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Train 18, India's first engine-less train, hits the tracks on October 29 true Being regarded as a successor to Shatabdi Express, Train 18, India's first engine-less train, will be on the tracks for trials on Monday, October 29. India is launching its first engine-less on Monday, October 29. Train 18, regarded as a successor to the country's 30-year-old 'Semi-High Speed Train' Shatabdi Express is set to go on the tracks for trial. Driven by a self­-propulsion module without a separate locomotive, the train is capable of running at a speed of up to 160 kilometres per hour. It comes with te...

Medha Servo Drives Gets Rs 2,211-Crore Contract For Making 44 Vande Bharat Trains by Arun Kumar Das - Jan 23, 2021 04:56 AM Vande Bharat Express (@RailMinIndia/Twitter) Snapshot These rakes would be made at three production units of railways — 24 at the ICF in Chennai, 10 at Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala and the remaining 10 at Modern Coach Factory in Raebareli, as per the contract. After 22 months of launching Vande Bharat Express for Katra, Indian Railways has awarded the prestigious contract for manufacturing of 44 more such trains at an estimated cost of Rs 2,211 crore. In what c...

Medha Servo Drives will manufacture and supply 44 train sets. The procurement includes five years of comprehensive annual maintenance contract with the supplier.