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Railways Shares Video Of India's Most Powerful Electric Locomotive: ''Beast Of...''
Named 'Wag12B', these electric locomotives of12,000 horsepower (HP) are the country's most powerful indigenous locomotives, and are used for freight service.
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Siemens To Make 1,200 Electric Freight Locomotives For Railways
Siemens, India will manufacture 1,200 electric freight locomotives of 9,000 HP each for the railways, according to the terms of a contract valued at Rs 26,000 crore, the national transporter said on Saturday.
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Former SpaceX Engineers Are Making Electric & Self-Driving Railway Vehicles
Parallel Systems wants to reopen small rails roads with its electric autonomous locomotive
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In A First, Train With Electric Locomotive Arrives In Guwahati
A parcel train rolled into Kamakhya Railway Station in Guwahati on Thursday, making it the "first-ever" train to be pulled by an electric locomotive in Assam.
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Watch: Workers Made To Push Train Wagon After Snag In Madhya Pradesh
A technical fault with a tower wagon (a self-propelled unit used to inspect over-head cables powering electric locomotives) at a railway station in Madhya Pradesh's Harda led to a heartbreaking sight - around three dozen people forced to push it.
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General Motors To Supply Electric Batteries, Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems For Wabtec Locomotive
General Motors Co will supply electric batteries and hydrogen fuel cell systems for rail supplier Wabtec Corp's locomotives, in a move extending the No. 1 U.S. automaker's reach outside the automotive sector.
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Alstom's Electric Locomotives Approved To Run Freight Trains At 120 kmph
The Railway Ministry has approved Alstom-built 12,000-horsepower (HP) electric locomotives to run freight trains at a maximum speed of 120 kmph, a statement from the French company said on Wednesday.
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Engineers In Punjab Make 1st Battery-Operated Engine Of Northern Railway
The electric engineers of Northern Railway have built a battery-operated engine, which can be used for shunting operations. It is built from the old electric locomotive engines at a cost of Rs 5 lakhs in a month's time.
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PM Flags Off The World's First Diesel To Electric Locomotive In Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in his constituency, Varanasi, today to flag off the world's first diesel to electric locomotive. The project was completed by the Diesel Locomotives Works in record time. PM Modi took keen interest and went around the factory and inspected the engine from inside.
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In A First, Railways Converts Diesel Locomotive To Electric
Keeping with the Railways' mission of 100 per cent electrification and de-carbonisation, Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi, has converted a diesel locomotive to run on electric traction at almost twice the power, an official said on Thursday.
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Northern Railway Gets High Speed Locomotive, With Improved Aerodynamics
The Northern Railway today received its first aerodynamically designed passenger electric locomotive capable of running at 200 kmph, an official said. "The first aerodynamically designed three-phase WAP-5 passenger electric locomotive built by the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works has been introduced in service in Northern Railway today," a senior rail...
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Narendra Modi In Bihar: State Has Shown Most Improvement In Swachh Bharat Mission, Says PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Bihar today to join in the centenary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi's Champaran Satyagraha.
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PM Launches All-Electric Superfast Train, A Make-In-India Leap: 10 Points
In Patna to mark the centenary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi's Champaran Satyagraha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today unveiled a handful of projects worth around 6600 crore, flagged off India's first all-electric superfast train and gave a boost to the Clean India mission. There was also a show of solidarity with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who...
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Indian Railways To Get First High-Speed Electric Locomotive: 5 Facts
Indian Railways is all set to add the first high-speed electric locomotive to its list of transport vehicles. The electric locomotive, with a 12,000 horsepower (HP), will be flagged off from Bihar's Madhepura loco factory by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. Till now, the most powerful electric engine in India was of 6,000 HP. With the launc...
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Railway Clears Rs 12,000 Crore Plan To Make Trains Safer
The Indian Railways has cleared a Rs 12,000-crore proposal to equip electric locomotives with the latest European train protection system.
