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Posted: Feb 05 2014 (01:41)
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Last Response: Feb 05 2014 (05:54)
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Last Response: Feb 05 2014 (05:54)
I am surprised by the fact that although the 190 Km Line between Pune Junction & Mumbai is Electrified, still Diesel Locomotives are used for almost all trains on this line excluding Pune-Mumbai Trains. Particularly southern Hyd-Chennai-Bangalore bound trains always run on Diesels Locos throughout the route on Central Division.
Why is it so? Is it because Central Railway has shortage of electric Locos? Or is it because India has abundance of Diesel? Or is this Negligence of Railway?
Ideally there should have been Electric Locos.
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Why is it so? Is it because Central Railway has shortage of electric Locos? Or is it because India has abundance of Diesel? Or is this Negligence of Railway?
Ideally there should have been Electric Locos.
I...
more...
the lines beyond Pune are non electrified and it would be waste to just run an electric loco for 200 kms and halt it there... further these train come with diesel locos that do not belong to CR...hence CR would obviously not keep them at CST..hence they are sent back with these trains.....but it also depends on loco availability..