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Official Press release by Indian railways on yesterday's trials of TALGO on New Delhi Mumbai sector.
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100 WAP5s delivered.

http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding_08_16.pdf

Next month , 3 more to be delivered. 2 To GZB and 1 to BRC.

Note :- There are 2 new electric loco sheds either under commissioning or proposed. [Excluding ELS for DFCs]
1.ELS at Bilaspur. (Proposed )
2.KJGY ( Khan Alam Pura Junction And Goods Yard ) ( Newly Commissioned )
 
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Khan Alam Pura was commissioned about an year and a half. It presently homes WAG 7 only and once Barauni Guwahati routes gets fully electrified, it will be a really big shed. The said line is developed as a bypass route to NDLS CNB MGS grand chord which is terribly congested.
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@anant_s

Sir,

Wish to read your views about last rail budget and current status of our railway.
There are lots of things happening but some unsolved puzzles also is there such as Rail coach factory to be started at Palakkad.
If you have spare time in this week, I'm politly asking a few mins of its to this.
 
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Tracking history: Century-old saloon coach restored

Chennai: For the gora sahib travelling to inspect the pride of the British Raj - the railway, the glass windows once framed the undulating arid landscape of the Marathwada region. Close to 100 years after it first trundled down the line connecting Nagpur to Jabalpur, the same coach has now been restored to its former glory and rests in the regional railway museum in the city.

Railway Board sanctioned for the museum in Chennai, only to find that it was sent to a museum in Pune," said Jagadeesan N, senior engineer, planning and furnishing at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai. While walking around the railway yard, Jagadeesan and his colleague came across the century-old coach, which served as a saloon for railway officers. "It was part of a narrow gauge train. The wood had rotted, leaving gaping holes, and the metal was twisted. We could vaguely make out that the coach once had a bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom," said Jagadeesan. They also identified three other coaches, which was part of the rich history of the narrow gauge lines that criss-crossed India: A postal coach, another a first-class compartment and a third guard-cum-luggage van. These coaches were part of the trains that used to run between Nagpur andChhindwara and Jabalpur.

While narrow-gauge lines are now restricted only to a few routes in hilly terrains, there were once more than 100 narrow-gauge lines in the country. Until 2015, narrow gauge lines covered only 2,000km of the total 1.15lakh km of the railway network. With a 622-km network, the Nagpur division of South-East Central Railway is considered one of the biggest narrow gauge (NG) routes in Indian Railways at present

The four coaches were brought by road from Nagpur on three trailer trucks. But it wasn't until six years later that the railway museum officials here got funds to refurbish the coaches. "As of now, we have renovated only the 1906 coach as it required extensive work," said Arun Devraj, curator of the museum here. The wooden walls were painted, the metal floor welded and colonial furniture introduced to recreate the era when narrow-gauge trains weren't just valued as heritage but were a lifeline. Officials are now in the process of renovating the postal coach with the help of private players, following which they will begin work on the other two coaches, which were manufactured in 1968.
Arun said the 100-year-old renovated coach has been thrown open to visitors, which mostly comprises school children. "Unlike in other railway museums where people are not allowed to touch the exhibits, visitors here can sit inside a coupe and relive a bygone era," he said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...aloon-coach-restored/articleshow/53531284.cms

Ashok Kumar Gupta is GM of SWR

Ashok Kumar Gupta
has assumed office as general manager of South Western Railway (SWR).

Mr. Gupta, an engineering graduate, took charge on Tuesday. He was the director of Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Jamalpur, before assuming the new post.

Mr. Gupta joined Indian Railways in 1981, and has served in several executive and managerial positions in various railway zonessince then.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-pape...k-kumar-gupta-is-gm-of-swr/article8940165.ece

Sudhanshu Mani appointed as new GM for ICF


Sudhanshu Mani has been appointed as General Manager, Integral Coach Factory. Prior to this, he was Chief Mechanical Engineer, Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka Bengaluru.

