Spotting
 Timeline
 Travel Tip
 Trip
 Race
 Social
 Greeting
 Poll
 Img
 PNR
 Pic
 Blog
 News
 Conf TL
 RF Club
 Convention
 Monitor
 Topic
 #
 Rating
 Correct
 Wrong
 Stamp
 PNR Ref
 PNR Req
 Blank PNRs
 HJ
 Vote
 Pred
 @
 FM Alert
 FM Approval
 Pvt
Forum Super Search
 ↓ 
×
HashTag:
Freq Contact:
Member:
Posting Date From:
Posting Date To:
Blog Category:
Train Type:
Train:
Station:
Pic/Vid:   FmT Pic:   FmT Video:
Sort by: Date:     Word Count:     Popularity:     
Public:    Pvt: Monitor:    Topics:    

Search
  Go  
dark modesite support
 
Thu Apr 25 14:48:40 IST
Home
Trains
ΣChains
Atlas
PNR
Forum
Quiz
Topics
Gallery
News
FAQ
Trips
Login
Post PNRPost BlogAdvanced Search
Filters:

Blog Posts by Alok Nigam
Page#    279 Blog Entries  <<prev  next>>
General Travel
20444 views
10

Jun 29 2016 (12:25)   12823/Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Express (PT) | BSP/Bilaspur Junction (8 PFs) | TKD/WAP-7/30396
 
SaurabhDubey^~
SaurabhDubey^~   30239 blog posts
Entry# 1911159            Tags   Past Edits
NZM bound CGSk waiting for departure at BSP. It came from durg with BIA wap 7 link and went with TKD WAP 7 link already waiting at the katni end thus saving loco reversal time.
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

2066 views
0

Jun 29 2016 (15:10)
AlokNigan   463 blog posts
Re# 1911159-1              
BIA P7 road number?
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

1 Public Posts - Wed Jun 29, 2016

4 Public Posts - Thu Jun 30, 2016

6 Public Posts - Fri Jul 01, 2016
Rail Fanning
5593 views
1

May 19 2016 (21:38)   12216/Bandra Terminus - Delhi Sarai Rohilla Garib Rath Express (PT)
 
Rishab Choudhary
Rishab Choudhary   238 blog posts
Entry# 1854843            Tags  
[New Generation]BRC WAP-5 12216 DEE Garib-rath express & That time i was shocked that wap-5 was with bdts to delhi garib rath express at borivali station (mumbai)
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

4297 views
0

May 21 2016 (11:51)
AlokNigan   463 blog posts
Re# 1854843-1              
WAP-5 is regular with this train as afr as I know. Very few premier trains are now hauled with P5.
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

2 Public Posts - Sat May 21, 2016

1 Public Posts - Sun May 22, 2016
General Travel
10727 views
1

May 20 2016 (09:22)   12283/Ernakulam - Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express
 
guest   707 blog posts
Entry# 1855274            Tags  
Aren't DURONTO trains supposed to be faster or are supposed to run on par with Rajdhanis and shatabdis..... Then how is it that this DURONTO takes about 6 hours more time than the TVC Rajdhanis??? Can't both trains run on the same time slot???
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

7 Public Posts - Fri May 20, 2016

1563 views
0

May 20 2016 (12:17)
AlokNigan   463 blog posts
Re# 1855274-8              
Even I feel so it should be faster than current TT. The problem is slot. The high speed slot is vacant only on Wednesday & rest days,it is occupied by TVC & MAO Rajdhani. MPS don`t have significant difference on running on train. The proof is MAS-NZM Duronto. Even in HLHB, it ran along with MAS/BSP Rajdhani trailing them along the way.
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

11 Public Posts - Fri May 20, 2016
1 Followers
General Travel
16250 views
18

★★★
May 18 2016 (13:15)  
 
sachinindorewal^~
sachinindorewal^~   5370 blog posts
Entry# 1852509              
rail fact : a electric engine consume 39000 units of electricity in one hour , which cost 59000 rs/hr . railway gets electricity on subsidized rates around 1.2 or 1.8 rs per unit .
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

2 Public Posts - Wed May 18, 2016

882 views
3

May 18 2016 (16:48)
AlokNigan   463 blog posts
Re# 1852509-3              
According to paper dated 15,Oct`15, "Indian Railways have been procuring power through the State Utilities at an average rate of Rs 6.75 per unit. Adani Power Ltd have been awarded the contract at a landed tariff of Rs 3.69 per kWH (unit) for a period of three years,"
The annual peak consumption is 4000 MW which costs Rs 12,000 crore.
The range of per unit is Rs 4 to Rs 9. Power suppliers prefer to sell electricity to Railways as it pays higher per unit charges compared with households. Also, it buys more
...
more...
power at night, when demand is typically lower. Railways’ average cost of power purchase has shot up from Rs 4.4 per unit in 2009-10 to Rs 6.45 a unit 2013-14. The Railways’ locomotives also consume 2.6 billion litres of diesel annually. Its fuel bill — electricity traction cost apart from diesel — accounted for Rs 28,592 crore, or 22%, of its total working expenses in 2013-14. Diesel accounted for around 70% of the fuel bill.

Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

1 Public Posts - Wed May 18, 2016

993 views
0

May 18 2016 (16:58)
AlokNigan   463 blog posts
Re# 1852509-5              
Yes but for trains with electric loco. The diesel haulage will come out to be cheaper than this.
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

10 Public Posts - Wed May 18, 2016

755 views
0

May 18 2016 (19:33)
AlokNigan   463 blog posts
Re# 1852509-16              
How much the diesel loco costs?
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

1130 views
0

May 18 2016 (19:36)
AlokNigan   463 blog posts
Re# 1852509-17               Past Edits
AFAIK, the EMD costs 11.5 crore & WAP-7 costs 16 crores. The cost of EMD is for the 2009 & WAP-7 is of 2013. Still if you consider inflation for 4 years, the EMD costs will again come to be low.
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

4 Public Posts - Wed May 18, 2016

2377 views
0

May 18 2016 (20:38)
AlokNigan   463 blog posts
Re# 1852509-22              
Still the total cost of operating diesel traction will come out to be far less than that with electric loco. Also the diesel loco is more flexible.
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

2 Public Posts - Wed May 18, 2016

16 Public Posts - Thu May 19, 2016

1 Public Posts - Sat May 21, 2016

3 Public Posts - Sun May 22, 2016
Rail News
3983 views
0

DMRC/Delhi Metro
May 17 2016 (14:37)   Delhi CM to Flag off India’s First Driverless Train Today
 

Bhiwani   3643 news posts
Entry# 1853066   News Entry# 268145         Tags   Past Edits
A train running on “Unattended Train Operations” mode will be flagged off at 5.30 pm on Tuesday from Mukundpur Metro depot by Union Urban Development Minister...

3896 views
0

May 18 2016 (19:46)
AlokNigan   463 blog posts
Re# 1853066-1              
Great. Can`t wait to see Hazrat Nizamuddin Station to be connected to metro. Will be great relief to all passengers.
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi
Page#    279 Blog Entries  <<prev  next>>

Travel SAFE

1. RailFanning does NOT MEAN dangerous pics/videos.
2. Doorplating pics/youtube videos are strictly FORBIDDEN in IRI.
3. Take plenty of food pics and other safe pics.
4. Write human interest narratives to make the pics interesting.
5. Enjoy blogging and travelling SAFELY.

REMEMBER: YOUR LIFE is the most precious thing, NOT RailFanning.

Leading Polls

Rail News

New Trains

Site Announcements

  • Entry# 5648027
    Mar 01 2023 (12:44AM)


    In response to past confusions with Train/Station updates and resulting fights and controversies, the following clear and objective guidelines are being issued, with no room for any arguments or debates about validity. Also, included, some other changes with respect to Ratings. 1. All Red Ratings will require further explanation. Red Ratings won't...
  • Entry# 5388512
    Jun 24 2022 (08:45AM)


    As announced previously, there are a few changes coming to IRI user accounts, based on past practices. 1. As before, you will be able to quickly DELETE your IRI User account at ANY time. However, the menu option for this was hidden in the profile page, and could not easily be located....
  • Entry# 5148000
    Nov 29 2021 (06:40AM)


    A new feature will be released soon, whereby you can follow blogs tagged with specific Trains & Stations. If you have already posted blogs tagged with some Train/Station, then you will be set to automatically follow that Train/Station. Thereafter, any future news/blogs tagged with those Trains/Stations will be marked to your...
  • Entry# 5093784
    Oct 13 2021 (07:04AM)


    These days, every other day, we are getting requests from members to allow email login to their FB-based IRI account. 10 years ago, we had given the option for users to login through FaceBook - in retrospect, this was a mistake. These days, apparently, users are quitting FaceBook in droves because...
  • Entry# 4906979
    Mar 14 2021 (01:12AM)


    Followup to: Fmt Changes The new version of FmT 2.0 will soon be here - in about 2 weeks. As detailed in the previous announcement, many of the old FmT features like Train TT, Speedometer, Geo Location, etc. will be REMOVED. It will be a bare-bones simple app, focused on trip blogging. It...
  • Entry# 4898771
    Mar 06 2021 (10:33PM)


    There are some changes coming to FMT. Many of the features of FMT, like station arrival, TT, speed, geo, passing times, station time, etc. are ALREADY available in OTHER railway apps. So all of these features will be REMOVED. We'll have ONLY BLOGGING - quick upload of pics/videos/audio, etc. You may attach...
Scroll to Top
Scroll to Bottom
Go to Mobile site
Important Note: This website NEVER solicits for Money or Donations. Please beware of anyone requesting/demanding money on behalf of IRI. Thanks.
Disclaimer: This website has NO affiliation with the Government-run site of Indian Railways. This site does NOT claim 100% accuracy of fast-changing Rail Information. YOU are responsible for independently confirming the validity of information through other sources.
India Rail Info Privacy Policy