The Pakistan Railways (PR) has set an ambitious target to add 275 new locomotives to its fleet shortly in order to revive its passenger and goods trains. “Procurement of 225 new locomotives is in progress, while a new project to purchase 50 additional engines will be launched in July this year,” sources in the Railways told APP. They said that around 45 new passenger coaches and five power plants/electric generator plants had been put in operation, while 152 new coaches were in the pipeline. The sources said that around 27 used locomotives were being overhauled at present, while repairs of 150 locomotives currently in operation would be carried out from July 2012 to improve reliability and performance. The project for doubling of track between Lodhran and Lahore will be completed by December 2012 and would reduce travel time, they added. They said that around eight suspended trains had already been restored, and two passenger trains (Shalimar and Business Express Train) were running between Lahore and Karachi in collaboration with private partners.