It may be a fun for many,but it increases the work of already overburdened railway running staff and also waste the precious time and delay the train. The alarm chains are connected to the main brake pipe of a train. This brake pipe maintains a constant air pressure, helping the train move smoothly. When the …
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First AC sleeper Class of the Indian Railways are the most expensive mode of travelling. These are fully AC coaches. It consists of 4 or 2 berths per compartment and there are no side upper or side lower berths in 1A coaches. Compartment having 2 berths are called coupe and ones with 4 berths are called cabin. Each …
Where do loco pilots stay after their trip? In their second home “ running room’. After reaching the relief point towards outside from headquarter they relieved by a new set of crew. Now they have to stay for a minimum of 06 hours to 08 hours at their second home running room. Here are images …
It is a light weight passenger vehicle operated by Indian Railways on its tracks. The body of the railbus looks similar to that of those operated on the roads except for the bogies and the wheels. It is generally operated for a short distances in India. A railbus in India looks like this Since passengers …
The longest running Superfast train in Indian Railways is Aronai Superfast Express. About Aronai Superfast Express Aronai Superfast Express is a superfast express train that runs between two indian cities Thiruvananthapuram Central, Kerela and Silchar, Assam. The train operates as train number 12507 from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Silchar and as train number 12508 in reverse direction serving 8 indian states i.e. Assam, West Bengal, …
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Here is a list of the horns that are used in the railways along with their significance: 1. One short Horn When one short horn is blown, it means that the driver of the train, i.e. the locomotive pilot is going to take the train to the yard for washing and cleaning. 2. Two short …
జమ్మూకశ్మీర్‌లో చీనాబ్‌ నదిపై నిర్మిస్తున్న ప్రపంచంలోనే అతిఎత్తైన రైల్వే వంతెన పనులు వచ్చే ఏడాదికి పూర్తికానున్నాయి. కశ్మీర్‌ ను మిగతాదేశంతో కలిపే ఈ వారధిపై 2022 డిసెంబర్‌లో మొట్టమొదటి రైలు ప్రయాణం చేసే అవకాశాలున్నాయని అధికారులు తెలిపారు. 359 మీటర్ల ఎత్తులో 467 మీటర్ల పొడవైన ఈ వారధి ప్రపంచంలోనే అతి పొడవైన రైల్వే వంతెన. గంటకు 266 కిలోమీటర్ల వేగంతో వీచే గాలులను సైతం తట్టుకునేలా ఈ వంతెనను డిజైన్‌ చేసినట్లు అధికారులు పేర్కొన్నారు. కేంద్రం ప్రత్యక్ష పర్యవేక్షణతో ఏడాదిగా …
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