Where are the important goods sheds and transshipment points of IR?

18-07-2019

Here are the goods sheds attached to major centres: Agra: Raja-ki-Mandi Ahmedabad: Sabarmati Bombay (Mumbai): Carnac Bunder, Wadi Bunder, New Mulund, with additional freight yards at Bandra, Sion, Vashi, Kalyan, Borivli, Wadala / Raoli Junction; Wadala and Trombay have oil sidings. Turbhe in New Bombay (Navi Mumbai) deals with some parcel freight traffic. Asarva (?) Calcutta: Shalimar Delhi: Shakurbasti and Sabzi Mandi; container depots at Pragati Maidan and Tughlakabad Hyderabad: Secunderabad, Sanatnagar Jaipur: Durgapura Madras (Chennai): Royapuram, Salt Cotaurs Bangalore: Whitefield, Yeshvanthpur Nagpur: Ajni (has CONCOR depot sidings) Khapri (CR): Oil rake yards Borkhedi

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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

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What about other articulated locomotives?
June 20, 2019

Other than the Garratts mentioned above a few articulated locos were used in India. Perhaps the best known are the WCG-1 (EF/1) 1.5kV DC locos ('Crocodile') and the NDM-1 dual-engined diesel loco for the Neral-Matheran hill run. The bonnets of both these types of locos were able to swivel around. Other articulated locomotives used in the

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Were Garratts used in India?
June 20, 2019

Yes. Bengal Assam Railway had 2-6-2+2-6-2 Meter Gauge Garrats made by Beyer Peacock & Co. Manchester, the same maker of the earlier Garrats in Burma. A B/W picture of Garrats from Bengal Assam Railway appears on page 19 of Indian Locomotives, Part 2 (Meter Gauge) by Hugh Hughes. There were also a few 4-8-2+2-8-4 MG Garratts in use. One is

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Which locos are the rarest ones on IR?
June 20, 2019

The situation is changing all the time with many old locos reaching the end of their useful lives. The list below shows the loco classes that can be considered as being really rare on the IR network . YAM-1 : Only at Tambaram (SR), decommissioned and probably scrapped by now but were occasionally used for departmental duties as late as

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Where can I find pictures of various kinds of locomotives?
June 20, 2019

Two other good places to start are the loco picture pages at the Indian Train Gallery and RailInIndia. See S Shankar's IR pages for dozens of links and pages on different kinds of locomotives with pictures. ये भी पढ़े - इंडिया की इन खतरनाक और रहस्यमयी जगहों पर

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Does IR have push-pull operations?
June 20, 2019

Push-pull operations are seen in a few places. The Bangalore-Mysore Passenger has a loco at one end and driving trailer cab at the other end for true push-pull operation. The trailer cab is sometimes seen in the middle of a rake instead of the very end (Bangalore-Arsikere-Nanjangud Passenger) The 6057/6058 Sapthagiri Express between Chennai

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