रेल नेटवर्क से जुड़ेगा Statue of Unity, इंडियन रेलवे ने की ये तैयारी

19-11-2020

गुजरात में स्टैच्यू ऑफ यूनिटी (Statue of Unity) के नाम से बनाई गई सरदार बल्लभ भाई पटेल की प्रतिमा को भारतीय रेल (Indian Railways) के नेटवर्क से जोड़ने के लिए रेलवे लाइन बिछाने का काम किया जा रहा है. रेल मंत्रालय ने इस संबंध में जानकारी देते हुए कहा कि 31 दिसंबर को सरकार बल्लभ भाई पटेल की

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How do the AC-DC locos (WCAM series) switch from one power source to another on the run?
June 22, 2019

The WCAM-1 has a selector on the rightmost side of horizontal control panel for selecting the pantograph. It has four positions, DC, AC, DC-ALT and AC-ALT. In DC and AC-ALT mode, pantograph with two collector shoes is raised; in AC and DC-ALT, pantograph with one collector shoe is raised. The DC pantograph has two shoes and is thicker in its

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Why is the neutral section provided with a dummy (neutral or electrically dead) cable? Why can’t it be a real gap?
June 22, 2019

Pantographs of electric locomotives have a spring mechanism or compressed-air assembly that keeps the pantograph pushing up against the contact wire with a certain specific pressure. If the neutral section were not wired and the contact wire simply ceased to exist, then then possibility exists that if the driver has not dropped the pantographs at

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Where can I see some preserved coaches, wagons, and other rolling stock?
June 22, 2019

The National Railway Museum has the following: Broad gauge Oudh and Rohilkund Railway Saloon of 1890 4 wheel saloon Oudh and Rohilkund Railway Covered wagon 148 Central Workshops Alambagh, Lucknow 1879 Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway Saloon Parel workshops of BBCI 1886 MSMR 6 wheel Saloon built by Southern Railway at Perambur EIR Sheep wagon

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What are the common configurations of IR coaches?
June 22, 2019

The BG 3-tier sleeper coach is very common, and provides accommodation for 72 persons. Each compartment in it has 6 berths: 3 seats forming a bench on either side of the compartment; these form two bunks, the back-rests of the seats fold out to become bunks at night, and lastly, there are two bunks further up. Across the aisle from a compartment

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How are coaches numbered by IR?
June 22, 2019

Coaches usually have a 4-, 5-, or 6-digit number, where the first two digits denote the year of construction (e.g., 8439 denoting a coach built in 1984, or 92132 denoting a coach built in 1992). In some cases the first two digits may represent the year the coach was transfered to the zonal railway, and sometimes the year represented is the year

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How do signals refer to specific lines in the case of diverging and converging routes?
June 21, 2019

Multiple signals may be mounted on a signal assembly (bracket post, signal gantry, etc.) to provide signal indications for diverging routes. The signals from left to right correspond to the diverging routes from left to right. If one of the routes is the main line, the signal for it is usually placed higher than the others (the maximum permissible

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