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Sunday, 4 December 2016

06:37

Moscow – Berlin Talgo starts on December 17

Moscow – Berlin Talgo starts on December 17
EUROPE: Russian Railways is to launch its Moscow – Minsk – Warszawa – Berlin Talgo train service in December, the national railway confirmed on October 28. The first trains will depart from Moscow’s Kursk station on December 17 and from Berlin Ostbahnhof the following day, RZD said. Tickets are now on sale for the service.

Sharing the Strizh (Swift) brand which RZD has adopted for its domestic Talgo trainsets used on the Moscow – Nizhni Novgorod route, Trains 13 and 14 will be operated using gauge-changing Talgo trainsets able to run on 1 520 and 1 435 mm gauge tracks. Passing through a newly-built automatic gauge changer at Brest on the Belarus-Poland border will take around 20 min, compared with the current 2 h stop to change bogies.

Journey time from Moscow to Berlin will be cut by 4 h 45 min to 20 h 14 min, while the eastbound timing of 20 h 35 min will be 5 h 21 min faster than the current service.

RZD says the Talgo service will initially operate twice a week, departing from Moscow at 13.05 on Saturdays and Sundays and arriving in Berlin at 07.19 local time. The return trains will depart from Berlin Ostbahnhof at 18.50 on Sundays and Mondays, reaching Moscow at 17.25 the following day.

RZD’s inter-city subsidiary Federal Passenger Co ordered seven Talgo trainsets in June 2011, at a cost of €100m. The four broad gauge sets entered service on the Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod route in June 2015, and the three gauge-changing sets began test running on the Moscow – Berlin corridor in October 2015.

Designed for operation at up to 200 km/h, the 20-vehicle locomotive-hauled trainsets are formed of 17 passenger coaches, a dining car and two technical cars. Offering a mix of first and second class seats and two-berth sleeping compartments, each train has a total capacity of 414 passengers.

Source:RG
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Friday, 9 September 2016

08:11

Talgo Trials: New Mission To Complete Delhi-Mumbai Journey In 12 Hours

Talgo Trials: New Mission To Complete Delhi-Mumbai Journey In 12 Hours

Trial of Talgo train @140 kmph conducted successfully between New Delhi-Mumbai Centrl on 7/8th Sep,16 @sureshpprabhu

India is restarting speed trials for Talgo trains today (Wednesday) as part of Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu’s ambitious plan to cut travel time between major railway stations.

Talgo will resume trials on the Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani route pulled by an Indian Railways WAP5 electric locomotive  at a maximum permissible speed of 140 kmph (kilometre per hour). The journey is expected to take 12 hours and 12 minutes.

Presently, the Rajdhani Express takes almost 16 hours on this route. This speed is said to be the fastest till date on Indian tracks, much ahead of the likes of Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Gatimaan.

These test runs follow the not-so-successful trail of the Spanish-made train last month (August), where Talgo was tested at a speed of 115 kmph between Barailey and Moradabad, at 130-150 kmph between Mathura and Palwal and at 18 kmph between New Delhi and Mumbai. However, the last leg was affected due to water-logging on tracks, which delayed the train.

Talgo is a Spanish firm manufacturing semi-high-speed (160-250 kmph) and high-speed (350 kmph) passenger trains. It has lightweight aluminum-bodied coaches with special features, which make these coaches travel 20 percent faster on curves.

At present, India’s fastest train is Gatimaan Express, which runs at a speed of 160 kmph.

Prabhu had spoken about his dream of making the Indian Railways’ infrastructure so robust, that train travel between two parts of India takes less than 12 hours.

“Talgo is very keen to manufacture in India; this will give impetus to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India dream,” Prabhu had said earlier.

The railways has adopted a multi-pronged strategy to implement its high-speed train projects on various routes across India. The high-speed train programme has two aims; one to run trains at a speed of over 300 kmph and the other to have semi-high speed trains that will ply at 160-200 kmph speeds.

Additionally, the idea is to run existing trains at higher speeds and to introduce faster train sets. These include, bullet trains, semi high-speed trains, the Talgo trials and Mission Raftar. Apart from these four ways, the Railways is also working on the introduction of Tejas, a faster train service, which it claims requires minimal technological inputs. The aim is to attain speeds of above 130 kmph with Tejas trains.

