Banaras Locomotive Works exports locomotives to Mozambique
What happened
- Banaras Locomotive Works sent its sixth 3300 HP AC-AC diesel-electric locomotive to Mozambique on 15 December 2025, under an order for ten [PIB].
- The Cape Gauge (1067 mm) locomotives run at up to 100 kmph; RITES handles the contract [PIB].
Background
- The first two were dispatched in June 2025 [PIB].
Why it matters
- Varanasi now makes engines for export, which puts a UP PSU unit on the Make in India map.
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How to use this in Mains
- Use BLW as UP's example of export manufacturing in the public sector.
Quotable data pointBLW order: 10 locomotives for Mozambique [PIB, 16 Dec 2025].
PIB: Varanasi becoming railway locomotive export hub, 16 Dec 2025
Exam angle
UPPCS
GS-VI: UP industry; railways manufacturing.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Practice · UPPCS
BLW Varanasi is exporting locomotives (2025) to
Answer (b) & explanation
Source: as cited in this article.
Official source: PIB: Varanasi becoming railway locomotive export hub, 16 Dec 2025
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