What do the designations such as ‘WDM-2’ mean?

20-06-2019

What do the designations such as ‘WDM-2’ mean? Locos, except for older steam ones, have classification codes that identify them. This code is of the form '' In this the first item, '', is a single letter identifying the gauge the loco runs on: W = Broad Gauge Y = Meter Gauge Z = Narrow Gauge (2' 6") N = Narrow Gauge (2') The second item, '', is one or two letters identifying the power source: D = Diesel C = DC traction A = AC traction CA = Dual-power AC/DC traction B = Battery electric(rare) The third item, '', is a single letter identifying the kind of load the loco is normally used for: M = Mixed Traffic P = Passenger G = Goods S = Shunting L = Light Duty (Light

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How are computerized reservations done? What are CONCERT, PRS, IMPRESS, POET, and UTS?
July 17, 2019

Before computerization set in, reservations were generally issued only on the basis of fixed quotas for each station (and, for some important stations, using the 'return journey quota' (RJQ) for the return trips), or after a labour-intensive and time-consuming process of requesting and confirming reservations via telegrams to distant

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What kinds of tickets have been or are used in India other than the old Edmondson card tickets?
July 17, 2019

The early Rajdhani Express tickets were unusual. The Bombay Rajdhani tickets resembled airline tickets in format (although somewhat thinner), and the Howrah Rajdhani tickets were also wide like airline tickets but shorter, so that they resembled excess baggage tickets issued by the airlines of the time. WR and CR began issuing stiff paper tickets

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What are/were Edmondson card tickets like in India? Are they still used?
July 17, 2019

Until a few years ago, the mainstay of IR's ticketing were the Edmondson tickets* which were issued manually (machine-punched or even hand-written in some cases) for all train journeys, reservations, etc. Indian Edmondson tickets show(ed) a fair bit of variation. Apart from the expected information such as the endpoints of the journey, the date,

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