In the spirit of Atmanirbhar Bharat, Cape Gauge Diesel Locomotives Designed in India, Made in India and Financed by India were exported to Mozambique recently.
The crank-case assembly, which is most important item of the engine was made in-house at BLW. These locomotives are now successfully being operated as multiple units to haul coal from Coal Mines.
The locomotives were formally inaugurated by H.E. the President of Mozambique, in presence of H.E. the President of Zimbabwe at Beira on 11th of February 2022 and High Commissioner of India at Mozambique. This threw the spot light on BLW and catapulted it as a trustworthy partner and locomotive manufacturing brand.
As a result, a five-member high-level delegation of National Railways of Zimbabwe along with the officials of M/s RITES are visiting India.
BLW creates history:
Banaras Locomotive Works created history by setting a new record by manufacturing the highest number of locomotives till date during the financial year 2021-22. A total of 367 locomotives were manufactured this year including 04 locomotives exported to Mozambique, which is a huge achievement in itself. These 367 locomotives include passenger locomotive WAP7 total 31, freight locomotive WAG9 total 332 and Mozambique 04 locomotives.
Along with this, BLW received 60.68 crores from exported locos in the financial year 2021-22 and a total of 704 crores since 2011 and 1837 crores from non-railway customers since 2011 till date. In the year 2021-22, BLW generated revenue of 6.09 crores from exported locomotive parts as against 1.08 crores in the previous year 2020-21, which is an increase of 464 percent over the previous year. Similarly, the revenue received from non-railway customers from the supply of locomotive parts was 16.4 crores as compared to 8.29 crores in the previous year 2020-21, which was 98.6 percent higher in comparison
