"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.