TEJAS Express : A New era of high speed train in INDIAN RAILWAYS (200Kmph)

The first coach of the Railway's premium offering - the premium Tejas brand of trains - has been built at the Rail Coach Factory at Kapurthala and is expected to be put on trial soon. 

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.

First Look of "Humsafar Express" Coaches at RCF

The first look of coaches of Humsafar train wrapped in sky blue vinyl sheets with earthy red border,  equipped with CCTV and fire safety devices.

       Fully furnished coach at Rail Coach Factory.

Manufactured at Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala, 21 Humsafar coaches will be despatched to New Delhi station next month.

Delhi to Kolkata in 4 hours? The Spanish TALGO bullet train.

TALGO : A New Arrival

Talgo is one of the leading companies in Spanish railway sector , started in 1941. Talgo is running almost all around the world and now in INDIA. Talgo has been wooing India for years and got its breakthrough this year to prove that they can slash travel time by 30%. The main reason for which it is allowed for trials that IR won't need to change the track for it.

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KNOW MORE OF THE DMU/EMU/MEMU. HOW DO THEY WORK??

Electric multiple unit (EMU) or Diesel multiple unit (DMU) 

Electric multiple unit (EMU) or Diesel multiple unit (DMU) refers to coaches/cars used for mostly suburban areas. These trains have multiple self propelled coaches/bogies either electric motors or diesel for each car.  As opposed to the convention where the passengers are in coaches that are not self-propelling and a locomotive hauls the train, in these cars that carries passengers also has the motive power. EMU/DMU have TRACTION motors installed to them in the bogies itself which propels the cars.

Following article will explore mainly about the shelf propelling bogie i.e DMC (diesel motor car) of an EMU/DMU.

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SEMI HIGH SPEED COACHES ROLL OUT BY 2017,JUNE

Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala, has started manufacturing coaches, which are capable of running at the speed of 200 kilometres per hour (kmph). The first rake of 20 such coaches would be rolled out by June 2017.

RCF general manager R P Nibariya said the first four coaches - executive chair cars and AC chair cars two each - would be rolled by next month. As the signal distance for the high speed coaches would remain the same as is with other trains, special emphasis has been laid on the brake system to quicken and strengthen it. The coaches of Alstom-LHB configuration would now have stainless steel disc brakes, sintered pads and electro-pneumatically assisted brake system.

"BHEEM" EMDWGD 5

Diesel train for Indian Railways - the WDG5

These are the main pictures of # 50001, the model WDG5 train at DLW, Varanasi. At 5,500 HP, this is the most intense diesel train to be ever constructed in India. The train is prepared, with the exception of the RRT (Real Road Test) freedom from CRS. The train or the arrangement is named Bheem, after the solid Pandav sibling from epic of Mahabharat. The loco has a 20 cylinder EMD prime mover and an AC-AC transmission.

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Not Right Time for Bullet Train in India

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train picks up speed

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R98,000 crore venture to fabricate a 505-km slug train passageway was passed a year ago, no further dialogs had occurred. Slated to start in 2017 and be finished in five years, the task is said to be the response to tending to the developing weight on existing long separation trains, street transport and air go, as indicated by the Indian Railways.