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    PRESENTATION ON INDIAN RAILWAYS

    By :- Nilesh & Saurabh


    INTRODUCTION

    The first steam operated railway operated in 1837 in Madras with the first
    passenger operating in 1853 between Bombay and Thane. In 1925, the
    first electric train ran in Bombay on DC traction. The first locomotive
    manufacturing unit was commissioned in 1950 at Chittaranjan with the first
    coach manufacturing unit set-up at Madras in 1955.

    In 1951, the Indian Railways was established by the amalgamation of 42


    different railway companies operating in the country, spanning a total of
    55,000 km (34,000 mi). The railway network across the country was reorganized
    into six regional zones in 1951–52 for administrative purposes, which was
    gradually expanded to 18 zones over the years.
    HISTORY OF INDIAN RAILWAYS

    • First Indian Railway line was opened on 16th April 1853.

    • The first train consisting of one steam engine and four coaches traversed a
    stretch of 21-miles between Mumbai(Bombay) and Thane.
    • Indian Railway has a glorious past of more than150 years serving the nation.
    FEATURES OF INDIAN RAILWAY

    • Indian Railway has a 3 tier management system.


    • No strike in last 30 years inspite of 17 lakhs workers.
    • It runs 12000 trains everyday.
    • It is largest railway system in World under one management system.
    • It carries 1.4 crore passengers a lakh tonnes of goods every day.
    • It is fuel efficient system.
    • 7000 stations & about 500 computerized passenger reservation system.
    Speed of Train

    Shatabadi Max 140kmph

    Rajdhani Max 130kmph

    Others Max 110kmph


    Railway Track or Permanent Way

    • A railway track or railway line is a set of two parallel rows of long pieces
    of steel. They are used by trains to transport people and things from one place to
    another. (In America, people say railroad as well as railway). Often, there is
    more than one set of tracks on the railway line. For example, trains go east on
    one track and west on the other one.
    Guage
    • The maximum distance between the running faces of the two rails
    of a permanent way is called GUAGE.
    Sleepers
    • Sleepers are the transverse ties that are Laid to support the rails.
    • They transmit wheel load from the rails to the ballast.
    Ballast

    • Single size aggregate used in rail track construction. Generally has a nominal
    size of 63mm or 53mm. Can be used as a very coarse drainage material.

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