<p>India’s most powerful railway engine having a capacity of 12000 horsepower on Thursday reached Bhopal railway station. </p>.<p>Manufactured in Bihar under the Make In India programme, the double engine is designed to ensure that goods train pulled by it don’t stop in the middle of the journey.</p>.<p>When one of the engines malfunctions, the second gets automatically operational. The fully air-conditioned engine has placed India among six nations having such powerful railway engines. It can run up to 120 km per hour. </p>.<p>Costing around Rs 20 crore, the engine’s manufacturing began in October 2017 in the Madhepura factory in Bihar. The factory is planning to assemble 120 powerful engines of 12000 horsepower.</p>.<p>Their launch will significantly increase the freight carrying capacity of the Indian railways. The new engine is being sent to different railway zones for trials. </p>
<p>India’s most powerful railway engine having a capacity of 12000 horsepower on Thursday reached Bhopal railway station. </p>.<p>Manufactured in Bihar under the Make In India programme, the double engine is designed to ensure that goods train pulled by it don’t stop in the middle of the journey.</p>.<p>When one of the engines malfunctions, the second gets automatically operational. The fully air-conditioned engine has placed India among six nations having such powerful railway engines. It can run up to 120 km per hour. </p>.<p>Costing around Rs 20 crore, the engine’s manufacturing began in October 2017 in the Madhepura factory in Bihar. The factory is planning to assemble 120 powerful engines of 12000 horsepower.</p>.<p>Their launch will significantly increase the freight carrying capacity of the Indian railways. The new engine is being sent to different railway zones for trials. </p>