India-made locomotive reaches 110 mph NEWSWIRE

India-made locomotive reaches 110 mph NEWSWIRE

By Angela Cotey | August 13, 2019

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


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NEW DELHI — India’s politicians are touting the country’s first locally produced locomotive capable of about 110 mph.

According to Livemint.com, workers in India’s Chittaranjan Locomotive Works developed the locomotive as part of the country’s Make In India initiative. Piyush Goyal, India’s Minister for Railways and Commerce & Industry posted a video of the locomotive reaching what appears to be the red-line for engines at 180-kilometers per hour, which is roughly 110 mph.

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