Mani belongs to 1979 batch of Indian Railways Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME). He has over 36 years of experience in Indian Railways and worked in areas like workshop management, railway operations, project management, planning and R&D.

In his earlier capacities, he had worked as Advisor (Minister), Berlin, at Embassy of India, Germany; Divisional Railway Manager, South Western Railway, Bengaluru; Executive Director in Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO), Lucknow and Chief Workshop Manager, Lallaguda Workshop, says an ICF release.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com...ppointed-as-new-gm-for-icf/article8938630.ece




Railways' passenger earnings fall by nearly 10%


The financial effect of social service obligation on railways for the fiscal 2015-16 is Rs 24,938.57 crore, Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain said in a written reply.

The passenger earnings of the Indian Railway for first quarter of 2016-17 (upto June-16) is is 9.97 percent less than the Budget proportion of Rs 12,845.41 crore during the said period at Rs 11,629.31 crore, Lok Sabha was told today.

The financial effect of social service obligation on railways for the fiscal 2015-16 is Rs 24,938.57 crore, Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain said in a written reply.

He said the earnings of passenger segment of railways for 2015-16 is Rs 44,283.26 crore.

Railways carry out certain transport activities which are uneconomic in nature but conducted in the larger interest of the society.

Commodities like fruit and vegetables, bamboos, paper, sugarcane, manufactured cotton, charcoal, brick tiles and firewood among others were transported by railways at "below cost operation" as social service obligation.

Losses incurred on such services, staff welfare and law and order costs, are assessed every year and termed as social service obligation of railways, Gohain added.


http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy/railways-passenger-earnings-fall-by-nearly-10_7192221.html
 
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@anant_s Tejas Trains ... Just wondering when we have Shatabdi, then .....?

Tejas train: Indian Railways may start getting coaches by August-end
By: Swarnim Ajay | Published: August 4, 2016 3:51 PM

Indian Railways has placed an order for one Tejas rake consisting of 14 chair cars, 3 executive chair cars and 3 power cars with the RCF.
Indian Railways-led by Suresh Prabhu may start getting Tejas coaches by the end of this month. Coaches of the train are being made at the Rail Coach Factory at Kapurthala, Punjab and will be handed over to the Ministry of Railways by August end. “In the initial phase, 1 chair car, 1 executive chair car and 1 power car coaches will be handed over to the Railways by the end of August,” a RCF official said. Indian Railways has placed an order for one Tejas rake consisting of 14 chair cars, 3 executive chair cars and 3 power cars with the RCF.
Tejas will operate at speeds of 130 kmph and above and offer onboard services such as entertainment, local cuisine, WiFi. Tejas coaches will be equipped with 22 new features, including entertainment screens for each passenger along with phone socket and LED boards for communicating safety instructions. There will be water level indicators in bio-vacuum toilets, sensorised taps and hand driers. Both Tejas and Hamsafar will have CCTVs, and fire and smoke detection and suppression system.
In pic: Tejas coaches under construction at Rail Coach Factory
Tejas chair car (Image by RCF)
The train will have high-tech entertainment units, Wi-Fi facility and integrated braille displays, to give its passengers the feel of world-class travel.
Lavatory fitted with soap dispenser, hair dryer (Image by RCF)
We look at some other key features:
1) Tejas coaches will have Executive Class and Chair Cars, while those of Hamsafar will have 3-AC.
2) Tejas coaches will be equipped with 22 new features, including entertainment screens for each passenger along with hand phone socket and LED boards for communicating safety instructions.
3) There will be water level indicators in bio-vacuum toilets, sensorised taps and hand driers.
4) Attempts have been made to provide state-of-the-art facilities in Tejas, including tea and coffee vending machines, magazines and snack tables, according to reports.
In pic: Tejas coaches under construction at Rail Coach Factory (Image RCF)
The route of the train hasn’t been decided yet. Meanwhile, RCF has already handed over one rake of the proposed Humsafar train to Indian Railways. Railways had placed an order for 5 Humsafar rakes with RCF, consisting of 19 3-tier AC coaches and 2 power cars. Humsafar has been proposed as a fully air-conditioned third AC service with an optional service for meals.
http://www.financialexpress.com/ind...ing-coaches-by-august-end/338229/?Socialmedia
 
