The Parel workshop was established in 1879 as a steam locomotive repair shop. Over the years it diversified into carrying out different activities, including diesel loco maintenance etc
One of the locomotives was dispatched to Kangra Valley in November
In March 2007, the Parel workshop had sent Mumbai-made locomotives to a number of public bodies across the country, including Tata Steel, the Bokaro Steel plant and the Neral-Matheran Railway. It also had the honour of manufacturing four diesel narrow gauge locomotives for the UNESCO-listed world heritage railway at Kalka-Shimla. The YDM-class locos (these were among the first MG main-line diesels) were originally built by the American Loco Company (AlCo) between 1961 and 1964 and later manufactured by Diesel Locomotive Works. A number of them were also exported to countries like Tanzania and Vietnam.
Rs 36cr
The cost of manufacturing the 12 locomotives
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