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China Tests ADAS-Type Technology To Move 7 Freight Trains Wirelessly
The new system would allow more freight trains to run without the need for new tracks. In the test-run, the freight trains had a combined cargo capacity of 35,000 tonnes and ran much more closely than the single units.
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Why Do Trains Slow Down Before Tunnels And Bridges? 5 Reasons You Should Know
If you have ever noticed your train slowing before entering a tunnel or crossing a bridge, there is a reason - five of them, in fact.
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600 Kilometres In 18 Hours: First Freight Train Reaches Kashmir's Anantnag
The first freight train arrived in the Kashmir Valley on Saturday as the Northern Railway opened its Anantnag goods shed under its larger Udhampur-Srinagar"-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project for the movement of goods, officials said.
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India To Launch Its First Car Ferry Train Service Between Mumbai And Goa During Ganesh Chaturthi
Konkan Railway to commence India's first car ferry train from Mumbai to Goa. The freight charge is Rs 7,875 per car for a one-way journey.
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PM Modi Inaugurates Locomotive Manufacturing Plant In Gujarat's Dahod
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated a Locomotive Manufacturing plant of the Indian Railways in Dahod, Gujarat, marking a significant milestone in enhancing the nation's railway infrastructure and freight capacity.
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Goods Train Derails in UP's Amroha, 15 Trains Cancelled Or Diverted
Twelve wagons of a Delhi-bound freight train derailed near the Amroha railway station in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday evening, officials said.
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2 Wagons Of Goods Train Derail Near Jammu, Traffic Hit For Over An Hour
Two wagons of a freight train derailed near Jammu on Sunday, causing disruption in the train traffic between Jammu and Katra railway stations for over an hour, officials said.
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Railway Probe After 50-Coach Runaway Train's 70-km Journey Without Driver
Indian Railways said Monday it had ordered an investigation after a runaway freight train loaded with gravel travelled 70 km (43 miles) without a driver.
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Entrepreneur Pitches Business Idea To Railways Minister On Paper Napkin, Gets A Call
Eastern Railway general manager Milind K Deouskar and other senior officers met Akshay Satnaliwala at the ER headquarters in Kolkata and discussed the freight prospects suggested by his firm
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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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8 Killed In Thailand After Freight Train Hits Truck Crossing Railway Track
Eight people were killed on Friday when a freight train hit a pick-up truck trying to cross the tracks in central Thailand, the kingdom's railway agency said.
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6 Injured As 2 Goods Trains Derail After Collision In Madhya Pradesh
Six railway personnel, including two locomotive pilots, were injured when a moving freight train derailed after hitting a stationary goods train in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district today, railway officials said.
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OTP-Based Digital Locks To Soon Guard Goods, Parcel Trains Against Theft
An OTP-based digital locking system will soon be introduced in the Railways to guard against theft on board its freight and parcel trains, a senior official said Tuesday.
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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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Vande Bharat-Based Freight Services Soon, 1st Train On Delhi-Mumbai Route
Indian Railways is planning to introduce super-fast parcel services keeping in mind the objective of capturing additional high-value and time-sensitive cargoes.
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China Tests ADAS-Type Technology To Move 7 Freight Trains Wirelessly
The new system would allow more freight trains to run without the need for new tracks. In the test-run, the freight trains had a combined cargo capacity of 35,000 tonnes and ran much more closely than the single units.
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Why Do Trains Slow Down Before Tunnels And Bridges? 5 Reasons You Should Know
If you have ever noticed your train slowing before entering a tunnel or crossing a bridge, there is a reason - five of them, in fact.
-
600 Kilometres In 18 Hours: First Freight Train Reaches Kashmir's Anantnag
The first freight train arrived in the Kashmir Valley on Saturday as the Northern Railway opened its Anantnag goods shed under its larger Udhampur-Srinagar"-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project for the movement of goods, officials said.
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India To Launch Its First Car Ferry Train Service Between Mumbai And Goa During Ganesh Chaturthi
Konkan Railway to commence India's first car ferry train from Mumbai to Goa. The freight charge is Rs 7,875 per car for a one-way journey.
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PM Modi Inaugurates Locomotive Manufacturing Plant In Gujarat's Dahod
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated a Locomotive Manufacturing plant of the Indian Railways in Dahod, Gujarat, marking a significant milestone in enhancing the nation's railway infrastructure and freight capacity.
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Goods Train Derails in UP's Amroha, 15 Trains Cancelled Or Diverted
Twelve wagons of a Delhi-bound freight train derailed near the Amroha railway station in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday evening, officials said.
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2 Wagons Of Goods Train Derail Near Jammu, Traffic Hit For Over An Hour
Two wagons of a freight train derailed near Jammu on Sunday, causing disruption in the train traffic between Jammu and Katra railway stations for over an hour, officials said.
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Railway Probe After 50-Coach Runaway Train's 70-km Journey Without Driver
Indian Railways said Monday it had ordered an investigation after a runaway freight train loaded with gravel travelled 70 km (43 miles) without a driver.
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Entrepreneur Pitches Business Idea To Railways Minister On Paper Napkin, Gets A Call
Eastern Railway general manager Milind K Deouskar and other senior officers met Akshay Satnaliwala at the ER headquarters in Kolkata and discussed the freight prospects suggested by his firm
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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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8 Killed In Thailand After Freight Train Hits Truck Crossing Railway Track
Eight people were killed on Friday when a freight train hit a pick-up truck trying to cross the tracks in central Thailand, the kingdom's railway agency said.
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6 Injured As 2 Goods Trains Derail After Collision In Madhya Pradesh
Six railway personnel, including two locomotive pilots, were injured when a moving freight train derailed after hitting a stationary goods train in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district today, railway officials said.
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OTP-Based Digital Locks To Soon Guard Goods, Parcel Trains Against Theft
An OTP-based digital locking system will soon be introduced in the Railways to guard against theft on board its freight and parcel trains, a senior official said Tuesday.
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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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Vande Bharat-Based Freight Services Soon, 1st Train On Delhi-Mumbai Route
Indian Railways is planning to introduce super-fast parcel services keeping in mind the objective of capturing additional high-value and time-sensitive cargoes.
