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    by: Såhîbgàñj Lóðp Ïs Thé Bëst™  Today (12:55PM)

    लखीमपुर : बरेली-लखनऊ लालकुआं एक्सप्रेस ट्रेन में यात्रियों से लूटपाट की घटनाएं बढ़ गई हैं। रविवार रात गोला स्टेशन से पहले कुछ बदमाशों ने चेन पुलिंग कर ट्रेन रोक दी। इसके बाद बदमाशों ने 17 यात्रियों के साथ लूटपाट की। घटना के बाद कुछ यात्रियों ने गोला स्टेशन पर उतरकर...
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    by: Såhîbgàñj Lóðp Ïs Thé Bëst™  Today (12:49PM)

    मुजफ्फरपुर, संसू : ऑल इंडिया लीज हॉल्डर एसोसिएशन के बैनर तले लीज व्यापारियों ने मंगलवार को आवंटित लीज वैन उपलब्ध नहीं कराने पर बरौनी से नई दिल्ली जाने वाली 12553 वैशाली एक्सप्रेस ट्रेन को जंक्शन पर रोक कर विरोध जताया। व्यापारी इंजन के सामने में खड़ा हो गए। रेलवे प्रशासन के...
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    by: Såhîbgàñj Lóðp Ïs Thé Bëst™  Today (12:47PM)

    राउरकेला: वासुदेवपुर जन कल्याण परिषद ने राउरकेला-भद्रक इंटरसिटी एक्सप्रेस वाया क्योंझर चलाने की मांग पर ओडिशा के केंद्रीय मंत्री श्रीकांत जेना का ध्यानाकर्षण कराया है। इस मामले में केंद्रीय रेल मंत्री से मिलकर यह मांग पूरी करने का निवेदन किया गया है। केंद्रीय मंत्री श्रीकांत जेना को लिखे खत में परिषद...
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    by: Keshav Kumar Passi  Today (12:35PM)

    Udham singh nagar | अंतिम अपडेट 14 मार्च 2013 5:32 AM IST पर बाजपुर। लालकुआं से अमृतसर चलने वाली ट्रेन को वाया बाजपुर चलाने की मांग को लेकर व्यापारियों ने रेलवे स्टेशन पर प्रदर्शन कर स्टेशन मास्टर को ज्ञापन सौंपा। ट्रेन को वाया बाजपुर, काशीपुर चलाने के लिए सांसद केसी सिंह...
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    by: विश्व नाथ**  Today (12:10PM)

    पवन एक्सप्रेस में लीची लोडिंग में रेलवे अधिकारियों की मनमानी के खिलाफ मंगलवार को ऑल इंडिया लीज होल्डर एसोसिएशन के बैनर तले दर्जनों व्यापारियों ने 12553 अप वैशाली एक्सप्रेस को जंकशन पर रोक दिया. हालांकि, रेल रोके जाने की सूचना पर ही अधिकारियों के बीच हड़कंप मच गया. आनन-फानन में...

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Dear Members
I often read WDM, WDG, WAP, WAG on engines. Pl explain me the meaning and full forms of all this alphabet pl. Also pl inform me that what is the (W/L) written on the signboard nearer to the tracks.I also want to know something:
(1) Which is the oldest train in India?
(2) Which is the largest station in India?
(3) Which is the largest & busiest junction?
(4) Which is longest railway track in IR which is visible through space?
(5) The engine operated by how many voltage and its AC or DC...
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(Respected members i am not going to know your's GK, I also know little bit about above questions.I only want to improve my knowledge and share my knowledge with all. Thanks to all)
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The first letter (gauge)
W-Indian broad gauge (The "W" Stands for Wide Gauge - 5 Feet)
Y-metre gauge (The "Y" stands for Yard Gauge - 3 Feet)
Z-narrow gauge(2 ft 6 in)
N-narrow gauge (2 ft)
The second letter (motive power)
D-Diesel
C-DC electric (can run under DC traction only)
A-AC electric (can run under AC traction only)
CA-Both DC and AC (can run under both AC and DC...
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tractions), 'CA' is considered a single letter
B-Battery electric locomotive (rare)
The third letter (job type)
G-goods
P-passenger
M-mixed; both goods and passenger
S-Used for shunting (Also known as switching engines or switchers in United states and some other countries)
U-Electric multiple units (used as commuters in city suburbs)
R-Railcars
For example, in "WDM 3A":
"W" means broad gauge
"D" means diesel motive power
"M" means suitable for mixed(for both goods and passenger)service
"3A" means the locomotive's power is 3, 100 hp ('3' stands for 3000 hp, 'A' denotes 100 hp more)
Or, in "WAP 5":
"W" means broad gauge
"A" mean AC electric traction motive power
"P" means suitable for Passenger service
"5" denotes that this locomotive is chronologically the fifth electric locomotive model used by the railways for passenger service.
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