Talgo train clocks 180 kmph, breaks Indian record during trial

[Sankpal]

Agra: The Spanish-made Talgo train coaches reached a speed of 180 kmph during the second phase of trials between Mathura and Palwal on Wednesday, covering a distance of 86 km in 39 minutes. In the process it broke the record by an Indian train, previously held by Gatimaan Express at 160 kmph.

"Wednesday's trial was conducted with empty coaches. We will later use sandbags placed on the seats to simulate passenger weight. The train ran continuously at 180 kmph from Bhuteshwar to Rundhi stations, covering the distance in 39 minutes," said Dilip Kumar Singh, additional divisional railway manager (ADRM) of Agra.

Talgo is a leading Madrid-based manufacturer of semi-high speed (160-250 kmph) and high-speed (350 kmph) passenger trains. The nine-coach train used in Wednesday's trial was hauled by an Indian Railways' WDP-4 diesel engine with 4,500 HP capacity, manufactured at a Varanasi plant. The trial was supervised by engineers from Research Design & Standards Organisation (RDSO), Lucknow, and from Talgo.

"Today's successful achievement is a major milestone in railway history and it gets us closer to our dreams of having high-speed train service on the existing railway tracks," Singh added.


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[kaykay]

Next trail will be on Delhi Mumbai route...

 

[Ankit Kumar]

@anant_s WDP4.....?

Weren't WDP4s tested upto 185kmph ? That's pushing the loco to its limits, really impressed.

 

[anant_s]

@anant_s WDP4.....?

Weren't WDP4s tested upto 185kmph ? That's pushing the loco to its limits, really impressed.

First of all congratulations for achieving the top speeds
My initial information was WAP 5 to be used for trials and now two things have happened.
First the loco used WDP 4B is cleared only for 135 kph by IR board, so obviously they have made an exception in this case to run the train at a much higher speed, behind a loco that is not cleared at that sort of speed.
we must remember here that WDP 4 are cleared for upto 160 kph (Design speed 180 kph) but WDP 4B runs at 135-140 range only.

It looks like a case of special approval as they also have gone beyond 160 kph speed limit for the track on the section.

Now looking forward to Trials on Delhi Mumbai lines, which i hope will be cleared with equal ease.