India hands over 10 Railway Locomotives to Bangladesh
On July 27, 2020, India handed over 10 Broad-Gauge (BG) locomotives to Bangladesh, aiming to help handle the increasing volume of passenger and freight train operations in the neighbouring country. Such initiatives indicate furtherance of the Indian foreign policy that has come to be known as 'Neighbourhood-First Policy'.
Previous Railway Co-operations
- In 1996, Indian Railways had exported ten meter gauge locomotives from its Varanasi-based production unit — Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) — to Bangladesh. About 40 Broad Gauge locomotives were exported over the years from 2001 to 2014. In 2016-17, India also exported 120 passenger coaches.
- Already there are two passenger ....
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