Wheels of Progress- 9000HP Locomotives

Delivering 1,200 new 9000HP Locomotives #TransformTheEveryday

The Wheels of Progress

Siemens’ partnership with the Indian Railways (IR) combines innovation with responsibility to deliver reliable, safe, eﬃcient, and intelligent technologies. As a trusted partner of the Indian Railways, Siemens Mobility is set to deliver 1,200 Electric Locomotives of 9000 HP and provide 35 years of full-service maintenance. This will help them in improving haulage capacity, speed, scale, and utilization of rolling stocks on its freight corridors. Total order value is approximately Rs. 26,000 crore (approximately), excluding taxes and price variation. Siemens Mobility will design, manufacture, and commission the Locomotives to carry freight on the Rail network across the country. The project is a testimony of Siemens commitment to Indian Railways' growth and enabler in it being the Wheels of Progress that will Transform the Everyday for a country on the move.

India: A nation on the Move

One of the fastest growing countries in the world, fifth largest economy with the fourth largest rail network. The country’s Vision 2030 aspires to create modern infrastructure for the buoyant economy and improve the quality of life for the citizens.

Manufacturing is at the epicentre of achieving this goal, whereas logistics and supply chain are the enablers.

The Government of India, thereby, rolled out the National Logistics Policy coupled with National Rail Plan to address the supply chain challenges in the country. India is continuously investing in the dedicated electriﬁed mainline rail network to transport goods seamlessly across the length and breadth of the country.

Railways has been the backbone of India, acting as the wheels of progress for the citizens and the economy. The current network of 22,593 trains carries about 24 million passengers and 204 million tonnes of freight. Furthermore, the Indian Railways has prioritized several initiatives under the National Rail Plan to improve speed, enhance haulage capacity, and optimize costs.

Indian Railways Objectives

Motive behind the 9000 HP Locomotive

9000 HP Electric Locomotive is Indian Railways' response to high growth demand in rail freight transportation, heavy haulage, decarbonization, energy & resource eﬃciency. Indian Railways factory at Dahod, Gujarat is going to be home to this latest innovation of 9000 HP Electric Locomotive. With renewed throughput, the locomotives can achieve the HP to trailing load ratio required to boost the haulage capacity of the Indian Railways, thereby im- proving average speed and utilization of the rolling stock assets. The solution also features an improved monitoring and diagnostic platform, and an advanced continuous real-time tracking through GPS.

The inventor of the very ﬁrst electric locomotive back in 1879, Siemens will bring its 143-year expertise and its best-in-class technologies to manufacturing the state-of-art 9000HP locomotives in India. The locomotives will combine sustained cost-eﬀective operation with low environmental impact and resource consumption. This High Horse Power locomotive will be the future workhorse for freight operation on Indian Railways.

Partners in Progress

Indian Railways, the fourth largest railway system in the world has been identiﬁed as the engine of sustainable growth by the Government of India. Therefore, Indian Railways is sustainably partnering with companies like Siemens in areas of operations and ownership of rolling stock, development of freight and passenger terminals, development and operations of track infrastructure, etc. Our customers from the 9000 HP Electric Locomotive project share some insights into this fruitful partnership in below video:

Siemens has been partnering India since 1950. Today Siemens is a leader in the area of Signalling, Electrification and Rolling Stock in India with local state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities, strong research, engineering know-how and cutting-edge technology solutions. The 9000 HP Electric Locomotive project is a crucial milestone in this long-standing partnership with Indian Railways.

Rail components behind the wheels of progress

Successful railway systems are dependent on right components and the right technology like traction motor, converter, pantographs, bogies, etc. Our MoComp rail components are made to move this indigenous innovation of 9000 HP Electric Locomotive. Our components are distinguished by excellent reliability, minimum wear, maximum convenience, and a flexible modular design, coupled with energy efficiency and reuse. Discover our rail components for the 9000 HP project in detail: