Ramkrishna Forgings plans to enter the forged wheel manufacturing segment with a new plant in Chennai, according to a report by PTI. The company is targeting an eventual annual production capacity of 228,000 units. The total investment in the plant is estimated at INR 20 billion and will be financed through a mix of debt […]
RITES, an engineering consultancy corporation, has secured a purchase order valued at USD 3.6 million from African Rail Company for the supply and commissioning of two fully overhauled ALCO diesel-electric locomotives. The locomotives are intended for deployment in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Botswana, and are scheduled to be delivered within nine months. The order includes the supply […]
Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited has secured a contract worth USD 62.24 million (approximately INR 535 crore) from CAMALCO SA, a Cameroon-based company. The agreement includes the manufacture and supply of 560 open-top wagons valued at USD 32.76 million, along with a long-term maintenance contract worth USD 29.48 million over 20 years. The wagon order […]
Hydropack (India) Pvt. Ltd., a manufacturer of hydraulic equipment, has inaugurated its 34th Bogie Testing Machine (BTM) at a railway workshop in West Bengal. The installation is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to provide hydraulic testing solutions to the Indian railway sector. Bogie Testing Machines are used in railway workshops to simulate the load […]
Kineco Limited, a diversified manufacturing company, has delivered its 100th front-end nose cone for the Vande Bharat Express, advancing its collaboration with Indian Railways in supplying key components for the semi‑high‑speed train fleet. The company had previously secured a contract to supply 68 front‑end nose cones for the Vande Bharat trains and, in 2022, won […]
Kalyani Cast Tech Limited has outlined significant expansion plans for the coming years, including the development of a cargo rail terminal, new manufacturing units, and increased production capacity. The company also reported an order book valued at INR 1.1 billion for the financial year 2025-26, with INR 310 million worth of work already completed in […]
Maruti Suzuki India Limited has commenced operations of an in-plant railway siding at its Manesar, Haryana, manufacturing facility in collaboration with Haryana Orbital Rail Corporation Limited (HORCL). The facility is designed with a dispatch capacity of 450,000 vehicles per year at full scale and spans 46 acres with a fully electrified 8.2-kilometre railway track. The […]
Wabtec Corporation will manufacture and export 150 locomotives to Guinea in Africa under a deal valued at over INR 30 billion. The locomotives, each with a capacity of 4,500 horsepower, will be used at the Simandou iron ore project site in Guinea. According to Indian Railways, the Railway Locomotive factory in Marhowrah, Bihar, will supply […]
Shyam Metalics and Energy Ltd. has announced the completion of its new wagon manufacturing facility in Kharagpur, West Bengal. The plant, developed through the company’s step-down subsidiary Ramsarup Industries Ltd., is now ready for operations. The facility has been set up with a planned annual capacity of 4,800 wagons, which will be reached in two […]
Titagarh Rail Systems (TRSL) has entered the forged wheel manufacturing sector through a joint venture with Ramkrishna Forgings to address persistent supply disruptions that have impacted train and coach production in recent quarters. Production from the new facility is expected to stabilize starting June. The joint venture has set up a manufacturing capacity of approximately […]
