each loco will have single cabin and two locomotives together will carry the load of 100 wagons with maximum permissible speed.
For manufacturing of these locomotives, three types of tracks — broad guage, standard guage and Cape guage have been laid in Marhowrah Locomotive premises.
Locomotives being manufactured in Marhowrah Plant, Bihar of Indian Railways, boosting India’s industrial footprint. The project was secured via global competitive bidding, showcasing India’s manufacturing excellence on a world stage.
These locomotives are equipped with 4,500 HP, AC propulsion, regenerative braking, microprocessor-based controls and modular architecture. These locomotives are built with best-in-class emission standards, fire detection systems and ergonomic crew cabins with modern amenities like refrigerator, microwave and waterless toilet system.
Fitted with DPWCS (Distributed Power Wireless Control System) for synchronised operations and superior freight handling.
This positions Marhowrah factory as a global hub for locomotive exports, strengthening local employment and technological capability.
Contributes to building infrastructure for Guinea’s largest iron ore project, deepening India-Africa economic cooperation.
A shining example of Atmanirbhar Bharat powering global infrastructure through innovation and quality manufacturing
In Marhowrah factory of Bihar, 285 people are directly employed and 1215 people are getting indirect employment.
Other than these, more than 2100 people are working for the joint venture across the country for services and other work.
