Join our Whatsapp channel ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has decided to lease out its Risalpur factory to private sector to convert it into a modern, state-of-the-art locomotive manufacturing facility.

Once dubbed as a nonproductive region in revenue record of the state government, Madhepu - ra is now gaining fame for producing electric locomotives. Over 300 high-power electric locomotives have so ...

ISLAMABAD: Dedicated efforts of Pakistan Railways management and increased spending on the repair and  maintenance have ensured availability of operational locomotives from 180 in May, 2013 to 293 at ...

A locomotive is being refurbished and modernized at GE's factory in Fort Worth After some bad years, things are looking up for the freight rail industry right now — and that’s being felt at GE’s ...

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank has expressed its willingness to identify and arrange commercial co-financing for projects of Pakistan Railways, particularly modernising its infrastructure and ...

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

The locomotive factory spread over 250 acres of land at Madhepura, 284 km northeast of state capital Patna, is an Indian Railways joint venture with French giant Alstom. The first high-power electric ...

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday sought to allay concerns over reports that the government was scrapping a contract with US-based General Electric (GE) to supply and maintain 1,000 diesel ...