Know About Sri Vinay Kumar Tripathi, New Chairman & CEO of Railway Board.

03-01-2022

https://youtu.be/G_xV74G1zQU Shri Vinay Kumar Tripathi takes over the charge of new Chairman & CEO of Railway Board. He is a 1983 batch officer of Indian Railway service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE). Shri Tripathi has wide experience of Railway management &

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Which locos are the rarest ones on IR?
June 20, 2019

Which locos are the rarest ones on IR? The situation is changing all the time with many old locos reaching the end of their useful lives. The list below shows the loco classes that can be considered as being really rare on the IR network . YAM-1 : Only at Tambaram (SR), decommissioned and probably scrapped by now but were occasionally used for

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Where can I find pictures of various kinds of locomotives?
June 20, 2019

Where can I find pictures of various kinds of locomotives? Two other good places to start are the loco picture pages at the Indian Train Gallery and RailInIndia. See S Shankar's IR pages for dozens of links and pages on different kinds of locomotives with pictures. ये भी पढ़े - इंडिया की इन खतरनाक

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Does IR have push-pull operations?
June 20, 2019

Does IR have push-pull operations? Push-pull operations are seen in a few places. The Bangalore-Mysore Passenger has a loco at one end and driving trailer cab at the other end for true push-pull operation. The trailer cab is sometimes seen in the middle of a rake instead of the very end (Bangalore-Arsikere-Nanjangud Passenger) The 6057/6058

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How many locomotives does IR have in its fleet?
June 20, 2019

How many locomotives does IR have in its fleet? As of 1998, IR operated a fleet of about 4,400 diesel locos, and about 2,550 electric locos. In mid-1997, it still counted 85 steam locos in its fleet, although most of those are not in service any more (see the section on the last of steam. In 2005, IR had about 4,800 diesels, 3,065 electrics, and

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Serial numbers: How are/were locomotives numbered in India?
June 20, 2019

Serial numbers: How are/were locomotives numbered in India? Prior to 1940 or so, each railway company had its own system of numbering different classes of locomotives. Beginning in the early 1940s, the state began taking over several of the railway companies, and newer locomotives acquired thereafter were allotted numbers based on the ‘IRS’

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Were/are battery-powered electric locos used in India?
June 20, 2019

Were/are battery-powered electric locos used in India? Yes. Western Railway inherited from the BB&CI Railway two broad-gauge battery-powered shunters that were used in a yard that was not electrified (and where the use of steam or diesel locos was thought to be too noisy). There is a picture of one of these in Jal Daboo's book. These were

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