ðɪ ˈɪndiən ɹˈeɪlweɪz ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ʌv mᵻkˈænɪkəl ænd ᵻlˈɛktɹɪkəl ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ ˈɪɹɪmˌiː wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt æz ɐ tˈɛknɪkəl skˈuːl ænd kəmˈɛnst tɹˈeɪnɪŋ mᵻkˈænɪkəl ˈɑːfɪsɚz fɔːɹ ˈɪndiən ɹˈeɪlweɪz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən.
The Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE) was founded in 1888 as a technical school and commenced training Mechanical Officers for Indian Railways in 1927.