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What are the systems of semaphore signalling used by IR?

21-06-2019

In IR's lower quadrant system (Two-aspect Lower Quadrant) the semaphore arm can only be in two positions. The horizontal on position shows the most restrictive indication (requiring the train to stop or slow down or proceed with caution depending on the kind of signal), and a lowered position where the semaphore arm is at about 60 degrees or more from the horizontal shows the clear or proceed indication allowing a train to go past the signal. ये भी पढ़े - योगासन का इतिहास तथा योग से होने वाले फायदे The 2-aspect Lower Quadrant system suffers from a couple of disadvantages. The principal disadvantage is that

Chittaranjan Loco Works, Chittaranjan, West Bengal

June 22, 2019

Inaugurated on Jan. 26, 1950, CLW produced its first locomotive by Nov. 1, 1950 (a WG loco, #8401, named 'Deshbandhu' for Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, an Indian freedom-fighter; incidentally it was his widow, Basanti Devi, who inaugurated the works). CLW, originally named just the Locomotive Manufacturing Works, was located near a village called

Where are the loco sheds, workshops, and trip sheds?

June 22, 2019

Western Railway Shed Type Loco / MU's Comments Ratlam Diesel WDS-6, WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM3-D, WDG-4 Formerly home for the double-headed diesel-hauled Rajdhanis' locos. Started receiving EMD locos from 7/13. Locos mostly serve on routes in Gujarat and down Konkan Railway. Vatwa (for Ahmedabad) Diesel WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A,

How were local or suburban trains numbered before 2011? Or, what were the exceptions to the 4-digit scheme?

June 22, 2019

Local and suburban trains Passenger services within a zone sometimes had just two or three digits, not conforming to the pattern above, and sometimes prefixed with codes indicating the station they served (e.g. 'LK21' passenger service from Lucknow; 'DK-1' for the Delhi-Khurja EMU; 'AD-3' for one of the Aligarh-Delhi MEMUs; etc. SR ran EMU

What were the train numbering systems in 2010 and before?

June 22, 2019

From 1989, but prior to December 20, 2010, trains were numbered differently. A system of 4-digit numbers was used for all long-distance passenger trains, while local (intra-zone) trains, suburban services, etc., had numbering schemes that varied widely. Before 1989, trains had numbers that were allotted by their respective zonal railways (and

What do the 5 digits in a train number mean?

June 22, 2019

On December 20, 2010, IR switched to a system of 5-digit numbers that are supposed to be used for all passenger trains across its system. The first digit In the 5-digit train numbering scheme, the first digit indicates the type of the passenger train, as follows: 0 is for special trains (e.g., summer specials, holiday specials, etc.) 1 is for

Why do locos sometimes use the rear pantograph and sometimes the front pantograph?

June 22, 2019

There is in principle no difference between using the front and the rear pantographs for most locos as each is fully capable of delivering the required electric current from the catenary to the loco. (The AC-DC locos are special in that each loco is intended for a different traction supply.) Generally on IR there is no need for both pantographs to

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What are the systems of semaphore signalling used by IR?

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