Not America, Japan! India has the world's most powerful railway engine

World Most Powerful Train Engine: When it comes to the world’s most powerful railway engine, people often think of America or Japan. But do you know that India has the world’s most powerful railway engine? In the last few years, Indian Railways has made tremendous progress and has included the most powerful electric engine WAG 12B in its fleet. Indian Railways mainly uses three types of engines – electric engine, diesel engine and on special occasions steam engine is also used. The most powerful engines are installed for freight trains as they weigh thousands of tonnes.

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Most powerful engine for freight trains

Engines like WAG 12B are used to pull freight trains in India. The weight of a freight train is many times more than any passenger train, so the most powerful engine is needed to pull them.

Journey from WAG 11 to WAG 12B

Till the year 2020, WAG 11 was considered the most powerful engine of Indian Railways, with a capacity of 11,000 horsepower. But in May 2020, WAG 12B won this title. On 18 May 2020, this engine completed its first journey from Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay station to Shivpur.

Powerful features of WAG 12B

WAG 12B is a fully electric engine, with a total capacity of 12,000 horsepower. This is the reason why this engine is considered the most powerful railway engine not only in India but in the world. It has been specially designed for broad gauge track. Its wheel arrangement is of Bo’Bo’+Bo’Bo’ category, which makes it even stronger.

Weight and speed of WAG 12B

The total weight of this engine is around 180 tonnes and it has the capacity to pull a freight train of up to 6,000 tonnes at a time. The top speed of WAG 12B is 120 kilometres per hour, which makes it the best in its category.

Features of WAG 12B

A special feature of WAG 12B is that if the weight of the train is less, then it can be run by shutting down one of its two sections. Its length is 35 metres and it has a high compressor capacity of 1,000 litres as well as two MR tanks, which further increase its efficiency.

Conclusion

While people consider the engines of America or Japan to be the most powerful, the truth is that today India has the most powerful railway engine in the world. WAG 12B has taken Indian Railways to new heights and made India a leader in the field of railway technology.