AllIsWell | Railways to induct high power locomotives on : September 27, 2013 - 00:00:03 AM |
Railways plans to induct high power locomotives to carry more goods at higher speed as part of its technological upgrading programme.According to the plan, the national transporter has produced the prototype 5500 horsepower (HP) diesel locomotives which are already running as a pilot project in North Central Railway.Known as 5500 HP WDG5, the high power locomotive is being developed by Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) at Varanasi, a production unit of Railways.There will be more such high power locomotives manufactured at the DLW in future, said a senior Railway Ministry official.The 5500 HP WDG5 is primarily aimed at improving the capacity with higher balancing speed. The locomotive is equipped with advanced technology such as electronic fuel injection (for higher fuel efficiency and emission control) to run at 100 km per hour speed higher axle load.DLW's locomotive designs implement collision protection, provision for heating, ventilation and air conditioning and improved visibility thereby setting up new standards for crew comport and safety.Currently, DLW manufactures locomotives with a wide horsepower range, from 1400 HP to 5500 HP for multiple track gauges.Besides meeting the needs of non-railway customers in India, DLW is exporting locomotives to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Malaysia, Tanzania, Sudan, Senegal, Mozambique and Myanmar.The factory is also manufacturing diesel generator (DG) sets and supplying them to Nuclear Power Corporation India Limited's plants at Kota, Narora, Kaiga and Kalpakkam. |
riteshexpert | Delayed, city residents eagerly await launch of Amritsar-Lalkuan Express on : September 27, 2013 - 00:00:22 AM |
Amritsar: Even as the Union Railway Ministry had announced the commencement of Amritsar-Lalkuan Express in February this year, its launch has got delayed due to want of notification.It has been learnt that the racks have arrived here for the train which would operate once in a week.The train would facilitate a large section of Sikh population residing in Lalkuan area of Uttarakhand, which is also called mini-Punjab in the hill state. Operationalisation of the train is being keenly awaited by the families whose relatives are settled in this part of Uttarakhand where Bajpur and Udham Singh Nagar having sizeable Sikh population are situated.Nishan Singh, a local resident, whose relatives reside at Bajpur, said a stoppage at Baijpur must be announced to felicitate smooth travel for the Punjabi families living there. He maintained that odd departure schedule of 12 pm from Lal Kuan was highly inconvenient for the passengers, especially coming from far off places.He said a three-hour-long stay at Muradabad would unnecessarily prolong the journey. He said for the convenience of the public, the train’s name must reflect a prominent place like Amritsar-Uttarakhand instead of Lal Kuan which is not widely known.Naresh Chander Goel, Divisional Railway Manager, Ferozepur Range, said they were awaiting the arrival of notification to start the train. He said the decision for naming the train was done at the headquarters level. The decision on fixing the schedule for the train’s departure was taken after evaluating various factors in account, he added. He said no final decision had been taken on the VVIP who would flag off the train. |
Mafia | ECoR GENERATED MORE THAN ONE LAKHS ADDITIONAL BERTHS TO AVOID RUSH DURING PUJA SEASON. on : September 27, 2013 - 00:00:28 AM |
16 SPECIAL TRAINS TOWARDS DIFFERENT DESTINATIONS |
nikhilndls | Work to begin on Rae Bareli’s 2nd rail factory on : September 27, 2013 - 00:00:32 AM |
Plans to set up the Rs. 960 crore forged wheel factory of the Indian Railways at UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s constituency in Rae Bareli are taking shape, with factory construction work scheduled to begin shortly.“Blueprints of the factory plan have been finalised. The foundation laying function and “bhoomi pujan’ (traditional prayers) is expected this month. Dates are being finalised,” Chairman Railway Board Arunendra Kumar told HT.Proposed as a joint venture project between the Railways and the Steel PSU Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), this is the public transporter’s second gift to Rae Bareli.The new facility, planned over a 27 acre plot adjacent to the existing rail coach factory at Lalgunj, is targeted to be commissioned in 2017-18.Last December, a Memor-andum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Railways and the RINL. “The Railways will annually buy 50,000 wheels in the first year of production and the orders will go up to 1 lakh in coming years”, Kumar said.According to the terms of agreement, RINL will invest the money to build the factory, while the land has been leased by the Railway ministry for 30 years at the rate of 8% of the current value of land. |