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Railways Shares Video Of India's Most Powerful Electric Locomotive: ''Beast Of...''
Named 'Wag12B', these electric locomotives of12,000 horsepower (HP) are the country's most powerful indigenous locomotives, and are used for freight service.
-
Siemens To Make 1,200 Electric Freight Locomotives For Railways
Siemens, India will manufacture 1,200 electric freight locomotives of 9,000 HP each for the railways, according to the terms of a contract valued at Rs 26,000 crore, the national transporter said on Saturday.
-
Former SpaceX Engineers Are Making Electric & Self-Driving Railway Vehicles
Parallel Systems wants to reopen small rails roads with its electric autonomous locomotive
-
In A First, Train With Electric Locomotive Arrives In Guwahati
A parcel train rolled into Kamakhya Railway Station in Guwahati on Thursday, making it the "first-ever" train to be pulled by an electric locomotive in Assam.
-
Watch: Workers Made To Push Train Wagon After Snag In Madhya Pradesh
A technical fault with a tower wagon (a self-propelled unit used to inspect over-head cables powering electric locomotives) at a railway station in Madhya Pradesh's Harda led to a heartbreaking sight - around three dozen people forced to push it.
-
General Motors To Supply Electric Batteries, Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems For Wabtec Locomotive
General Motors Co will supply electric batteries and hydrogen fuel cell systems for rail supplier Wabtec Corp's locomotives, in a move extending the No. 1 U.S. automaker's reach outside the automotive sector.
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Alstom's Electric Locomotives Approved To Run Freight Trains At 120 kmph
The Railway Ministry has approved Alstom-built 12,000-horsepower (HP) electric locomotives to run freight trains at a maximum speed of 120 kmph, a statement from the French company said on Wednesday.
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Engineers In Punjab Make 1st Battery-Operated Engine Of Northern Railway
The electric engineers of Northern Railway have built a battery-operated engine, which can be used for shunting operations. It is built from the old electric locomotive engines at a cost of Rs 5 lakhs in a month's time.
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PM Flags Off The World's First Diesel To Electric Locomotive In Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in his constituency, Varanasi, today to flag off the world's first diesel to electric locomotive. The project was completed by the Diesel Locomotives Works in record time. PM Modi took keen interest and went around the factory and inspected the engine from inside.
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In A First, Railways Converts Diesel Locomotive To Electric
Keeping with the Railways' mission of 100 per cent electrification and de-carbonisation, Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi, has converted a diesel locomotive to run on electric traction at almost twice the power, an official said on Thursday.
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Northern Railway Gets High Speed Locomotive, With Improved Aerodynamics
The Northern Railway today received its first aerodynamically designed passenger electric locomotive capable of running at 200 kmph, an official said. "The first aerodynamically designed three-phase WAP-5 passenger electric locomotive built by the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works has been introduced in service in Northern Railway today," a senior rail...
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Narendra Modi In Bihar: State Has Shown Most Improvement In Swachh Bharat Mission, Says PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Bihar today to join in the centenary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi's Champaran Satyagraha.
-
PM Launches All-Electric Superfast Train, A Make-In-India Leap: 10 Points
In Patna to mark the centenary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi's Champaran Satyagraha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today unveiled a handful of projects worth around 6600 crore, flagged off India's first all-electric superfast train and gave a boost to the Clean India mission. There was also a show of solidarity with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who...
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Indian Railways To Get First High-Speed Electric Locomotive: 5 Facts
Indian Railways is all set to add the first high-speed electric locomotive to its list of transport vehicles. The electric locomotive, with a 12,000 horsepower (HP), will be flagged off from Bihar's Madhepura loco factory by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. Till now, the most powerful electric engine in India was of 6,000 HP. With the launc...
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Railway Clears Rs 12,000 Crore Plan To Make Trains Safer
The Indian Railways has cleared a Rs 12,000-crore proposal to equip electric locomotives with the latest European train protection system.