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Tuesday, 2 August 2016

07:45

Talgo Semi-high-speed train is expected to complete the journey of 1,384 km in 12 hours and 35 minutes -

Talgo Semi-high-speed train is expected to complete the journey of 1,384 km in 12 hours and 35 minutes -

Talgo train from New Delhi expected to arrive at Mumbai Central by 8.30am

The Spanish semi-high-speed train Talgo, which left New Delhi railway station at 7.55 pm on Monday, will cover the journey in 12 hours and 35 minutes
New Delhi: Spanish train Talgo left the New Delhi railway station for Mumbai at 7.55pm on Monday evening, its first long-distance journey in the country, aiming to reach its destination by 8.30 am.
The semi-high-speed train is expected to complete the journey of 1,384 km in 12 hours and 35 minutes, while present super-fast trains such as the Rajdhani Express takes around 16 hours. The New Delhi-Mumbai Central Rajdhani Express has an average speed of around 90-100 km/hr and can attain a maximum speed of 130 km/hr.
The semi-high-speed train will undertake four journeys between New Delhi and Mumbai on 1, 5, 9 and 14 August on different speeds ranging between 130 kmph to 200 kmph. “This is the timing trial and railway will find out how much time it is likely to save if we allow such type of coaches to run on our tracks,” a railway board member said. The train consists of nine coaches, two executive class, four chair car, a cafeteria, a power car and a tail-end coach for staff and equipment.
Indian Railways has already held trials for shorter distance in May and July.
Vijay Kumar, executive director infra (mechanical) at Railways who was responsible for the first semi-high-speed train Gatimaan and is overseeing the trials of Talgo, said the initiative reflects the transformation at Indian Railways. He spoke of the light-weight composition of Talgo trains, their energy efficiency, and the smooth ride, courtesy fewer wheels, and no axles.
“The train is being experimented on four parameters–its track worthiness, time saving, energy efficiency and savings. We would be able to give final decision only once these trials are over,” said Kumar, adding that it was in July 2015 when the Spanish company had approached the Indian Railways to try its coaches and it’s a first for the Indian Railways too.
An executive coach of Talgo has 20 seats while in a Shatabdi, the seating capacity is 50. Similarly, in a Shatabdi, a chair car has 72 seats and in Talgo, the number is 36. So, if the seating arrangement is compared, a Rajdhani train runs with 22 coaches but for a Talgo train, 37 coaches would be required to match the Rajdhani capacity. Despite that, gross load of a Talgo train would be less than a 22 coach Rajdhani.
Since Talgo is made of aluminium, its coaches weigh around 12.3 tonnes, while for a Rajdhani the coach weighs around 41.3 tonnes which makes Talgo to gain speed easily. Due to these features a Talgo coach costs around Rs.5 crore in Europe while a Shatabdi coach costs around Rs.2.5 crore.
One of the nine member Spanish Talgo crew which is part of the trials requesting anonymity said the ride in Talgo is more stable. Moreover, there are a lot of passenger friendly features like LCD screens with special head phone panels on seats, revolving chairs which could move 360 degrees, a specialized cafeteria and more leg space.

Source:LiveMint
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Thursday, 26 May 2016

22:32

First Talgo HSR Trial Run on Bareilly-Moradabad route scheduled on May 29

First Talgo HSR Trial Run on Bareilly-Moradabad route scheduled on May 29

Moradabad: The first trial run of Spanish-built Talgo train will be held on theBareilly-Moradabad rail routein Uttar Pradesh on May 29.

The first Talgo train trial will be conducted at a maximum speed of 115 km per hour for oscillation test.

The next trials of the Talgo trains, which are capable of hitting a maximum speed of 200 km per hour, will be conducted on Mathura-Palwal corridor and Delhi-Mumbai corridor.

Besides reducing travel time, Talgo’s lighter trains consume 30 per cent less energy which will help railways reduce their power bill.

As per reports, the coaches of Talgo trains have seats set close to each other, like in planes, and just a normal luggage rack along the top side of the coach.

