India rail industry news – Page 17
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NewsFeasibility study for Mumbai - Ahmedabad high speed line agreed
INDIA: A memorandum of understanding agreeing to undertake a joint feasibility study for a Mumbai - Ahmedabad high speed line was signed by the Ministry of Railways and Japan International Cooperation Agency on October 7. Expected to cost Rs630bn, the line would be around 540 km long and suitable for ...
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NewsFoundation stone laid for Indian EMU factory
INDIA: Politicians and members of the Railway Board attended a ceremony on September 22 to lay the foundation stone for the Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit Coach Factory which is being developed at Bhilwara in Rajasthan. Construction of the Rs8bn plant was approved in the railway budget for 2013-14. BHEL is ...
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NewsKonkan Railway installs bio-toilets
INDIA: Konkan Railway has begun equipping its stations with 'bio-toilets' which used anaerobic biodigester technology developed by the Defence Research & Development Organisation for use in remote areas. The railway said the maintenance-free toilets can be installed in two days rather than the two months needed for standard toilets ...
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NewsInfotech extends partnership with Alstom
INDIA: Rolling stock and signalling engineering consultancy Infotech Enterprises has extended its partnership with Alstom Transport in the Asian market by opening an engineering centre in Bangalore. The facility will be focused on the development primarily of mechanical components for rolling stock to support Alstom’s business in India and other ...
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NewsICF signs R&D agreements
INDIA: Integral Coach Factory has signed three memoranda of understanding as part of a strategy of improving the standard of the coaches produced at its plant in Chennai. The National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad is to assist with developing improved sleeping cars and air-conditioned coaches. The Indian Institute of ...
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NewsRail Industry Training & Recruitment in Brief
A delegation from Indian Railways and the Ministry of Urban Development has visited UK infrastructure manager Network Rail’s Anglia route offices at Stratford to look at the technical and operational challenges of suburban services and at integration of rail with other modes. The visit was organised by Network Rail Consulting. ...
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NewsLargest lathe order
INDIA: HYT Engineering has won its largest ever order for wheel lathes, a US$45m contract to supply Indian Railways with 36 CNC surface/above floor lathes for use with locomotive, coach and wagon wheels. Delivery is scheduled to be completed within two years, with a two-year warranty and five years of ...
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NewsMancheswar Carriage Repair Workshop modernised
INDIA: East Coast Railway has completed the overhaul of an LHB type coach at its Mancheswar Carriage Repair Workshop for the first time. This follows an Rs250m modernisation of the CRW site, which has increased overhaul capacity from 100 to 150 coaches/month. The work on the LHB coach included bogie, ...
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NewsWestern Dedicated Freight Corridor contract awarded
INDIA: Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp of India Ltd has awarded a consortium of Larsen & Toubro and Japan’s Sojitz a 66·7bn contract covering civil and track works, freight terminals and bridges on the 626 km Rewari – Iqbalgarh section of the 1 483 km Western DFC, which will link Delhi ...
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NewsLearning life-saving lessons
USA: A delegation of Indian Railways management visited the offices of Operation Lifesaver in Alexandria, Virginia, last month to learn about best practice in railway safety education. Operation Lifesaver is a not-for-profit organisation set up to help reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries caused on the US rail ...
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NewsCabinet approves Indian locomotive factory plan
INDIA: The cabinet has approved a proposal from the Ministry of Railways to 'start afresh' with the long-running process of calling bids to set up two modern locomotive factories, MOR announced on May 1. The railways budget has allocated Rs12·9bn for the planned electric locomotive factory at Madhepura and Rs20·5bn ...
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NewsRevenue and investment down in Indian Railways budget
INDIA: Revenue shortfalls and lower investment were the main themes of the Indian Railways budget, presented by Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on February 26. The year ending March 2013 saw freight and passenger revenue both fall short of target. Freight revenue was Rs859·76bn, compared with the budgeted Rs893·39bn, ...
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NewsTitagarh-FreightCar wagon joint venture wound up
INDIA: The Titagarh-FreightCar joint venture which aimed to bring US wagon technology to the Indian market is being wound up, Titagarh Wagons and FreightCar America confirmed on February 22. The joint venture was formed following a 2008 agreement between the partners, with the Indian firm holding a 49% stake. Work ...
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NewsElectric multiple-unit factory to be built in Rajasthan
INDIA: Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd and Indian Railways have signed a memorandum of understanding on February 25 agreeing to establish a factory at Bhilwara in Rajasthan which would help to meet the growing demand for local and outer-suburban electric multiple-units The new plant in Bhilwara is to be funded by ...
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NewsIntegral Coach Factory aims to be 'multi-speciality production unit'
INDIA: Integral Coach Factory achieved its highest-ever output with the completion of 1 511 coaches during 2012, including the 45 000th vehicle since ICF was established in 1955. An expansion project which is nearing completion will increase production capacity to 1 700 vehicles/year, and according to General Manager Abhay ...
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NewsDedicated Freight Corridor construction contract awarded
INDIA: Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp of India Ltd has awarded the first major contract for construction of the Eastern DFC, an electrified high-capacity freight route suitable for speeds of 100 km/h and 32·5 tonne axleloads which is being developed to ease congestion on the Delhi - Kolkata axis. A joint ...
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NewsWheel plant agreement signed
INDIA: State-owned steelmaker RINL-VSP and Indian Railways signed a memorandum of understanding on December 21 to establish a forged wheel factory at Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. The plant is scheduled to be completed within 36 months at a cost of Rs10bn. It would have a production capacity of 100 ...