In this article, we would like to trace the history of the growth of diesel traction of Indian railways without completely sacrificing technical details. It starts from the very early times and discusses at length the coming of the ALCO locomotives on the Indian Railways (IR) and the reappearance of EMD locos on IR. We have tried to mix the historical facts with technical facts therefore calling the study presented in this paper as technical history. © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017. All rights reserved.

Joydeep Dutta

School of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (AIDE)

IIT Jodhpur

A.K. Agarwal

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Journal	Data powered by SciSpaceLocomotives and Rail Road Transportation: Technology, Challenges and Prospects
Publisher	Data powered by SciSpaceSpringer Singapore