irmafia | ECoR GENERATED MORE THAN ONE LAKHS ADDITIONAL BERTHS TO AVOID RUSH DURING PUJA SEASON. on : September 27, 2013 - 00:00:38 AM |
16 SPECIAL TRAINS TOWARDS DIFFERENT DESTINATIONS |
puneetmafia | Train services affected on Vadodara-Bharuch route on : September 27, 2013 - 00:00:42 AM |
VADODARA: Sixteen trains were cancelled by the railways on Wednesday due to waterlogging between Vadodara and Bharuch railway stations. Several other trains were diverted, partially cancelled or rescheduled.A release by Vadodara division of Western Railway stated that five trains were partially cancelled, while five others were rescheduled. Four trains were short-terminated at stations much before their destinations even as nine others were diverted.The division also announced that Vadodara-Bhilad (19114), Valsad-Dahod (12929), Valsad-Ahmedabad (19109) and Mumbai-Ferozepur (19023) trains would remain cancelled Thursday. The division has also started a helpline number (0265-2362012) to give information regarding the trains. |
greatindian | 16 spl trains, over a lakh extra berths by ECoR for Puja rush on : September 27, 2013 - 02:55:24 AM |
More than one lakh additional berths have been created by the East Coast Railway (ECoR) to clear the waitlisted passengers during the ensuing Durga Puja season.The ECoR would run special trains to various destinations from its jurisdiction and also by augmenting additional coaches in different mail/express trains, official sources said.Through this, over one lakh additional berths have been created to provide comfortable journey to the passengers during this peak Puja-rush season, they added.Similarly, the Railways is running 16 Special Trains from and through the ECoR jurisdiction out of which seven special trains (65 trips) are originating from the ECoR System, officials added.These trains are as follows - Bhubaneswar-New Delhi AC Super fast Express via Angul and Sambalpur City, Bhubaneswar-Yesvantpur AC Super fast Express, Visakhapatnam-Tata via Keonjhar, Puri-Santragachhi, Puri-Sealdah, Visakhapatnam-Kollam and Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad AC Super fast Express. |
greatindian | First double decker train to be flagged off tomorrow in Bhopal on : September 27, 2013 - 02:55:33 AM |
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Jitendar | इंटरसिटी एक्सप्रेस में कोच न लगने पर हंगामा on : September 27, 2013 - 02:55:46 AM |
बरेली : रेल अफसरों की मनमानी यात्रियों पर काफी भारी पड़ रही है। गुरुवार को जंक्शन से दिल्ली जाने वाली 14315 इंटरसिटी एक्सप्रेस में डी-09 चेयरकार कोच अचानक हटा दिया। इसमें 104 यात्रियों का रिजर्वेशन था। कोच में सफर करने वाले यात्रियों ने कोच को काफी तलाश किया। लेकिन कोच नहीं मिला। इससे खफा यात्रियों ने प्लेटफार्म पर ही हंगामा किया। ट्रेन के टीटीई ने यात्रियों को समझाने का प्रयास किया। मगर, रिजर्वेशन के बाद भी बर्थ न मिलने से खफा यात्री शांत नहीं हुए। टीटीई ने स्टेशन मास्टर को कोच न होने की जानकारी दी। जिसके चलते स्टेशन मास्टर ने निर्धारित समय सुबह 04:50 बजे ट्रेन को रवाना कर दिया। इससे मजबूरी में यात्री जनरल समेत अन्य कोच में सवार हो गए। इसके अलावा रामपुर, मुरादाबाद, अमरोहा स्टेशनों पर भी यात्रियों ने हंगामा किया। स्टेशन अधीक्षक एजे सिद्दीकी की ने बताया कि कोच में खराबी के चलते कम किया गया था। |
Mafia | Work to begin on Rae Bareli’s 2nd rail factory on : September 27, 2013 - 02:55:53 AM |
Plans to set up the Rs. 960 crore forged wheel factory of the Indian Railways at UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s constituency in Rae Bareli are taking shape, with factory construction work scheduled to begin shortly.“Blueprints of the factory plan have been finalised. The foundation laying function and “bhoomi pujan’ (traditional prayers) is expected this month. Dates are being finalised,” Chairman Railway Board Arunendra Kumar told HT.Proposed as a joint venture project between the Railways and the Steel PSU Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), this is the public transporter’s second gift to Rae Bareli.The new facility, planned over a 27 acre plot adjacent to the existing rail coach factory at Lalgunj, is targeted to be commissioned in 2017-18.Last December, a Memor-andum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Railways and the RINL. “The Railways will annually buy 50,000 wheels in the first year of production and the orders will go up to 1 lakh in coming years”, Kumar said.According to the terms of agreement, RINL will invest the money to build the factory, while the land has been leased by the Railway ministry for 30 years at the rate of 8% of the current value of land. |
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