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Posted: Jul 08 2012 (21:04)
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Last Response: Jul 09 2012 (02:48)
19 Responses
Last Response: Jul 09 2012 (02:48)
why railways are electrifying 1000km of tracks each year..i mean the reson behind it?
is it beczuse diesel engine r making costly issue than electric,if yes then after 20 years we may not see anymore wdm,wdp,wdg...just like steam engine?
more i want to share that today my co-passenger asking me and other fellows that how many litres of diesel a loco requires to haul 20-23 coaches train to complete 10km/or units of electric comsumped by a wap4 with same coaches n distance?
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is it beczuse diesel engine r making costly issue than electric,if yes then after 20 years we may not see anymore wdm,wdp,wdg...just like steam engine?
more i want to share that today my co-passenger asking me and other fellows that how many litres of diesel a loco requires to haul 20-23 coaches train to complete 10km/or units of electric comsumped by a wap4 with same coaches n distance?
nobody...
more...
18 Public Posts - Sun Jul 08, 2012
only 25% tracks are electrified, 75% diesel so it will take ages to convert all the routes to electric as IR not having enough money to do all those work now.. may be around 2050 we can see 100 % electrification..