- The Union Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal flagged off 3000 HP Cape Gauge Locomotive for export to Mozambique via video conference.
These locomotives are developed indigenously by Banaras Locomotive Works, Varanasi under Make-in-India. These locomotives are being exported through Indian Railways’ PSU, Rites Limited.
Indian Railways’ Production Unit, Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) received order for 6 Diesel, Cape Gauge locomotives. Indian Railways exported first batch of 2 locomotives as part of total order of 6 locomotives.
The export of locomotives to Mozambique shall boost the Indo-African relationship and pilot the economic empowerment through export.