diga Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Railways to float tenders to procure solar energy http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/railways-to-float-tenders-to-procure-solar-energy-115062500633_1.html Indian Railways will float tenders to procure at least 200 mega watt of solar energy in the next two months, a step which will promote use of non-conventional energy in its daily functioning. Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Kumar Sinha said the Centre is presently working out details of the plan. The tender is part of Railways' plan to procure 1000 mega watt of solar energy over the next five years. "We have fixed a target of procuring 1000 mega watt solar power in the whole Indian Railways. We are working on it. We are going to float a tender for at least 200 mega watts in next two moths. We have plenty of rooftops available in Indian Railways (to install the panels)," he said. The Ministry has commissioned one mega watt solar power plant - the largest such project in the country till now - at Katra Railway station in Jammu and Kashmir on March 30 this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khalpat Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Bombardier's new trains for Australia's Queensland to be made in India With the Modi government opening up Indian railway infrastructure projects to foreign investments as part of its larger Make in India push, Canada's transportation giant Bombardier is betting big on the country. Bombardier won a $4.1 billion order from the Queensland authorities to deliver 75 new six-car trains that will be manufactured in Gujarat. While Bombardier's share of that order is $2.7 billion as the project lead, its India unit will be executing orders worth $1.5 billion for exports to Australia till 2019. It will also generate 500 full-time jobs http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/nation-world/bombardiers-new-trains-for-australias-queensland-to-be-made-in-india/about-the-project/slideshow/47810648.cms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khalpat Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 175 km railway tracks to be free of human waste from October 2 EW DELHI: Rail tracks in a stretch of 175 km will not be strewn with human excreta from October 2 with installation of bio-toilets on trains plying on two routes, marking completion of the first year of the launch of Swachh Bharat Campaign by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Indian Railway has undertaken an initiative to make 367 km of tracks free from discharge of human waste from toilets on trains in the current fiscal. Of these, 175 km will become discharge-free on October 2. .. Read more at: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/47849855.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/five-injured-as-train-rams-buffer/article7364711.ece The first compartment of the train tilted upwards from the impact of collision with the buffers at the dead-end of the station, where suburban trains on the western line end. Five passengers were injured after a Mumbai l suburban train rammed into a hydraulic buffer on platform number 3 at the Churchgate station at 11.20 a.m. on Sunday. While three of the passengers were provided first aid, two others were referred to the hospital and later discharged as no injury was reported. The first compartment of the train tilted upwards from the impact of collision with the buffers at the dead-end of the station, where suburban trains on the western line end. As per preliminary findings, the authorities said that motorman L.S. Tiwari seemed to have lost control of the locomotive as it entered the station. “He did not report any brake failure or any problem when the train stopped at Marine Lines, the penultimate station, which is just one km from Churchgate. According to his statement, he could not control the train. He did not apply the brakes at the right moment when the train entered Churchgate. Only a detailed inquiry can establish what exactly led to this incident,” Shailendra Kumar, Divisional Railway Manager, Western Railways, told The Hindu. The motorman, a guard and a locomotive inspector have been suspended. Senior officers rushed to the site to monitor restoration work, a railway spokesperson said. Following the accident, local train services were badly hit as trains ran late compelling many commuters to get off the trains and take taxis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Fencing champion Hoshiyar Singh dies after being ‘pushed off’ a train in UP; Railways assures action Ten years after the TV show Mahabharat wrapped up, fencing was introduced in a few schools in Uttar Pradesh in 2000. Hoshiyar Singh and his siblings Munesh Kumar, Suman Singh and Bhagyashree Singh enlisted in their school at Mathura, enamoured by the “talwaarbaazi” they watched every Sunday on the TV. Hoshiyar showed early promise by winning a bronze at the National Under-17 championships in 2004 in Chennai, which had imported sophisticated scoring equipment and was the first thrust by the federation into raising standards in the sport. He specialised in the sabre event and picked up another medal at the School Games a year later