Thursday, 29 January 2015

Going Green: KR to Install Solar Plant at Ratnagiri

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Margao: The Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) has decided to install a solar plant at Ratnagiri as part of its recently-formulated 'energy policy'. The policy resolved to employ solar and wind aero-generators wherever possible.The proposed 350 KW-capacity solar photo voltaic plant, which will be connected to the state grid, shall generate about 3.8 lakh units of...

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Indian Railways Gets Cracking on Environment Protection, Fuel Bill

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After initiating plans for a thorough revamp of its administrative set-up and financial health, Indian Railways has got cracking on environment management, with a focus on pollution control, efficiency in energy consumption, conservation of resources like water, proper use of land, and development and use of renewable energy. The ministry has formed an exclusive directorate...

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China to Spend Additional $128 Billion on Railways this Year: Report

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SHANGHAI: China plans to spend a further 800 billion yuan ($128 billion) on building railway tracks this year after exceeding its 2014 investment target, financial news magazine Caixin reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources at the railways operator.Caixin said the 2015 forecast was made by China Railway in a report it distributed at a national railway work conference.It...

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Tuesday, 27 January 2015

ICF to Produce over 360 LHB Rail Coaches in two years

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Integral Coach Factory (ICF) plans to produce 67 stainless steel state-of-the-art Linke Holfmann Busch (LHB) high speed coaches this year and follow it up with another 300 in 2015-16, a top company official has said.The production unit of Indian Railways manufacturing passenger coaches had for the first time produced three variants of LHB EOG shells during 2013-14, its...

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Delay in Fund Release Stalls Work on Rail Line

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The inordinate delay on the part of the State government to release its share of cost appears to be the main reason for the delay in completing the 11-year-old Kalaburagi-Bidar new railway line, which would open up new vistas of development for this underdeveloped region as well as reduce the travelling time and distance between Bengaluru and New Delhi.The Kalaburagi-Bidar...

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Good Show by Palakkad Railway Division

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The Palakkad railway division has achieved 94.5 per cent punctuality for mail and express trains and 96.4 per cent for passenger trains during the nine-month period from April last year.The division was able to operate 415 special trains during this financial year, including 159 special trains in December.Extra CoachesAs many as 167 extra coaches were provided this year...

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Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu's New Office Makes Dadar Station Hawker-Free

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For the first time in years, people using Dadar station saw the station's over bridges wide and pedestrian-friendly as it was originally meant to be. It is good news for commuters and bad news for hawkers at Dadar station. The conversion of a part of the Central Railway construction department complex at Dadasaheb Phalke road in Dadar (East) into railway minister Suresh...

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