India rail industry news – Page 16
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NewsGE Transportation unveils Indian Railways Evolution locomotive
INDIA: The first of 1 000 Evolution Series diesel locomotives which GE Transportation is to supply to Indian Railways over 10 years was unveiled at the manufacturer’s plant at Erie in the USA on June 1. GE Transportation is to supply 700 locos of 4 500 hp and 300 ...
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NewsIndian Railways selects 200 km/h upgrade option
INDIA: The Delhi – Chandigarh line is to be upgraded to permit ‘semi-high speed’ operation at speeds up to 200 km/h, Indian Railways has announced. Reference design studies will now be undertaken with a view to calling a design and build tender by the end the year. The 245 km ...
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NewsVistadome glass-ceiling coach launched by Indian Railways
INDIA: A Vistadome coach which has glass panels in the roof to provide tourists with all-round views on scenic lines was launched on the Vishakhapatnam – Araku route on April 16. Two Vistadome coaches have been built for the route by the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai. As well as ...
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NewsDevelopment authority to regulate Indian Railways
INDIA: Creation of the Rail Development Authority of India to act as an independent railway regulator was announced by the government on April 5. The move is part of an ongoing reform of the transport sector, following the scrapping of the separate railway budget. RDA is to be established under ...
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NewsIstanbul – Dhaka – Yangon corridor plan to improve South Asia rail connectivity
ASIA: Officials and policy makers from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia and Turkey attended a conference on March 15-16 to discuss proposals to improve international rail connectivity in South & Southwest Asia. The event in Delhi was organised by United Nations Economic & Social Commission ...
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NewsBright colours chosen for Indian locos
INDIA: GE Transportation has confirmed the exterior design for the initial batch of 100 diesel locomotives with Evolution Series engines that it is supplying to Indian Railways.The external livery uses colours that are ‘celebrated in India during the Holi festival’, which occurs on March 13. ‘The bright shades reflect the ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse to supply brakes for Alstom’s Indian locomotives
INDIA: Alstom has awarded Knorr-Bremse a contract to supply the complete braking systems for the 800 Prima twin-section WAG12 electric locomotives which it is to deliver to Indian Railways in 2018-28. Knorr-Bremse is to supply the brake control units, air treatment systems and bogie equipment. These will be based on ...
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NewsRailway flotations envisaged in Indian budget
INDIA: Plans to float off several Indian Railway subsidiaries including construction arm IRCON, Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corp and Indian Railway Finance Corp were announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the national budget on February 1. He said shares in the IR Public Sector Enterprises would ‘soon’ be ...
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NewsSiemens to supply Indian Railways with traction equipment
INDIA: Siemens has announced a series of contracts to supply traction equipment to Indian Railways’ Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi. A contract worth Rs980m covers the design, supply and installation of 48 sets of AC traction equipment for twin-cab high horsepower diesel locomotives. To be produced at Siemens’ Nashik factory, ...
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NewsIndian Railways awards wheel lathe contract
INDIA: HYT Engineering has won a contract to supply nine CNC underfloor wheel lathes to Indian Railways. The lathes will be capable of simultaneously reprofiling both wheels of a locomotive, coach or wagon wheelset without needing to remove brake gear or other components. The turnkey contract includes construction of foundations ...
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NewsPrima India locos to have ABB transformers
INDIA: Alstom has awarded ABB a contract to supply 1 600 traction transformers for the 800 twin-section Prima India electric freight locomotives it is to build for use on routes including the future Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor. The transformers are to be manufactured at ABB's Vadodara facility in Gujarat, supporting ...
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NewsMumbai to Moscow intermodal freight arrives
INTERNATIONAL: The first containers to be transported on the newly-established north–south freight corridor from Mumbai to Moscow arrived at the Vorsino freight terminal southwest of the Russian capital on October 12, 23 days after leaving India. The containers were loaded onto a ship in Mumbai on September 20, and travelled ...
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NewsSolar-powered guard’s van unveiled
INDIA: A guard’s van equipped with solar panels and a toilet with biological waste digestion has been unveiled by Indian Railways. The Brake Van Z-frame Improved vehicle was modified by Indian Railways Organisation for Alternate Fuels with the assistance of Northern Railway’s Amritsar workshop. The four roof-mounted solar panels charge ...
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NewsNot just the budget
The Indian government’s plan to abolish the annual railway budget is a welcome move which could facilitate more wide-ranging reforms, suggests Raghu Dayal.
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NewsToshiba to open Hyderabad electrical systems plant
INDIA: On April 7 Toshiba Corp announced plans to build a rolling stock power conversion and train control system production facility in Hyderabad, which would supply domestic and export markets including the Middle East and Africa. Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) is being established as a dedicated railway systems ...
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NewsAir-conditioned EMU arrives in Mumbai
INDIA: The first air-conditioned electric multiple-unit built for Mumbai suburban services by the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai was delivered to Central Railway’s Kurla depot on April 5. Following inspections, the 12-car 25 kV 50 Hz EMU is to be tested on the Thane – Panvel route by ICF, Central ...
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NewsIndia launches first 160 km/h ‘semi high speed’ train
INDIA: What the ministry describes as India’s ‘first semi-high speed train’ was launched by Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu on April 5. The Gatimaan Express between Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin station and Agra Cantonment is now the fastest train India, running at up to 160 km/h to give a journey time ...
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NewsIndian Railways to meet ‘desires of common man’ by 2020
INDIA: Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu set out a three-pronged strategy of ‘new revenues, new norms and new structures’ when he presented the 2016-17 Indian Railways budget on February 25. Rather than announcing ambitious new projects, Prabhu focused on ongoing programmes, optimising capacity and improving services. He said IR ...
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NewsMoR unveils Rs107bn capacity stimulus programme
INDIA: Following cabinet approval on February 17, a Rs107bn railway investment stimulus programme covering the double and triple-tracking of several routes has been announced by the Ministry of Railways. To be delivered through ‘extra budgetary resource and institutional funding’, the six schemes around the country are intended to increase capacity ...
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NewsBombardier opens Indian information services hub
INDIA: Bombardier Transportation has opened an information services hub at Gurgaon in the Delhi National Capital region. The new facility will work with the existing hubs in Canada and Germany to form an integrated team serving Bombardier Transportation locations across the world. Bombardier Transportation aims to ‘leverage the ...