How many railway engines are in India?
How many electric locomotives are there in India?
Where railway engines are made in India?
What is the full form of WAP 7?
Do trains have gears?
Which is the fastest engine in India?
Which is the oldest railway station in India?
Why Tejas train is failure?
Is railway private in India?
AC goods class (WAG series)
WAG-9 ABB/CLW/BHEL 6125 HP
WAG-10 BLW 10000 HP
WAG-12 Alstom 12000 HP
Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) is an electric locomotive manufacturer based in India. The works are located at Chittaranjan in the Asansol Sadar subdivision of West Bengal, with an ancillary unit in Dankuni.
Chittaranjan Locomotive Works.
Loco Building Works
Parent Indian Railways
Website www.clw.indianrailways.gov.in
The Full Form of WAP 7 is‍ Wide/broad Gauge AC Electric Passenger, Class 7. The WAP 7 (Wide/broad Gauge AC Electric Passenger, Class 7) is a three-phase AC electric passenger locomotive developed by the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works. It is the most powerful passenger locomotive in the Indian Railways' fleet.
The traction motors provide propulsion power to the wheels. … Each motor drives a small gear, which meshes with a larger gear on the axle shaft. This provides the gear reduction that allows the motor to drive the train at speeds of up to 110 mph.
It is the second most powerful passenger locomotive in the Indian Railways fleet (as of 2021), after the newly-Alstom developed WAG 12B locomomtive. WAP-7 is capable of hauling 24 coach trains at speeds 110–140 km/h (68–87 mph).
WAP 7HS.
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Power output Continuous : 6,350 hp (4,740 kW)
​​​​​​​Bori Bunder, located in Mumbai was the first railway station in India. India's first passenger train ran from Bori Bunder to Thane in 1853. It was built by the Great Indian Peninsular Railway. This station was rebuilt as Victoria Terminus later in 1888, named after Queen Victoria.
IRCTC chief regional manager for Lucknow Ajit Sinha said, "Tejas Express, which left for the national capital on Saturday, got delayed by nearly two-and-a-half-hours following signal failure caused by heavy downpour. Further, the train was delayed on its return journey to Lucknow on Sunday."
Indian Railways will remain with the government of India. No privatization of Indian Railways! On Tuesday, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal asserted that the national transporter will never be privatized. … The minister further said that Indian Railways will remain with the government of India.