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Posted: Nov 03 2016 (23:07)
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Last Response: Nov 07 2016 (17:14)
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Last Response: Nov 07 2016 (17:14)
According to Financial express, Talgo, the Spanish manufacturer of high-speed trains, is all set to lease out 2-5 trains to Indian Railways in less than a year’s time. Sources with knowledge of the matter told FE Online, that Suresh Prabhu-led Indian Railways is awaiting a final approval of Niti Aayog, before officially telling Talgo to lease out its trains to India. Once the contract is signed, it will take Talgo less than a year to supply anywhere between 2-5 trains. “The train is likely to be of around 26 coaches each, so that the total capacity matches that of the existing Shatabdis,” sources told FE Online.
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Delhi - Mumbai
65%
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Delhi - Amritsar
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Mumbai - Ahemdabad
10%
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Delhi - Lucknow/Jaipur/Bhopal/Chandigarh
25%
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1 Public Posts - Thu Nov 03, 2016
12 Public Posts - Sun Nov 06, 2016
The interior seating arrangements can be altered easily enough. All that matters is the ability to run these rakes at higher speeds on our tracks. Interior systems and other cosmetic changes do not matter much to the train's operations.
Most important thing is that Talgo operations will cost lesser than normal LHB coach trains. It is very crucial that IR follow this and price the Talgo on the same rates as the Raj or Shatabdi class ( without the flexi fare) or a marginal increase to recover initial rake costs. If IR prices them too high, it will defeat the whole purpose of getting the rakes here in the first place.
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Most important thing is that Talgo operations will cost lesser than normal LHB coach trains. It is very crucial that IR follow this and price the Talgo on the same rates as the Raj or Shatabdi class ( without the flexi fare) or a marginal increase to recover initial rake costs. If IR prices them too high, it will defeat the whole purpose of getting the rakes here in the first place.
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2 Public Posts - Mon Nov 07, 2016