जानें- रेलवे बोर्ड पर क्यों लिखी जाती है ‘समुद्र तल से ऊंचाई’?

25-02-2019

भारतीय रेल विश्व का दूसरा सबसे बड़ा रेल नेटवर्क है. आज भी कई युवा रेलवे में नौकरी पाने के लिए कई प्रतियोगी परीक्षाओं की तैयारी करते हैं. ऐसे में हम उन बातों के बारे में बता रहे हैं जिस पर आपने कभी गौर नहीं किया होगा. क्या आपने कभी सोचा है रेलवे स्टेशनों पर लगे बोर्ड के

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How are locomotives ‘run in’ to prepare them for service?
June 20, 2019

New locomotives are run in for a period of time after being commissioned from the factory in order to shake out any possible initial manufacturing defects and for all the components to settle into normal wear and usage patterns. In order to give the loco a reasonable load and much starting and stopping opportunities, usually the new loco is run in

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Which were the earliest electric locomotives in India?
June 20, 2019

Which were the earliest electric locomotives in India? Two MG electric locos using overhead electrification were supplied to the Mysore Gold Fields in 1910 by Bagnalls of Stafford. Electrical equipment for these was supplied by Siemens. Electrically operated rail trolleys (patented by T A White, an EIR engineer, and hence known as White's

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Other than diesels, were there other internal-combustion locos used in India?
June 20, 2019

Other than diesels, were there other internal-combustion locos used in India? For contemporary applications, see the section on alternative fuels. In 1905 Kerr Stuart delivered a 12hp 0-4-0 petrol-driven 2'6" loco to Morvi Railway and Tramways. In 1909, a railcar with a Dodge petrol engine was supplied to the Matheran Light Rly. In 1909, a

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What driver vigilance or driver alertness systems are used by IR in its locomotives?
June 20, 2019

Several loco classes have speed limiters with buzzers that go off when the prescribed speed is exceeded. In some cases these may also result in the application of brakes. Some WAP-4 locos have the buzzer system and it is set for a speed of 130km/h although they are capable of going faster, while a few WAM-4 locos have it at 110km/h (although not

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Which were the earliest diesel locomotives in the Indian subcontinent?
June 20, 2019

Q. Which were the earliest diesel locomotives in the Indian subcontinent? In 1915, a 2'6" gauge diesel loco was supplied to the India Office by Avonside (Bristol). This is presumed to have worked on some tea plantation in Assam. In 1921, a 2'0" gauge 0-4-0 diesel loco built by Baugleys of Burton-on-Trent was delivered to Bengal. In 1923,

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I’ve heard that some locos have ‘cruise control’. What does this mean?
June 20, 2019

Some locomotive classes such as the WAP-5 and WAP-7, as well as the WAG-9, have controls in the cab that can 'lock' the train to travel at a certain speed (the speed at the time the control or button is set). The button is known as the 'BPCS' button. The computerized loco controls then manage the tractive effort and braking effort and attempt to

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