The average speed of the trains will increase by 10-15 per cent by 2021-22, provided the railways achieve 100 per cent electrification of its network.
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Heinzmann to retrofit IR’s diesel locomotives
Heinzmann GmbH & Co has received a major order from Indian Rialways (IR) to retrofit an initial 40 diesel locomotives to run on natural gas. This minimises the diesel injection, which is only needed to ignite the gas-air mixture.
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Railways invite RfQ for Rs 320 bn projects
Media reports indicate that the Indian Railways invited requests for qualification (RfQ) from domestic and foreign firms for setting up two locomotive factories at an investment of Rs 32,000 crore. The Railways expects to award these two projects, which include setting up diesel locomotive factory and a electric locomotive factory, by December. The Railways planned to set up an electric locomotive factory at Madhepura and a diesel locomotive factory at Marh
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RAIL (MIS)CONNECTION
Words have never been a problem for Chief Minister Mayawati and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee. Both of them are great at politics—emotive, speaking from the heart.