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Oldest Electric Locomotive on IR.
commissioned on 1 May 1973, 20471 (WAM 4 class) is oldest surviving locomotive still working (departmental duties only). It belongs to Ghaziabad Shed of Northern Railways
Looks like the grandpa of WAP-5s. :D
You can see the experience of four decades on its face.:)
 
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Tejas train: Indian Railways may start getting coaches by August-end

Indian Railways-led by Suresh Prabhu may start getting Tejas coaches by the end of this month.

By: Swarnim Ajay | Published: August 4, 2016 3:51 PM
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Indian Railways has placed an order for one Tejas rake consisting of 14 chair cars, 3 executive chair cars and 3 power cars with the RCF.
Indian Railways-led by Suresh Prabhu may start getting Tejas coaches by the end of this month. Coaches of the train are being made at the Rail Coach Factory at Kapurthala, Punjab and will be handed over to the Ministry of Railways by August end. “In the initial phase, 1 chair car, 1 executive chair car and 1 power car coaches will be handed over to the Railways by the end of August,” a RCF official said. Indian Railways has placed an order for one Tejas rake consisting of 14 chair cars, 3 executive chair cars and 3 power cars with the RCF.

Tejas will operate at speeds of 130 kmph and above and offer onboard services such as entertainment, local cuisine, WiFi. Tejas coaches will be equipped with 22 new features, including entertainment screens for each passenger along with phone socket and LED boards for communicating safety instructions. There will be water level indicators in bio-vacuum toilets, sensorized taps and hand driers. Both Tejas and Hamsafar will have CCTVs, and fire and smoke detection and suppression system.
In pic: Tejas coaches under construction at Rail Coach Factory

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Tejas chair car (Image by RCF)

The train will have high-tech entertainment units, Wi-Fi facility and integrated braille displays, to give its passengers the feel of world-class travel.

3-3.jpg

Lavatory fitted with soap dispenser, hair dryer (Image by RCF)

We look at some other key features:
1) Tejas coaches will have Executive Class and Chair Cars, while those of Hamsafar will have 3-AC.
2) Tejas coaches will be equipped with 22 new features, including entertainment screens for each passenger along with hand phone socket and LED boards for communicating safety instructions.
3) There will be water level indicators in bio-vacuum toilets, sensorized taps and hand driers.
4) Attempts have been made to provide state-of-the-art facilities in Tejas, including tea and coffee vending machines, magazines and snack tables, according to reports.

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In pic: Tejas coaches under construction at Rail Coach Factory (Image RCF)

The route of the train hasn’t been decided yet. Meanwhile, RCF has already handed over one rake of the proposed Humsafar train to Indian Railways. Railways had placed an order for 5 Humsafar rakes with RCF, consisting of 19 3-tier AC coaches and 2 power cars. Humsafar has been proposed as a fully air-conditioned third AC service with an optional service for meals.

http://www.financialexpress.com/ind...ing-coaches-by-august-end/338229/?Socialmedia
 
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View attachment 323264

Oldest Electric Locomotive on IR.
commissioned on 1 May 1973, 20472 (WAM 4 class) is oldest surviving locomotive still working (departmental duties only). It belongs to Ghaziabad Shed of Northern Railways

A typo from your side sir...

Loco Number 20471was scrapped in 2008 after its short service with MGS after being transferred from Ghaziabad.

Its brother 20474 too is alive doing departmental duties in LDH.

@anant_s Its claimed that upto 4 MUed WAM4s have been used in past , any pic or video for them ?

I have seen 5 MUed WDM3A/G3 shakti moving light ( 2 WDM3Aa were dead )but never a MUed WAM4....
 
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