Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) and Western Railways celebrated an agreement renewing locomotive service operations at the Gandhidham Maintenance Shed in Gujarat, India. The renewal builds upon Wabtec’s working relationship with Indian Railways to ensure the optimum reliability and performance of the freight locomotive fleet in western India.
“The Gandhidham Maintenance Shed represents a commitment to excellence, delivering high availability, reliability, and setting new quality standards for locomotive service operations in India,” said Sandeep Selot, Managing Director and Vice President, Wabtec Freight Business, India. “This renewal continues to complement our existing locomotive maintenance operations in Roza in the north and Gooty in the southern part of the country.” Wabtec Locomotive Private Limited (WLPL), the joint venture with Indian Railways, is contracted to maintain 250 Wabtec locomotives at Gandhidham, for the next three years.
