The aptitude test for admission in India’s First Rail and Transport Institute NRTI was been announced yesterday and is to be held on 15/07/2018 Sunday. Latest updates: 1. Students who meet the eligibility criteria may take the NRTI Aptitude Test. Eligible…
Full form : Distributed Power Wireless Control System. Introduction Distributed power means that physical power of the train would be distributed at some intermediate points all over the consists at some regular intervals. The DPWCS helps to provide coupling between…
With the announcement of the Bullet Train route from Mumbai – Ahemedabad a Institute for rail technology was to be established in Vadodara under the Bullet Train project for which the institue has released an ad seeking for registrations for…
The new version of IRCTC website is now available. With new attractive looking user interface there are many features that are added to the website. Here are some features about it. Home Page As you open the new version website…
After the import of evolution series locomotives, WDG4G manufactured by the GE transport the growth of the rolling stock of locomotives in India started aggressively. Along with this growth in the arsenal, two new locomotives are been revealed – WAG12…
Many of us in the rail fan community might be thinking – what are the features and specs of the locomotive. So let’s find it out. Nomenclature: W – Wide/Broad Gauge D – Diesel Powered G – Goods load 4…
The railways is planning a standardisation of trains in terms of number of coaches so that all trains can run on all routes, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said. The number of coaches recongnised is 22 i.e. all the trains would…
Anubhuti coach is a luxorius coach class which are based on the LHB coach model. These coaches are made from Rajdhani and Shatabdi. Anubhuti is a hindi word which means feeling. As the name suggests they are developed to give…
It you are planning for a journey within a week or two you should be aware that this period of time is under the fog affected period. During this period you should (if possible) avoid the trains originating from northern…
Monorail is a transportation system based on railway. The term originates from joining “mono” (one) and “rail” (rail). This explains the difference between ordinary trains and monorail. History: The first monorail prototype was made in Russia in 1820 by Ivan…
