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After 75 years of Long wait....finally reaches its destination!
Congratulations Manipur .
The first ever Goods Train reached Rani Gaidinliu Railway Station, Tamenglong, Manipur on January 27.
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After 75 years of Long wait....finally reaches its destination!
Congratulations Manipur .
The first ever Goods Train reached Rani Gaidinliu Railway Station, Tamenglong, Manipur on January 27.
The Engines and Coaches can Run at 180 KM Per hour , But the Tracks are not suitable for this speed
The Gatimaan and Vande Bharat touch 160 kmph only on a few segments
Pre-Budget Interview: Train18 Innovator Sudhanshu Mani Raises Concerns Over Railways Finances, Lack Of High Speed Tracks
Sudhanshu Mani, former general manager of ICF, Chennai raises concerns over Indian Railways finances and details what the Union Finance Minister should focus on in her budget speech tomorrow.
swarajyamag.com
Interview with Sudhanshu Mani
The Creator of Train 18 or Vande Bharat
160 is a good speed which will replace road transport, You need less height for a lower center of gravity and a smaller width train similar to Japanese but for that you will have too much wastage and also you need a separate track. I think we need to create highway-type bypass tracks where it will bypass the smaller station ... maybe underground.
Infact personally speaking , I am against High speed railway
It is a waste of money because such tracks and trains are both very expensive
In India we have very good low cost carriers , you can always take flights
What is really important for people
Is other things like getting confirmed reservation easily and not this drama of booking 3 months in advance , or scrambling for Tatkal tickets
Which are booked in 10 minutes
Also other things like punctuality clean compartments and toilets
As far as Indian Railways (Metro, RRTS, Semi high speed and high speed excluded) is concerned, the push is for 100% electrification at all costs. So therefore this won't be required in IR. As of today we have 2500+ diesel locomotives 7-15 years old in reserve. By 2025 only the GE locomotives will remain in active service.
The WDAP locomotive (diesel+ electrical) dual mode loco was tested successfully. But orders weren't given as 100% electrification is the goal.
Almost every week we have news of a CRS inspection somewhere.
The 100% electrification is to be taken with a pinch of salt. In Sundanshu Mani's opinion , these will prove to be economically unviable in areas where passenger traffic isn't very high given the massive investment in electrification & OPEX.
Secondly there's remote areas to be considered like J&K , Himachal , Ladakh , UK & the NE both from the perspective of the first point I've made & the remoteness of the locations concerned.
Finally , assuming the first two points in my post don't hold , what's the idea behind the entire exercise ?
New lines , or single lines will take some time. But at the end Railways wants more or less like 95% + electrified route by 2027.
A few years back Railways did think that ~80% electrification will be enough. But the fact that WDAP program was dropped they are aiming for 100%.
If we wanted 100% electrification, we should have stopped diesel locomotives production by 2010. Each loco costs around 15 crore rupees. And has a life of 35 years. A lot of money is going to be wasted here only. And regarding the economically unviable routes, yes money will be lost there too.
But nevertheless the IR is doing