रेलवे के पास है कोहरे की काट, तकनीक के साथ काम आएगा ये देसी नुस्खा

19-11-2020

रेलवे समय के साथ हाईटेक हो गया है। मगर, कोहरे से निपटने के लिए रेलवे को अभी भी सालों पुराने 'नुस्खे' पर भरोसा है। कोहरे में अब भी चूना सबसे कारगर है। इस पर लोको पायलट को भी सबसे ज्यादा विश्वास है। इस कारण सर्दी शुरू होते ही चूना मार्किंग का काम शुरू हो जाता है। रेल प्रशासन

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Diesel Modernization Works, Patiala
June 22, 2019

DMW, Patiala, formerly known as the Diesel Component Works(DCW) was set up in October 1981 for the manufacture of diesel and electric loco spare parts. DCW manufactures large components such as traction motors and locomotive power packs, rebuilds engine blocks, traction generators, etc. They have more recently been upgrading WDM-2 locos to WDM-2C

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Chittaranjan Loco Works, Chittaranjan, West Bengal
June 22, 2019

Inaugurated on Jan. 26, 1950, CLW produced its first locomotive by Nov. 1, 1950 (a WG loco, #8401, named 'Deshbandhu' for Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, an Indian freedom-fighter; incidentally it was his widow, Basanti Devi, who inaugurated the works). CLW, originally named just the Locomotive Manufacturing Works, was located near a village called

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Where are the loco sheds, workshops, and trip sheds?
June 22, 2019

Western Railway Shed Type Loco / MU's Comments Ratlam Diesel WDS-6, WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM3-D, WDG-4 Formerly home for the double-headed diesel-hauled Rajdhanis' locos. Started receiving EMD locos from 7/13. Locos mostly serve on routes in Gujarat and down Konkan Railway. Vatwa (for Ahmedabad) Diesel WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A,

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How were local or suburban trains numbered before 2011? Or, what were the exceptions to the 4-digit scheme?
June 22, 2019

Local and suburban trains Passenger services within a zone sometimes had just two or three digits, not conforming to the pattern above, and sometimes prefixed with codes indicating the station they served (e.g. 'LK21' passenger service from Lucknow; 'DK-1' for the Delhi-Khurja EMU; 'AD-3' for one of the Aligarh-Delhi MEMUs; etc. SR ran EMU

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What were the train numbering systems in 2010 and before?
June 22, 2019

From 1989, but prior to December 20, 2010, trains were numbered differently. A system of 4-digit numbers was used for all long-distance passenger trains, while local (intra-zone) trains, suburban services, etc., had numbering schemes that varied widely. Before 1989, trains had numbers that were allotted by their respective zonal railways (and

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What do the 5 digits in a train number mean?
June 22, 2019

On December 20, 2010, IR switched to a system of 5-digit numbers that are supposed to be used for all passenger trains across its system. The first digit In the 5-digit train numbering scheme, the first digit indicates the type of the passenger train, as follows: 0 is for special trains (e.g., summer specials, holiday specials, etc.) 1 is for

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