Pakistan

Railways plans to add 281 locomotives in fleet till 2023-24

Published March 13, 2016 Updated March 13, 2016 12:31pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways plans to induct 281 new locomotives of Completely Knocked Down (CKD) of different Horse Power (HP) in its fleet till financial year 2023-24.

According to the available document, Pakistan Railways will induct 55 locomotives of 4000HP in 2016-17.

The contract agreement in this regard has been signed between Pakistan Railways and General Electric.

It said that Pakistan Railways will induct 26 locomotives in financial year 2017-18 in which 6 will be 4000HP and 20 will be 2000HP.

Likewise in year 2018-19, Pakistan Railways will induct 35 engines of 4000HP, 25 will 3000HP and 10 will be 2000HP.

In year 2019-20 and 2020-2021 50 locomotives of 4000HP would be added in the system.

In year-2021-22, 30 locomotives of 3000 and 2000 Horse Power will be added, 25 engines will be inducted in year 2022-23 of 3000HP and finally Pakistan Railways will inject 25 more locomotives in the fleet in year 2023-24.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2016