Indian Railways Achieves Major Milestone, Develops Indigenous 1,200 HP Hydrogen Engine, Most Powerful In The World

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Thursday that the hydrogen-powered train engine developed by Indian Railways is the most powerful in the world.

Speaking at a plenary session titled "Green Connections: Diaspora's Contribution to Sustainable Development" during the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention, Vaishaw stated that only four countries in the world make such train engines.

"They produce somewhere between 500 to 600 horsepower while the engine produced by Indian Railways using indigenous technology has an output of 1,200 horsepower, the highest so far in this category," said Vaishnaw, PTI reported.

The minister said the first such train is expected to make a trial run in Haryana soon on the Jind-Sonipat route.

Vaishnaw mentioned that while the engine's manufacturing has been completed, its system integration is currently in progress.

He emphasised that India's technological advancements could lead to spin-off products and services.

He said when the nation can build a hydrogen-run train engine on such a scale, the potential for adapting this technology to manufacture power trains for trucks, tugboats and others can be understood.

"Indigenously developed technology provides a unique chance to create derivative technologies for various applications," he said.

He stated that such technological advancement gives the nation confidence and India has a long way to go in terms of achieving technological self-sufficiency and needs to make parts of the value chain.

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