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News Entry# 328690
Feb 05 2018 (10:54) Railways to phase out diesel locomotives by 2022 (m.deccanherald.com)
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The Railway ministry has set the target to complete the electrification of all its tracks and phase out diesel locomotives by 2022.
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kai routes aise hain jisme 1 ya 2 pasenger serrvice hai din bhar me. iske alawa kai routes me geographical terrain bahut tough hai. dono hi case me electrification karna economically aur technically viable nahi hai.
To achieve this IR need to do :
1. Electrify all route either as double electric line or atleast as Single electric line
2. Increase production of eloco
3. Stop manufacturing of alco
4. Proper...
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1. Electrify all route either as double electric line or atleast as Single electric line
2. Increase production of eloco
3. Stop manufacturing of alco
4. Proper...
more...
alco production to already band ho chuka hai. emd ban rahe hain khali GE ke contract me, shunting,maintenance aur emergency purpose ke liye dloco ki requirement hamesha rahegi
* There are about 6000 Dlocos in IR and to phase them out we need equal number of Elocos. In addition some Elocos shall be required to replace the old locos and some more to take care of increasing traffic.
* With current production rate of about 300 locos, CLW shall take 20 years to replace them and even if DLW totally switch over to Elocos, the total replacement shall take a decade.
* Although IR has planned to fully electrify its BG routes by 2022, which can be achieved if adequate...
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* With current production rate of about 300 locos, CLW shall take 20 years to replace them and even if DLW totally switch over to Elocos, the total replacement shall take a decade.
* Although IR has planned to fully electrify its BG routes by 2022, which can be achieved if adequate...
more...
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