http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/national-level-fencing-player-pushed-off-train-dies-railways-assures-action/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 http://www.financialexpress.com/article/miscellaneous/kamayani-janata-express-trains-derail-in-madhya-pradesh-24-killed-25-reported-injured/113901/ Twenty-nine people were killed as two express trains derailed within minutes of each other on flooded tracks while crossing a railway bridge in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh in the dead of night and plunged into the swollen Machak river. There were conflicting versions on the number of casualties in the twin derailment at around 1130 pm last night involving the Varanasi-bound Kamayani Express from Mumbai and the Mumbai-bound Janta express that originated from Patna. The accident occurred between Khirkiya and Bhirangi stations on Khandwa-Irasi sections, 160 km from Bhopal. MP Government spokesman Anupam Rajan said, “29 bodies, including those of 13 men, 11 women and five children, have been recovered so far from the mishap site between Khirkiya and Harda, about 160 km from Bhopal.” And another one today, Hey Prabhu: http://www.financialexpress.com/article/miscellaneous/bangalore-nanded-express-train-accident-south-central-south-western-railway-trains-diverted-helpline-no-09701374062-indian-railways-pro/124538/ Some trains on the South Central and South Western Railway lines have been diverted, said Anil Saxena, PRO of the Indian Railways on Monday soon after a Bangalore-Nanded Express train collided with a lorry in crossing the railway track in Anantpur, Andhra Pradesh. The Bangalore-Nanded Express train accident resulted in the derailment of four coaches and claimed the lives of at least five persons and injured another 25, Saxena told ANI. Preliminary reports confirmed that Karnataka MLA Venkatesh Nayak was among the five people killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diga Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulbul Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 (edited) Big Ticket Railways projects [FDI] approved for Bihar...... Global giants GE and AlstomBSE -1.70 % are likely to be awarded the contracts for setting up of multi- crore diesel and electric locomotive factories in Marhora and Madhepura in Bihar, marking the first major FDI in rail projects. The projects, closely monitored by the PMO, involve manufacturing of 1000 diesel locomotives and 800 electric locomotives over next 11 years and is worth about Rs 40,000 crore. According to the contract, while 5 diesel locos will be imported, the rest 795 will be manufactured at Madhepura as part of the project. Maintenance of the locos will also be the responsibility of the company and for this it will set up two maintenance sheds at Nagpur and Sharanpur. Of the 1,000 diesel locomotives to be manufactured by GE, 700 will be of 4,500 horse power (HP) and 300 of 6,000 HP. Railways will have 26 per cent equity while the global players will have 74 per cent equity in each of the plants.http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/1st-big-fdi-in-rail-ge-alstom-may-get-nods-for-rs-40000-cr-loco-plans-in-bihar/articleshow/49708621.cmshttp://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/1st-big-fdi-in-rail-ge-alstom-may-get-nods-for-rs-40000-cr-loco-plans-in-bihar/articleshow/49708621.cms Edited November 9, 2015 by bulbul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulbul Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 ^ These 2 projects are initially announced by then Great Indian railway minister Lallujee in 2006/2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 More fare hikes! Where are facility hikes except on paper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh bling Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Caterpillar train: Indian Railways engineer's idea wins at MIT climate contestRead more at http://www.ibtimes.co.in/caterpillar-train-indian-railways-engineers-idea-wins-mit-climate-contest-690824#VMf6MIMST1sbvkOQ.99 Quote "" loaded="1" data-integralas-id="f32dab21-1ce2-6927-e69f-3340e60c49b8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"> The 43-year-old engineer is a 1997-batch officer of the Indian Railway Traffic Service and is pursuing PhD in MIT. Earlier, he was posted at Centre for Railway Information Systems in New Delhi. The Caterpillar Train or C-train is a network of lightweight, elevated trains that can run at 100 kms an hour throughout the city. It can reach residential areas with even a five-metre road. The train would be supported on poles that arch and there would be seating for just 20 people. The passengers will be able to choose their destination. "The strength of the concept is its simplicity and its practicability. Some ideas are very good on paper, but not practicable. I guess we won because ours was both," Upadhyaya told The Indian Express. velu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adi_91 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Our Indian Railway authorities had asked some of our Olympic Women's Hockey Team for alleged traveling without ticket. According to law, they don't need one as they are railway authorities themselves! They sat on the floor of the train for sometime before the mistake was realized. How sad can it get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts