Could not NOT take pics of the progress of #Mumbai Metro Line 7 along the Western Express Highway yesterday. Metro Line 7 is from Andheri (E) to Dahisar (E), a 16.475 km. long elevated corridor with 13 stations. #TrainsAreComing Thread.
The much-awaited Vande Bharat sleeper version train arrived in Mumbai on RDSO trials on Wednesday. A thread on the interiors and overall review.
Originally dubbed at Train 20 by @ManiSudhanshu58's team, the much delayed Vande Bharat sleeper trainset is a semi-high-speed, long-distance electric multiple unit train, designed to replace the Rajdhani Express. The trial train arrived at Mumbai Central at 1348hrs. This is the entry.
Originally dubbed at Train 20 by @ManiSudhanshu58's team, the much delayed Vande Bharat sleeper trainset is a semi-high-speed, long-distance electric multiple unit train, designed to replace the Rajdhani Express. The trial train arrived at Mumbai Central at 1348hrs. This is the entry.
Alert from inside the train! Slow line locals from Mumbai CSMT worked fine till Vidyavihar after that all lined up due to water-logging between Bhandup and Nahur. Harbour line shut beyond Kurla due to water logging between Mankhurd Govandi #MumbaiRains
#MumbaiRain
@mid_day @SachinKalbag
Arriving at Ghatkopar after one hour halt after Vidyavihar station.
The 7:43pm Thane local train arrives at its next station Vikhroli at 10:41pm
LIVE- To start with, here's an animation of exactly what is going to happen at #Vidyavihar bridge on #MumbaiRailway tonight. The giant open web girder of 99.34m length, weighing about 100 metric tonnes-one of the longest ones on Indian Railways over 10 lines -will be laid over… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Engineers at the site near the winch under the massive bridge.
India’s first all-aluminium freight rail wagons. The gleaming rakes are 180 tonnes lighter than existing steel rakes, can carry 5-10% more payload, consume less energy with relatively negligible wear and tear to rolling stock and rails. #HindalcoRakesItUp 1/n
The bottom discharge aluminium freight wagon, specifically designed to carry coal, is tipped to reduce the carbon footprint measurably. The new generation wagons, fabricated by M/S BESCO are based on RDSO-approved design. 2/n
They are made from high strength aluminium alloy plates and extrusions, indigenously made at Hindalco’s state-of-the-art rolling facility in Hirakud, Odisha with extrusions from the company’s Renukoot plant in UP, leveraging its global technology. 3/n
Well, I was taken aback by a query from a section of media that did the underground Metro run at all or was it just a photo opportunity? Well, here is what all happened & what is going to happen. 1/n
What was conducted today was a part design proving trial runs. conducted on the Down main line in about 3-km section between the ramp at SEEPZ to Marol Naka. This other tests include static tests. 2/n
Static tests include preparation, movement, driving mode test, tests of medium & high voltage verification, tests of air compressor, brakes, doors, traction & propulsion, AC, lighting & indicators & Passenger Announcement, Communication & Info System (PACIS) 3/n