To enhance the coffers, the Indian Railways will export 18 modern diesel locomotives worth ` 200 crores to Myanmar soon. The first lot of six locomotives manufactured in Diesel locomotive Works (DlW) in Varanasi is ready to be shipped next month while the remaining will be delivered by December this year.
A high-level team of Myanmar Railways led by the chief of its mechanical and electrical department had recently inspected the locomotives that are equipped with latest features. The state-of-the-art DlW has been exporting locos to many countries, including Sri lanka, Bangladesh and Malaysia. The export orders are executed by RITES, the export arm of the Indian Railways.