Sanjeev Mittal, General Manager, Central Railway inspected the latest Prima T8 WAG-12B Locomotive at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus on 18.08.2020. He was accompanied by S P Vavre, Principal Chief Electrical Engineer, D K Singh, Principal Chief Operations Manager, Shalabh Goel, Divisional Railway Manager, Mumbai Division, Central Railway and other officials. Sanjeev Mittal was shown inside the locomotive and working of this high-powered twin section locomotive by S P Vavre.
| WAG-12B is built in India’s largest integrated greenfield manufacturing facility at Madhepura. It is made by Alstom. |
| Improves the average speed by 25 km/h and loading capacity of freight trains – 6000 tonnes at 120 km per hour. |
| Considerable savings in energy consumption due to regenerative braking |
| The electric loco makes use of low voltage cables as well as, it has LED lamps, making it a “green loco” |
| WAG-12B locomotive can withstand India’s extreme heat and humidity |
| It runs on conventional OHE lines as well as on high rise OHE lines |
| Equipped with state-of-the-art Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBT) based propulsion technology |
| The highest powered locomotive that is running on Indian Railways – 12000 HP |
| Enable faster and safer movement of heavier freight trains |
In comparison to the 5500-tonne load capacity of WAG9/WAG7, it can haul 10000-tonne capacity and increase the average speed of goods traffic over predominantly graded sections over its undulated terrains.