The space between the seats, which face each other with a wall-mounted table in between, do not leave any space for anything bigger than a briefcase.

Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu had earlier this month told the Rajya Sabha that the government is working to bring faster trains with more facilities while trying to meet the expectations of the society.

Prabhu, who was replying to a debate on the Railways Appropriation Bill, said the railways is trying to meet these diverse expectations as he mentioned seven missions including the ‘Mission to have zero accidents’, ‘Mission on Speed’ and ‘Mission on accounting reform’ etc.

Source:RailNews
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Tuesday, 10 May 2016

16:03

Cargo Ship from Barcelona carrying Talgo Coaches arrives at Mumbai

Cargo Ship from Barcelona carrying Talgo Coaches arrives at Mumbai 

Indian Railways imports high-speed and modern Talgo coaches from Spain. Talgo train trials at 200 kmph likely in June. Delhi to Mumbai journey in just 12 hours with high-speed Talgo train

Mumbai: Lightweight, comfortable, loaded with modern amenities, and compatible with high-speed rail travel, all-new Talgo coaches have arrived in India at Mumbai. Manufactured by Spanish locomotive maker Talgo, these will be put through trial runs across two routes in India.

These coaches will be transported to Izzatnagar Depot after getting customs clearances,” a senior Railway Ministry official said.

The Spanish train-maker has offered to test run its lighter and faster trains free of cost on the existing Indian Railways network.  “The first Talgo train trial will be conducted between Bareilly and Moradabad rail route at a maximum speed of 115 kmph for oscillation test. This will be followed by another trial between Palwal and Mathura route at a maximum speed of 180 kmph,” the official said. The third one will be carried out between Mumbai-Delhi corridor, the same route which is used by Rajdhani Express and another non-Rajdhani Express. While the Delhi-Mumbai route is confirmed, the other route has yet to be decided.

The Spanish coach manufacturer, Talgo has agreed to conduct these trials free of cost and it will depend on results whether the Railway Ministry will plan on introducing these trains in the country. In the meantime, a permission letter has been issued to Talgo to import these coaches to India. They will come in as completely knocked down kits and will be assembled locally, following which trials will be conducted.

On the current infrastructure present in India, the Talgo high-speed coaches will have the capacity to travel at speeds of 160-200 kmph. They are compatible to upgrades, which will see even faster speeds.

At such high speeds, the travel distance between Delhi and Mumbai will be reduced from a current 17 hours to 12 hours. Besides bringing down travel time, Talgo coaches, being lightweight, also requires up to 30% less energy which will ensure massive savings on power bills for Indian Railways. These Talgo high-speed trains are currently in operation in many places in both Asia and the US.

Known for its high speed and light trains, Spanish train maker Talgo’s nine state-of-the-art train coaches have already reached Mumbai and will undergo crucial test run by the Railways next month.

Dispatched in a cargo ship from Barcelona on March 27, they will be put on trial on the existing tracks for validation test.

Depending upon the results of the trial, the railways will consider introduction of high speed trains.  Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has said that the aim of the trial run with Talgo coaches is to reduce by 5 hours the time taken on the Delhi-Mumbai route. Talgo has brought its trains on an experimental basis for the project. If the Talgo train runs at speeds varying between 160 and 200 kmph on the existing infrastructure without any upgrade, the travel time between Delhi and Mumbai is expected to be cut down to about 12 hours from the current 17 hours. Besides reducing travel time, Talgo’s lighter trains consume 30% less energy which will help railways reduce their power bill. Talgo claims that the coaches can run on higher speeds even on curves.
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Sunday, 9 August 2015

00:19

Saudi Arabia cancels USD 201 Million train deal with Talgo

Saudi Arabia cancels USD 201 Million train deal with Talgo

Talgo said that Saudi Arabia had cancelled a USD 201 million contract for six high-speed trains it awarded to the Spanish train maker in February, suggesting the Gulf state is scaling back some infrastructure projects in a climate of low oil prices.

The Spanish trainmaker won the $201 million contract in February, following on from a feasibility study into building a high-speed rail line between Riyadh and Dammam, capital of the country’s oil-rich Eastern Province.

