Varanasi: Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) received the International Railway Industry Standard (IRIS) certification from UNIFE, an association of Europe’s rail supply companies active in the design, manufacture, maintenance and refurbishment of rail transport systems, subsystems and related equipment. IRIS is an internationally recognized management system standard specific to the railway industry.
According to the DLW CPRO Nitin Mehrotra, DLW has become the first locomotive manufacturing unit in the country to get such a certification based on ISO/TS 22163:2017 for rolling stock design, development and manufacture of locomotives.
This certification would help in getting increased demand of locomotives in international market.
