Rajendra B. Aklekar
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Journalist @mid_day Author of multiple books on India's rail history & heritage. Trains, trams & buses. Biographer of Dr. E. Sreedharan. Museology @csmvsmumbai
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Here they are. Mumbai Metro Line 4, 4A Thane-Wadala actual trains. The Alstom India today unveiled the rakes of Line 4 with celebration. Alstom is contracted to supply 234 Metropolis metro cars (39 driverless 6-car trainsets), Urbalis Forward CBTC GoA4 signalling, and 5 years of maintenance for Mumbai Metro Line 4 (Green Line).
Rajendra B. Aklekar40,442 次观看 • 4 天前
Brake binding in Koyna Express at Karjat. Train detained this evening between 6:26pm to 6:36pm. Two local trains detained behind it. There is no need to panic. Brake binding is a common issue where brake pads or shoes stay pressed against the wheels or rotors, creating friction that can cause smoke, but it is rarely a dangerous fire hazard. The smoke seen in the video is because of the use of fire extinguisher.
Rajendra B. Aklekar118,124 次观看 • 1 个月前
Non-AC door closing EMU local train that arrived at Kurla carshed in Mumbai. Here are the key differences: *The coach is built on an AC EMU shell, but maintaining the various classes of first class (with cushion seats), ladies, the disabled one and others. Hence though vestibular, it has physical partitions to segregate these coaches. *The windows are wider 1,900m with sliding glass panels like buses as compared to 900m windows in existing trains. *The blowers are powerful forcing 10,000 cubic m/hr air into the coach, with two such units in every coach which means 20,000 cubic m/hr air in each coach. *The leg space between the two seats has been increased for a comfortable seating and wider gangway. *The luggage compartment at either end of the train is two times larger than the existing ones. *The doors have been shut and along with glass panels on the top, to improve air circulation, these coaches feature louvered doors (slatted) that allow air movement while keeping doors closed for safety.
Rajendra B. Aklekar192,530 次观看 • 6 个月前
⚡Train No. 75680 Karimganj – Agartala MEMU train was entering Patharkandi Station when a motorcyclist suddenly came in front of the train along with his motorcycle and stopped on the track. The Loco Pilot (LP) immediately applied the emergency brakes and stopped the train. LP thought the motorcyclist would not survive. But when he got down and checked, he found that the train had stopped just one foot away from the motorcycle, saving a life.
Rajendra B. Aklekar43,634 次观看 • 1 个月前
Agra Cantonment station. RPF bullies drag and beat up Deputy Station Superintendent (DySS) on duty. Incident as per preliminary info: Visakhapatnam-Amritsar Hirakud Express arrived at Agra Cantt at 10.51 am and departed after its scheduled halt. A woman passenger had deboarded the station to buy the famous sweet Petha and was trying to board the train after it had started moving. The Dy SS, noticing the situation, intervened and instructed the train manager over his walkie talkie to stop the train to ensure the passenger's safety. The RPF personnel detained the husband and wife on allegations of alarm chain pulling (ACP), penalised them Rs 1,000. This led to a dispute between RPF personnel and operating staff over the reason for the unscheduled halt. The railways have set up an inquiry and will come up with a sanitised version of the incident.
Rajendra B. Aklekar102,820 次观看 • 3 个月前
What no other country has. Nearly 20 years after it was commissioned, India completes its dedicated freight rail corridors, spanning 2,843km (1,766.558 miles) Fully electric lines with high capacity double-stack container trains on Indian broad gauge. Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC): Spans 1,506 km from Dadri (Uttar Pradesh) down to JNPT near Mumbai (Maharashtra). It became fully operational with the inauguration of its final sections. Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC): Spans 1,337 km from Ludhiana (Punjab) to Sonnagar (Bihar). It is fully completed and operational.
Rajendra B. Aklekar43,050 次观看 • 1 个月前
Malad station incident CCTV footage. A 31-year-old Mathematics professor was stabbed to death following a minor altercation that escalated inside a Mumbai local train as it approached Malad railway station. The dispute reportedly began over alighting from the crowded coach, after which the attacker pulled out a sharp weapon and stabbed the victim in the abdomen. The victim collapsed at the station and later succumbed to his injuries despite medical assistance. The footage shows the accused running away. The accused has now been arrested within 24 hours of the incident. #Mumbai #MumbaiRailway
Rajendra B. Aklekar205,398 次观看 • 8 个月前