West central railway (WCR) has developed battery-operated dual-mode locomotive 'Navdoot

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Category : National Published on: May 21 2022

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The West central railway (WCR) has developed battery-operated dual-mode locomotive 'Navdoot'.
It is running between Jabalpur, Mudwara and other stations on trial basis.
‘Navdoot’engine runs on both modes i.e. battery and electricity.
It has 84 batteries and has a capacity to pull 400 tonnes at present.
This has been developed by the Electric Department of New Katni Junction.
This Dual Mode Locomotive has also received the’ Best Innovation Award’ from the Railway Board.

West central railway (WCR) has developed battery-operated dual-mode locomotive 'Navdoot