New Delhi: Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday announced that test runs for the battery-operated dual-mode shunting locomotive at the Jabalpur division were successful.
“A battery-operated dual-mode shunting loco ‘Navdoot’ was constructed in the Jabalpur division of the railway, which was a successful test,” tweeted the Union Railways Minister (translated from Hindi).
रेलवे के जबलपुर मंडल में बैटरी से चलने वाले ड्यूल मोड शंटिंग लोको 'नवदूत' का निर्माण किया गया, जिसका परीक्षण सफल रहा।
बैटरी से ऑपरेट होने वाला यह लोको एक उज्ज्वल भविष्य का संकेत है, जो डीजल के साथ विदेशी मुद्रा की बचत, और पर्यावरण संरक्षण में एक बड़ा कदम होगा। pic.twitter.com/9uw3qF0WrW
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) July 7, 2020
Goyal further said that the battery-operated engine is a sign of a ‘bright future’.
“This battery-operated loco is a sign of a bright future, which will be a major step forward in saving foreign exchange towards diesel purchase and is a big step towards environmental protection,” he further added. (ANI)