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Blog Entry# 1172260
Posted: Jul 27 2014 (21:31)

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Jul 27 2014 (21:31)   12622/Tamil Nadu Express (PT)
 
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From the archives. The inception of the concept of twins.
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Speech of Prof. Madhu Dandavate
Introducing the Railway Budget For 1979-80 on 20th February, 1979
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increase the passenger-carrying capacity of the existing trains, a new innovation of running longer passenger trains, hauled by two locomotives, with 21 coaches, instead of the usual 13 bogies, has been introduced. If this experiment on the New Delhi-Madras Tamil Nadu Express succeeds, more trains will be considered for double-heading. As a result of the double-heading, the accommodation in the Tamil Nadu Express has been more than doubled. This innovation will relieve overcrowding on saturated sections and also reduce scope for malpractices in reservations.
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