A look into history of Indian Railways: Check origin and first train
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A look into history of Indian Railways: Check origin and first train

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Image Source : Wikimedia Commons 1/10 Indian Railways is one of the world's largest railway networks in the world. Image Source : pastindia.com 3/10 By 1845, various railway companies including the Great Indian Peninsula Railway and the East Indian Railway, were formed to build and operate railway lines in India. Image Source : Indian Railways 5/10 The train was powered by three steam locomotives -- Sahib, Sindh, and Sultan -- and consisted of 14 carriages carrying 400 passengers. Image Source : Indian Railways 8/10 After India gained independence in 1947, the railway system was nationalised in 1951 which brought all railway companies under one entity—Indian Railways.

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India’s first locomotive train launched in 1895, check when it was withdrawn from service
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India’s first locomotive train launched in 1895, check when it was withdrawn from service

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Image Source : social media 1/7 India’s first locomotive train was built in India and it was named as the F-734 and it was launched into service in 1895. Image Source : social media 4/7 For the information of the train passengers, the F-734 locomotive train was used on the Rajputana Malwa Railway, which connected Delhi, Ajmer, Indore, and Ahmedabad. …

India’s first passenger train had 13 coaches, covered 34 kms with 400 passengers, check details
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India’s first passenger train had 13 coaches, covered 34 kms with 400 passengers, check details

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Image Source : file 1/7 India’s first passenger train was operated by three locomotives named as Sahib, Sultan and Sindh, and had thirteen carriages in total. Image Source : file 2/7 The first passenger train of the country was operated by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway and the train was dedicated by Lord Dalhousie, the then Governor-General of India. Image …

A look at top 10 oldest trains in India, some running on tracks for over 150 years
2 months ago

A look at top 10 oldest trains in India, some running on tracks for over 150 years

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Image Source : Indian Railways 1/10 Kalka Mail: One of the oldest trains in the history of Indian Railways is the Kalka Mail. Image Source : India Rail Info 2/10 Bombay-Poona Mail: This train holds a special place in the history of Indian Railways as the first intercity train to connect Mumbai and Pune. Image Source : India Rail Info …

Romance of railroad: The ever-expanding Indian Railways
11 months, 1 week ago

Romance of railroad: The ever-expanding Indian Railways

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The impressive $100 billion layout for the Indian Railways, which onboards 7000 local trains, 400 Vande Bharat trains, 24 bullet trains, 50 metros, and 50,000 kilometres of new railway lines over the next few years, re-asserts that our timetable with trains is quite on track. These princely states opted for the cheaper metre-gauge lines—how many of us know that until …

75th Independence Day: From steam locos to Vande Bharat - the phenomenal journey of Indian Railways
3 years, 7 months ago

75th Independence Day: From steam locos to Vande Bharat - the phenomenal journey of Indian Railways

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Independence Day 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that 75 'Vande Bharat' trains will connect different parts of the country in 75 weeks to mark the ongoing 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav'. Image Source : INDIAN RAILWAYSThe First Steam Loco Journey of Indian Railway system 1853-1869: Launching passenger rail services Although rail services in India were initially proposed in …

10 amazing facts about the Indian Railways, one of the world's largest railway networks
9 years, 1 month ago

10 amazing facts about the Indian Railways, one of the world's largest railway networks

India Today  

One of the world's largest railway networks, the Indian Railways, was first introduced in the year 1853. By the year 1951, the different systems of the railways were nationalised as one unit, which became the Indian Railways. There are two UNESCO World Heritage Sites falling on the Indian Railway lines: The Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus The Mountain Railways of India, which …

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