Trials of Spanish-made Talgo trains on Delhi-Mumbai section from August 1
Posted on: 25/Jul/2016 9:49:47 AM
Hemant Kumar, Member (Mechanical), Railway Board has mentioned that Indian Railways will start the trials of Spanish-made Talgo trains on the busiest Delhi-Mumbai section from August 1
While speaking to the media in Chennai, he said: The trials on Delhi-Mumbai section will be done at a maximum speed of 150 kmph for nearly a month before a report is submitted to Railway Board. These trials will be made without any changes or modifications in the tracks. In order to increase the speed between 150 kmph to 160 kmph, there should be iron fencing along the track.
The cost of a Talgo coach is Rs 5 crore and it requires minimal infrastructure upgrade to run on Indian rails. Talgo envisages the journey between Delhi and Mumbai can be completed in about 11 hour 40 minutes as compared to 16 hours 10 minutes at present.
