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Railways approves 10-coach hydrogen train for Jind-Sonipat route at 75 kmph speedIndia's first hydrogen-powered train is set to begin operations between Jind and Sonipat. This 10-coach DEMU train will run on hydrogen fue...- Curb your overenthusiasm: Why India must avoid early overregulation while drafting rules for new techIndia faces a critical choice in regulating new industries like AI and genomics. Overly cautious, ex-ante regulations, similar to the histo...
- ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Part 57: Forging firm that supplies Tata, M&M, JCB. Nobody talks about it enoughFor over four decades, one company has been making crankshafts quietly and precisely, supplying customers from Tata Motors to Liebherr to M...
- Northeast Frontier Railway-IIT Guwahati ink MoU to enhance rail safetyNortheast Frontier Railway is collaborating with IIT-Guwahati to implement a new camera system. This advanced technology will monitor railw...
- Ageing fleet pushes Pakistan Railways deeper into operational crisisPakistan Railways grapples with an aging fleet, with over 63 percent of locomotives exceeding 20 years. This leads to frequent breakdowns a...
- Derailment attempt damages, breaks down train engine near Salem; Madras High Court judges escape unhurtYercaud Express (Google Trends): A potential disaster was averted when an iron rail was placed on the tracks in Salem district, intended to...
- Failure to timely detect flaws in rail caused North-East Express derailment in Oct 2023: CRS probeA final investigation report revealed that undetected flaws in the rail led to the North-East Express derailment at Raghunathpur Station, r...
- Railways records higher equipment failures in Q1The Indian Railways has reported an increase in equipment failures during Q1 of this financial year. The national transporter recorded over...
- Ukraine war: Major rail factories miss production targets due to supply chain disruptionsAccording to documents, a recent performance review of the Railway production units found the manufacturing of these essential components w...
- Railways rope in Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, BISAG-N to use AI in maintenance operationsOfficials in the know said Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informat...
- Alstom-Railways JV struggles to meet locomotive targetThe Electric Locomotive Factory at Madhepura in Bihar was one of the two major locomotive projects awarded in 2015 as part of the Make in I...
- Central Railway's 'waterproof' engine to move marooned rakes in rainsUsually, only four inches of water can bring a locomotive engine to halt and force the train to stay put until water on the tracks recede.
- Driverless loco rolls down track at Anand Vihar stationThe incident happened at 14:33pm, when the diesel loco suddenly started rolling down the tracks at Anand Vihar station.
- Railways found to fudge data on accidents, failures of key assetsRailway zones are under pressure to show higher punctuality and lower asset failures and accidents. To avoid embarrassment, zones often und...
- Railways to go shopping abroad for train wheel sensorsRailways will float the global tender soon to introduce sensor-based monitoring system that is attached to the train wheels, said a senior ...
- Railways to go shopping abroad for train wheel sensorsRailways will float the global tender soon to introduce sensor-based monitoring system that is attached to the train wheels, said a senior ...
- Railways to install onboard system to monitor train health: Suresh PrabhuRailways plan to install an onboard system in coaches, freight cars and locomotives to monitor their health and safety of their key compone...
- Railways to procure sensor devices to detect defects on tracks"We will purchase 6,800 sensor-based systems to be installed in coaches, wagons and locomotives at an estimated cost of Rs 63 crore."
- Railways okays train protection system for south Indian routeIn a move to prevent accidents, Railways has given its nod to a Rs 28.61 crore contract for installation of a train protection warning syst...
- CAG pulls up railways for detention of rolling stockThe comptroller and auditor general has pulled up railways for detention of rolling stock beyond the permissible period resulting in loss o...
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