अब घर बैठे कैंसल कराए रेलवे काउंटर टिकट, स्टेशन जाने की नहीं होगी झंझट, ये रही प्रक्रिया

24-11-2020

अक्सर लोगों की एक रेलवे काउंटर टिकट के बाबत एक शिकायत होती है कि रिजर्वेशन टिकट काउंटर से बुक कराने के बाद अगर आपको उसे कैंसिल करना है तो आपको वापस काउंटर पर जाना ही होगा. काउंटर पर हीं आपका टिकट कैंसिल होगा और आपको रिफंड दिया जाएगा. लेकिन देश में फैली महामारी के बीच लोग

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What is an ‘A’ class line, or a ‘Q’ class line, etc.?
June 28, 2019

The permanent way sections are classified by IR according to the maximum speed (or more precisely, the maximum speed proposed for the immediate future) that the tracks are capable of supporting. In most cases this classification is more an indication of the priority of the route and IR's plans for it in the future, rather than an indication of the

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What gauges are used in India?
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Broad Gauge - 5'6" (1676mm) This is now found all over the country, and all major passenger and freight routes are now broad gauge. This is the widest gauge in regular use anywhere in the world. (In the past, though, an 8' gauge was used in Oregon, USA, and a 7'¼" gauge was used for the Great Western Railway in the UK.) Outside India, the 5'6"

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Appendix: Steam loco wheel arrangements
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As I expect most people who read this document will not be railway enthusiasts and would be researching a period when the steam locomotive reigned supreme, I thought that some very brief notes on steam locomotive wheel arrangement should be included. ये भी पढ़े - योगासन का इतिहास तथा योग से

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Books
June 25, 2019

The Indian Railways FAQ section on books on Indian Railway history shows what has been available. For general overviews of history, see the books by Westwood, Kerr, and Sahni. The books by Bhandari have concise summaries of the histories of several railway systems. The 3-volume set, Railway Construction in India, has a lot of historical detail on

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Wheel and Axle Plant (now Rail Wheel Factory)
June 25, 2019

WAP was set up in 1984 at Yelahanka, in Bangalore, for the manufacture of wheels and axles, since other local manufacturers such as the Durgapur Steel Plant were unable to satisfy IR's needs, and imports were costly. WAP uses some advanced techniques such as pressure-moulding of wheels. A lot of WAP's products are made from scrap metal generated

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ICF was set up in 1955 with the collaboration of the Swiss Car and Elevator Manufacturing Co. of Schlieren, Switzerland. The factory was set up originally with a capacity to produce 350 coach shells annually. ICF over the decades became very successful in producing the signature integral design (underframes, sidewalls, and roof integrated to form

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