Talgo, whose share price tumbled 12 percent after its statement, gave no explanation for the cancellation, and Saudi officials responsible for the project could not be reached for comment.

The world’s top oil exporter is spending tens of billions of dollars on upgrading its transport infrastructure as part of efforts to diversify the economy.

In September, Spanish transport consultancy Consultrans said it had won a contract for a 10-month feasibility study into the rail project. The high-speed link would cut the rail travel time between Riyadh and Dammam to under three hours from 4-1/2 hours.

In May, the government in Riyadh awarded a $2.1 billion contract to operate a new bus system in the capital.

Talgo said on Wednesday the cancelled contract would not materially affect its financial projections for 2015 and 2016.
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Monday, 6 July 2015

19:08

EMU purchase move irks railway staff

EMU purchase move irks railway staff

Kochi: The Indian Railways’ move to buy modern electric multiple unit (EMU) train sets with a provision to sign a seven-year maintenance contract with the manufacturer has irked the employees’ unions. Though the mechanical section is in charge of maintenance of trains, it does not yet have the know-how to maintain the modern trains.

Hyundai Rotem, Talgo and Bomardier are bidding for the contract, which is expected to be signed in August. The railway budget has earmarked Rs 2,500 crore for the import of EMU train sets as a first step of the modernisation of the railways.

The contract would require the manufacturer to maintain the carriages for the initial seven years and then transfer the responsibilities to the railways. The contract includes the transfer of technology, which would allow the railways to build 275 carriages in the second stage as part of the ‘Make in India’ scheme.

The train sets have a design similar to bullet trains and can travel at 200 kilometres per hour. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated under the carriages.

EMU train sets do not need special tracks like bullet trains. The new train sets will be put to service on nine high-speed routes where Rajdhani Expresses and Shatabdi Expresses are currently run between 160 and 200 kilometres per hour.
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Friday, 19 June 2015

20:55

Large Railway MNCs queue up to make India’s High-Speed Trains

Large Railway MNCs queue up to make India’s High-Speed Trains

New Delhi: Global giants such as Bombardier, Hyundai-ROTEM, TALGO and CAF have queued up to manufacture semi high-speed train sets in India, which will be used for faster inter-city travel.

“Four multinationals have evinced interest to manufacture modern train sets in India. The successful bidder will first import two train sets and then rest would be manufactured in the country,” a senior railway board official told.

Introduction of the much awaited train sets was announced by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in his Rail Budget 2015-16. The cost of the project is pegged at around Rs 2,500 crore for 15 train sets. If successful, more such train sets would be ordered. Train sets are identical to Bullet trains where coaches are self-propelled and not pulled by locomotive. As a result, power is equally distributed across the system bringing down travel time substantially. However, unlike Bullet trains, these will not require dedicated tracks. These swanky trains will ply on all Rajdhani and Shatabdi routes. As per the Request for Proposal for the project, while 275 coaches will be manufactured in India, 40 would be imported.

The Request for Qualification (RFQ) was floated in May for the global manufacturers to participate in the bidding process. Bids will be opened in August for shortlisting the qualified bidders. The RFQ will be followed by financial bids and the successful bidder will be awarded the contract by December.

Two potential bidders — CAF and TALGO — are from Spain, while Bombardier is from Canada. Indian Railways has proposed to increase the speed of nine railway corridors from the existing 110 and 130 km per hour to 160 and 200 km per hour respectively so that inter-metro journeys on the Delhi-Kolkata and Delhi-Mumbai routes, for instance, can be completed overnight. After the Narendra Modil ed NDA government came to power, railways have been aggressively eyeing private investment in the sector, and the government has already cleared 100% FDI in railways infrastructure. Railways is also in process to bid out the two locomotive factories in Bihar.

Four global firms – Alstom, Siemens, GE and Bombardier – have been shortlisted for the proposed electric locomotive factory at Madhepura. Two multinationals, GE and EMD, are vying to bag the diesel locomotive plant at Marhorah. The estimated cost of the loco factories is about Rs 1,200 crore each. The projects are expected to be awarded by the end of this year.
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