Intending to celebrate
its golden jubilee (50 years of its production service in 2014) on a high mark, Diesel
Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi, has rolled out the country’s most powerful
engine of 5500 HP named 'BHEEM’.
It is considered to be
the largest locomotive to be used on a 22-axle load in the world, though
several countries have engines more powerful carrying load on higher axle
loads.
The WDG5 prototype,
introduced in the North Central Railway as a pilot project, has the capacity to
attain a speed of 100 km-per-hour, promising better throughput. The new engine
comes with advanced technologies pertaining to electronic fuel injection for
higher fuel efficiency and emission norms.
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