Railway engines of different countries
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NOT AT ALL, MAY BE THESE REACTIONS ARE DUE TO A SUDDEN PANIC AFTER THE MMRCA LOSS FOR RUSSIA
THINGS SHOULD SOON NORMALIZE
THEY DO HAVE A 35 BILLION$ DEAL COMING
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WORLDS MOST POWERFULL LOCOMOTIVE
HXD1C
Siemens Transportation Systems will team up with its Chinese partner CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive CO., LTD (ZELC) to build 500 electric freight locomotives for Chinese railway. A corresponding contract calling for the supply of components and worth over 334 million euros has just been signed by Siemens and its Chinese partner.
The new locomotive represents the world’s most powerful series-production locomotive. It will be designed with an output rating of 9.6 megawatts — equal to the combined performance of 35 trucks — and put about 50 percent more power on the rails than the most powerful locomotives in Central Europe at present. With six axles and weighing up to 150 metric tones, resulting in an axle load of 25 tons, this freight locomotive will be able to operate at a top speed of 120 km/h. The first units are due to enter service at the beginning of 2009. The project planning for the drive system of the Chinese freight locomotives will be performed in Germany at the Siemens locations in Erlangen and Nuremberg, where the most important traction components will also be manufactured. The complete locomotives are to be built at the partner ZELC’s plant in Zhuzhou, China.
“This is the third freight locomotive order we’ve received from China since 1997, making us the most successful foreign supplier in this sector. Just the other day, only two locomotives which we had recently delivered were able to haul a 20,000-ton train instead of the four units previously required. All this proves that our products can compete successfully in this hotly contested market,” said Jörn F. Sens, Executive Vice President of Siemens Transportation Systems.
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Siemens Transportation Systems will team up with its Chinese partner CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive CO., LTD (ZELC) to build 500 electric freight locomotives for Chinese railway. A corresponding contract calling for the supply of components and worth over 334 million euros has just been signed by Siemens and its Chinese partner.
The new locomotive represents the world’s most powerful series-production locomotive. It will be designed with an output rating of 9.6 megawatts — equal to the combined performance of 35 trucks — and put about 50 percent more power on the rails than the most powerful locomotives in Central Europe at present. With six axles and weighing up to 150 metric tones, resulting in an axle load of 25 tons, this freight locomotive will be able to operate at a top speed of 120 km/h. The first units are due to enter service at the beginning of 2009. The project planning for the drive system of the Chinese freight locomotives will be performed in Germany at the Siemens locations in Erlangen and Nuremberg, where the most important traction components will also be manufactured. The complete locomotives are to be built at the partner ZELC’s plant in Zhuzhou, China.
“This is the third freight locomotive order we’ve received from China since 1997, making us the most successful foreign supplier in this sector. Just the other day, only two locomotives which we had recently delivered were able to haul a 20,000-ton train instead of the four units previously required. All this proves that our products can compete successfully in this hotly contested market,” said Jörn F. Sens, Executive Vice President of Siemens Transportation Systems.
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Fairy Queen's engine
world's oldest working locomotive
1855, The year when the majestic
fairy queen rolled out for the
erstwhile East Indian railway. For
the first time after 1908, the Fairy
Queen rolled again on February
1st 1997 from Delhi to Alwar.
The steam engine, is the oldest
working engine in the world.
Finding its place in the Guinness
Book of Records and also
capturing the National tourism
Award. The prestigious Fairy
Queen which graces the national
Rail Museum, New Delhi, is
steaming once again. The Fairy
Queen with the privileged ones
abroad reaches the picturesque
town of Alwar in Rajasthan the
same day, from where the guests
are taken to Sariska Tiger
Reserve for an overnight stay.
The 50 select guests will certainly
go back with fond memories of a
once-in-a lifetime experience.
.
The Fairy Queen Train - world's oldest working locomotive +
world's oldest working locomotive
1855, The year when the majestic
fairy queen rolled out for the
erstwhile East Indian railway. For
the first time after 1908, the Fairy
Queen rolled again on February
1st 1997 from Delhi to Alwar.
The steam engine, is the oldest
working engine in the world.
Finding its place in the Guinness
Book of Records and also
capturing the National tourism
Award. The prestigious Fairy
Queen which graces the national
Rail Museum, New Delhi, is
steaming once again. The Fairy
Queen with the privileged ones
abroad reaches the picturesque
town of Alwar in Rajasthan the
same day, from where the guests
are taken to Sariska Tiger
Reserve for an overnight stay.
The 50 select guests will certainly
go back with fond memories of a
once-in-a lifetime experience.
.
The Fairy Queen Train - world's oldest working locomotive +
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Fairy Queen's inside
1855 : Built by Kitson,
Thompson & Hewitson, UK, for
the erstwhile East Indian
Railways (EIR).
Weight-26 tonnes
Coal Tender-20 tonnes
Water Capacity-2000 litres (under slung water
talk)
Horse Power-130
Gauge 5 ft. 6inch or 1.67m (Broad
gauge)
Wheel arrangement- 2-2-2. Driving wheel diameter
diameter 1800mm Max. Speed- 40 Kmph
Cylinders- 2 outside (12inch X 22inch)
Earlier worked from Howrah
to Raniganj (121 miles) or EIR
1908 Stopped service
1971 First exhibit of National Rail
Museum
1996 Completely overhauled in
Perambur workshops of
Southern Railway
1997 Revived for working on
main line. Chair Car for carrying
60 passengers and
service car including Generator
(230v supply) and Compressor
(Air Brakes)
for the train readied for the
engine to work commercial trips.
18-7-97 First commercial trip
13-1-98 Certification of Guinness
Book of Records as the world's
oldest working
locomotive
25-1-99 National Tourism Award
given by Prime Minister of India
1855 : Built by Kitson,
Thompson & Hewitson, UK, for
the erstwhile East Indian
Railways (EIR).
Weight-26 tonnes
Coal Tender-20 tonnes
Water Capacity-2000 litres (under slung water
talk)
Horse Power-130
Gauge 5 ft. 6inch or 1.67m (Broad
gauge)
Wheel arrangement- 2-2-2. Driving wheel diameter
diameter 1800mm Max. Speed- 40 Kmph
Cylinders- 2 outside (12inch X 22inch)
Earlier worked from Howrah
to Raniganj (121 miles) or EIR
1908 Stopped service
1971 First exhibit of National Rail
Museum
1996 Completely overhauled in
Perambur workshops of
Southern Railway
1997 Revived for working on
main line. Chair Car for carrying
60 passengers and
service car including Generator
(230v supply) and Compressor
(Air Brakes)
for the train readied for the
engine to work commercial trips.
18-7-97 First commercial trip
13-1-98 Certification of Guinness
Book of Records as the world's
oldest working
locomotive
25-1-99 National Tourism Award
given by Prime Minister of India
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