Not going to import locomotives now, will Make In India: GE Transportation

According to the contract signed in November 2015, we were expected to deliver 100 locomotives year-on-year for 10 years, said Sandeep Selot

GE Transportation, a division of Wabtec Corporation, has completed two years since it started supplying locomotives to the Railways. The company had signed a $2.6-billion contract in 2015 to supply 1,000 locomotives to the national transporter. SANDEEP SELOT, managing director of GE Diesel JV Locomotive and Chief Commercial Officer (South Asia & Thailand), talks to Shine Jacob about the company’s road map, its strategy during the pandemic, and its journey so far. Edited excerpts:

What was the impact of lockdown and Covid-19 on your India operations?

It was an unprecedented time. We had clear priorities laid down for us — to protect