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Indian Railways manufacture locomotive with 180 kmph speed
Updated On: 13 August, 2019 09:30 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Indian Railways has manufactured a high-speed locomotive in West Bengal's Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), achieving a top speed of 180 km per hour, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said

Screengrab of the video tweeted by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal
New Delhi: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that Indian Railways has manufactured a high-speed locomotive in Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) in West Bengal. The locomotive has achieved a top speed of 180 km per hour.
In a tweet, Piyush Goyal wrote, "Railways has manufactured a high-speed locomotive in West Bengal's Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, achieving a top speed of 180km/hr. This new locomotive produced under 'Make In India' initiative, will speed up trains like never before. Watch the video:" (sic). With the tweet, Goyal tweeted a video which displayed the speed at which the train is running through a speedometer. The Bong mind said, "This is remarkable. The railway ministry is in most able hands. Kudos to you and team." (sic)


