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Indian Railways Ticket Concession Rules For Senior Citizens, Others Explained

10-05-2019

Indian Railways Ticket Concession Rules For Senior Citizens, Others Explained Indian Railways offers a concession on ticket prices while booking from Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) website or from ticket counter to select categories of passengers. These include senior citizens, students, government award winners, patients and persons with disabilities, according to Indian Railways' website - www.indianrail.gov.in. Except senior citizens, the concession on Indian Railways tickets is admissible on production of the requisite certificate from the concerned person, according to the Railways website. The documents issued by organizations in other countries are not be

What’s the method that IR uses to couple together multiple locos? or, What’s ‘Locotrol’?

June 20, 2019

What’s the method that IR uses to couple together multiple locos? or, What’s ‘Locotrol’? Two to four or so locos can usually be coupled together to operate automatically, without any special provisions, with the crew manning only one of them. (This mode of operation is known as ‘Multiple Unit’ operation, or ‘MU’.) Using more than

What’s the ‘tractive effort’ of a locomotive?

June 20, 2019

What’s the ‘tractive effort’ of a locomotive? The ‘tractive effort’ is a measure of how large a load the loco can pull and set in motion from a standstill — the maximum force it can exert at the drawbar or coupling. While the raw horsepower rating of the loco is important, it is not the whole story. The loco's weight also comes into

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

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

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,

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

June 20, 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

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