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रिजर्वेशन चार्ट बनने के बाद भी मिलेगी कन्फर्म बर्थ, रेलवे के इस नियम से बुक होगी टिकट

15-10-2020

कई बार अचानक ट्रेन से कहीं जाने का प्लान बन जाता है और रेल में रिजर्वेशन कन्फर्म नहीं मिल पाता है या फिर चार्ट बन जाता है और वेटिंग टिकट भी नहीं मिलता. ऐसे में आपको नियम तोड़कर ट्रेन में सफर करते हैं या फिर ट्रेन छोड़ देते हैं. अगर आपके साथ भी ऐसा है तो घबराने की जरूरत

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

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 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'

What does ‘microprocessor control’ for a locomotive mean?

June 20, 2019

What does ‘microprocessor control’ for a locomotive mean? 'Microprocessor control' can mean a few different things. A few of the newer electric locomotive models such as the WAP-5 or WAG-9 with complex 3-phase AC drives have circuitry and equipment controlled by microprocessors. In these, the microprocessor or computerized control is an

What driver vigilance or driver alertness systems are used by IR in its locomotives?

June 20, 2019

What driver vigilance or driver alertness systems are used by IR in its locomotives? Several loco classes have speed limiters with buzzers that go off when the prescribed speed is exceeded. In some cases these may also result in the application of brakes. Some WAP-4 locos have the buzzer system and it is set for a speed of 130km/h although they

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