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Last Updated: January 27, 2023, 16:40 ISTOn May 18, 2020, the WAG 12 locomotive conducted its maiden journey from Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay station to Shivpur. Running at a capacity of 12,000 horsepower, the model name stands for broad gauge (W), Alternating Current (AC), Goods traffic (G) locomotive, 12,000 hp (12)Did you know that apart from China, Russia, Germany, France and Sweden, India is on the list of countries manufacturing the most powerful locomotives in the world? For the first time in the world, only India…

Last Updated: January 11, 2023, 20:05 ISTIndian Railways uses two kinds of engines- diesel and electric.Pilots observe the oil pressure, air pressure, and brake pipe pressure as they rise up after the prime mover is running. We all have travelled in Indian Railways’ train at some point in our lifetime. Right? Every time a train enters the station’s platform, a loud noise acts as a harbinger of the arrival of the train. But have you ever thought about how a train engine works? If the question ever crossed your mind, we are…

Amid the visibility concerns, Indian Railways has cancelled a few trains for three months. From December 1 to February 28, trains operating between Delhi to Amritsar will be temporarily halted for three months. These include trains like Saharsa-Anand Vihar Poorabiya Express and Jansewa Express.The Saharsa-Anand Vihar Poorabiya Express travels from Saharsa to Anand Vihar via S Bakhtiyarpur, Mansi Jn, Khagaria Jn, Begu Sarai, Barauni Jn, Sonpur Jn and Shahjahanpur.The Jansewa Express 13420 is running between Muzaffarpur Jn…

Driving heavy vehicles is way more harder than driving a normal four wheeler. In trucks or other heavy vehicles, there are many more categories. Depending on the category under which they fall, the items they carry would also differ. There are normal trucks that we usually spot on our roads carrying commodities from one point to the other. Apart from these normal trucks, there are special trucks which are used to transport special equipment. Most of the time, these trucks carry extremely large items which you don’t see…