Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited (Texrail) and Nymwag have completed construction of a new freight wagon manufacturing facility in Kolkata under their joint venture, Texmaco Nymwag Rail and Components Private Limited. The plant is designed for an annual output of 2,500 wagons and has now entered pilot production. The partners expect the first completed wagon, […]
Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited is prioritising forward-looking growth initiatives centred on expanding its presence in international markets, strengthening its portfolio beyond freight wagons and increasing participation in passenger mobility, locomotive systems, defence-linked engineering and renewable-energy applications. The company is targeting a sustained improvement in profitability through operating efficiency and a shift towards higher-value products. […]
BEML Limited, Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), and Umeandus Technologies India Private Limited (UTIPL) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop the Enhanced Freight Transport System (e-FTS), an automated, rail-based freight mobility solution aimed at improving cargo handling efficiency across Indian ports. The MoU was exchanged during […]
India has exported the first four heavy-haul locomotives manufactured at the Marhowrah Diesel Locomotive Factory in Bihar to Guinea. The units were shipped from Mundra Port aboard the vessel MV BBC Washington in September 2025. The locomotives are part of an order for about 150 Evolution Series ES43ACmi diesel units placed by Simfer, a joint […]
Alstom has secured a contract worth EUR 538 million (NZD 1,065 million) from the Greater Wellington Regional Council to design, manufacture, and supply 18 battery-electric multiple unit (BEMU) five-car trains, along with 35 years of fleet maintenance. The trains, named Tūhono, will be manufactured at Alstom’s facility in Savli, Gujarat, India. The new trains will […]
Jupiter Wagons Limited (JWL) has announced that its unlisted subsidiary, Jupiter Tatravagonka Railwheel Factory Private Limited (JTRFPL), has received a Letter of Acceptance from the Ministry of Railways for the supply of 9,000 LHB axles. The order, dated 9 September 2025, is valued at approximately INR 1.13 billion. According to the company, the axles will […]
Concord Control Systems Limited (CCSL), a manufacturer of electronics for railway applications, has developed an indigenous zero-emission propulsion system designed for retrofitting diesel locomotives. The system, powered by Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) batteries and a DC chopper-based drive, is intended to replace conventional diesel engines. According to the company, the propulsion has been integrated on […]
Tamil Nadu has signed investment agreements worth INR 32.01 billion with Knorr-Bremse, Nordex Group, and ebm-papst during Chief Minister M K Stalin’s visit to Germany. The agreements are expected to create 6,250 jobs in the state. Knorr-Bremse, headquartered in Munich, will invest INR 20 billion in Kanchipuram and Chennai to establish a facility for railway […]
Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited has entered into a joint venture agreement with Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) to establish a new entity. Texmaco Rail will hold 49 percent of the share capital in the joint venture, while RVNL will hold the remaining 51 percent. The agreement was approved by the company’s board on 27 […]
Alstom has been awarded a contract by Larsen & Toubro Limited to supply 234 Metropolis metro cars (39 six-car trainsets) and a Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling system, along with five years of maintenance services, for Mumbai Metro Line 4. The agreement is valued at several hundred million euros, according to information provided by […]