Wabtec’s ES43ACi locomotives are equipped with 4,500HP Evolution Series diesel engines, designed and manufactured in the United States.

Wabtec's India-built ES43ACi locomotive with 4,500HP engine will haul iron ore along Guinea's 600km Simandou railway.

The renewal builds upon Wabtec’s working relationship with Indian Railways to ensure the optimum reliability and performance of the freight locomotive fleet in western India.

Wabtec Corporation and Indian Railways celebrated the start of locomotive service operations at the Gooty Maintenance Shed in Andhra Pradesh, India. The shed expands Wabtec’s locomotive service capabilities in the southern part of the country and marks a new service model in India by leveraging existing Indian Railways infrastructure and staff.

Wabtec Corporation has opened a $18 million manufacturing campus in Rohtak, India, to manufacture transit rail components and subsystems, followed by other Wabtec product lines.

The order will provide improved operating performance, efficiency, and safety with the latest technology for the new line of 1,200 electric locomotives for Indian Railways.

The celebration at Wabtec's plant in Marhowra, Bihar marked another milestone in the 'Make in India' program to develop and supply 1,000 fuel-efficient, emission-compliant diesel-electric Evolution Series locomotives.