Alstom secures five-year maintenance agreement for WAG-12B locomotives
posted on 13th Jan 2026 08:29
On 13 January 2026, Alstom, through its joint venture with Indian Railways, Madhepura Electric Locomotive Private Limited (MELPL), has secured a contract to deliver maintenance activities for Class WAG-12B locomotives at IR’s Sabarmati depot. Valued at 62 million EUR, this contract is awarded by Indian Railways to cover the maintenance of 300 PRIMA locomotives still to be delivered from the original 800-strong contract awarded to Alstom in 2015.
The contract encompasses all activities required during scheduled and unscheduled maintenance to ensure strict availability and reliability targets are met, until February 2031. It includes material supply, locomotive washing, logistics, and remote diagnostics. This contract complements the existing operations at the depots in Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) and Nagpur (Maharashtra), which currently maintain the first 500 locomotives using the latest technologies to ensure high availability.
As part of Alstom’s FlexCare Perform maintenance offering, the scope of work includes servicing of both the locomotives and the essential depot infrastructure as well providing for Prompt Response Teams (PRT). The PRTs will be stationed at strategic locations equipped with specialised tools and critical spares to provide fast and efficient support and minimise downtime. Alstom will also continue its extensive skill development programme, as a part of the contract. To date, over 22,000 Indian Railways staff have been trained.