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Western Railway To Celebrate Indian Railways’ Heritage. Here’s How

11-02-2019

Western railway will kick off month-long events beginning February 11 to commemorate the heritage of Indian Railways. The programmes include a Heritage Walk on February 11, an exhibition from February 12 to February 14 at Mumbai's Bandra station. The exhibition will display the iconic past of Western Railway (WR) through artifacts, informative panels and photographs, a senior official said on Saturday. "To commemorate and celebrate the glorious history and to reminisce the splendid heritage of Indian Railways, the festivities will begin with a Heritage Walk on February 11," said WR chief PRO Ravinder Bhakar. "The exhibition will be held at the Grade-I Heritage Structure. Bandra station

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

Where can I find diagrams of locomotives?

June 20, 2019

In the UK, diagrams from major locomotive manufacturers are preserved at several libraries: Mitchell Library, Glasgow (drawings from North British Locomotive) University Library 'Business Archives', Glasgow (also NBL) Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester (Beyer Peacock drawings) National Rail Museum, York In India, diagrams and other

What kinds of bogies (trucks) are used by IR’s locomotives?

June 20, 2019

What kinds of bogies (trucks) are used by IR’s locomotives? For mainline BG locomotives, there were, until the 1980s, two main alternatives. The venerable WDM-2 which existed (exists) in vast numbers, along with the WDS-6, WAM-4, WAG-5, and some of the WCAM-1/2 locos used an Alco design asymmetric trimount (Co-Co) cast bogie design. Most other

What other alternative fuels does IR use?

June 20, 2019

ompressed Natural Gas (CNG) is another fuel that IR has experimented with. Trials with a stationary diesel engine modified to use CNG were carried out at Shakurbasti station. More recently two diesel railcars have been modified to run on CNG. A DEMU rake (one diesel power coach and three trailer coaches) has been modified for CNG use and has

What does ‘Static Converter Fitted’ or similar annotation mean on a locomotive?

June 20, 2019

What does ‘Static Converter Fitted’ or similar annotation mean on a locomotive? Locos traditionally had a rotary converter (of Arno make) to generate 3-phase AC on board to power auxiliary equipment such as traction motor blowers, compressors, exhausters, etc. Starting in the 1980s static converters using solid-state circuitry to generate

What is bio-diesel? What are bio-diesel locomotives?

June 20, 2019

Biodiesel is the name given to various fuels or diesel fuel mixtures that incorporate varying amounts of oils derived from plants. While in western countries interest has centred on soybean oil and other crops' oils for use in diesel engines, in India, local plants such as 'Ratanjyothi' (Jatropha curcas), 'Karanjia' (Pongammia pinnata), and 'Neem'

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