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All four coaches of the three metro train sets have reached Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) depot located at Koyambedu. These are part of the total supply of 10 train sets with the same configuration and specifications as supplied to the Phase – 1 project. The Metro trains are being manufactured and tested for sub-systems functioning in Alstom facility in Sri City, Tada, Andhra Pradesh, according to an official statement.The manufacturing of the train sets commenced in February 2019. “The trains have undergone various tests and inspections such as car body dimensional checks, water tightness check, static routine traction and brake tests, etc. which is witnessed and approved by CMRL,” the statement said. CMRL officials inspected the Car level dimensions, Bogie testing, Car water tightness and train level static electrical and mechanical testing and conducted quality inspections before shipment of the Metro trains from factory, it added.Further tests such as slow … [Read more...] about 3 train sets for Metro Rail Phase 1 extension reaches CMRL Depot

There was a glimmer of hope on Tuesday for hundreds of thousands of rail passengers staring down the barrel of a 27-day strike when the union leader who launched the industrial action urged his opposite number to get back around the negotiating table. Mick Cash, general secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, said that while union members "solidly support (ed)" the second day of the strike "it is frankly ludicrous for the company to simply jam their heads in the sand rather than getting back round the table". He said his negotiators came close to reaching an agreement in recent talks with South Western Railway and that both sides should make an extra push. "A deal is there to be done which would cost the company nothing and which would give the safety and accessibility guarantees at the platform/train interface that we have been seeking," he said. "SWR need to get out of the bunker and get back into talks." The union has been at loggerheads with South … [Read more...] about British commuters brace for 27 days of rail strikes

Video PlayerClose PARIS, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- French rail workers on Tuesday decided to stop working and take to the streets across the country to pressure President Emmanuel Macron to reconsider his pension system reform. Joined by unions Solidaires and FSU, CGT, the main union at the state-run railway company SNCF issued a strike call and invited discontent people to join 150 demonstrations in French cities "to stop the social regression" and defend preferential terms of transport workers, which include retirement on full pension at 52, a decade earlier than other French workers. In Ile-de-France region, two out of five scheduled inter-city links are running on Tuesday, along with three in five regional trains. Meanwhile, high-speed TGV and international services maintain normal schedule, according to the SNCF. Tuesday's social action is the third such movement this month, against the government's plan to overhaul the country's pension regime. In one of his major campaign promises … [Read more...] about French rail workers go on strike to oppose Macron’s pension reform

Video PlayerClose HONG KONG, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- MTR (Mass Transit Railway) Corporation said Thursday that the social unrest in Hong Kong will have a negative financial impact of around 1.6 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 204 million U.S. dollars) on its net profits of Hong Kong recurrent business this year. In a statement filed with the exchange, the company said the passenger volume of its railway network has dropped for five straight months year on year since July, with over 27-percent slumps in October and November, respectively. As MTR stations became a major target of rioters, the company also had to swallow the costs of repairing and replacing damaged facilities, enhancing staffing and security, and making rent concession for some retail tenants affected by violent incidents, according to the statement. The company predicted a profit drop this year but stressed that its financial position remains sound when taking into account both rail and property business. The profits of … [Read more...] about Rail operator warns of profit drop due to social unrest in Hong Kong

        Vikram Samadhan, a patrolman working with Central Railway (CR), averted a major tragedy and became the saviour of passengers onboard a mainline electric multiple unit (MEMU) train on Thursday. Samadhan, while inspecting railway tracks at Taloja to Kalamboli railway section, spotted a rail fracture at 8.33am. He then placed detonators on the tracks to alert motormen about the fracture.Samadhan then noticed a MEMU train approaching the tracks. He ran towards the MEMU train with a red flag, signalling the motorman of an emergency. The motorman successfully halted the train before the rail fracture. The train, which was headed towards Diva railway station, had more than 1,000 passengers and was operating at a speed of 90kmph.CR said it will award the patrolman. “It was quick action on the part of the patrolman. As soon as he spotted the rail fracture, he placed the detonators and also alerted the motorman of an approaching train. Samadhan will be … [Read more...] about CR staff spots rail fracture, alerts motorman