Semi high speed trains

The worst rail disasters in Britain in recent decades were a 1999 collision between two trains at Ladbroke Grove, in London, in which 31 people died, and a 2001 accident near Selby in Yorkshire, northeast England, in which 10 people died after a car ran onto the track and was hit by two trains. … [Read more...] about Three die in Scottish train derailment, carriages pile up

In 2014, the Supreme Court had issued directions to the Railways to reduce these accidents, which included reducing the speed limit of running trains that are passing through dense forests and to take steps to discontinue the movement of goods trains at night between Siliguri and Alipurduar. Photograph: @rupak_ghoshdastidar/Instagram … [Read more...] about SNAPPED! When an elephant almost got hit by a train

“Sebastian will have a new chassis because, after the Silverstone post-race analysis, we spotted a small fault caused by a heavy impact over a kerb,” the team’s head of chassis engineering Simone Resta said. “It was the logical decision to take.” Things might get better for Vettel in Spain, although they could hardly get any worse. … [Read more...] about Verstappen looks to usurp Hamilton again with Spanish GP win

The subsidies amount to up to W36 million depending on the type of car (US$1=W1,124). They will not be granted to buyers who have been already subsidized for their previous purchase of an eco-friendly car, or buyers purchasing for research purposes. The government also plans to build about 1,000 more high-speed charging stations. … [Read more...] about More Hydrogen, Electric Cars Eligible for Gov’t Subsidies

Tanvi Dubey, an advocate for one of the petitioners, Yash Dubey, who has filed a writ petition against the July 6 UGC order, said, “We will oppose the exception granted by the MHA [home ministry] on the ground that it goes against the July 29 Unlock-3 Guidelines issued by the same Ministry which specifically provides for all schools, colleges to remain closed till August 31...” … [Read more...] about Varsities can open for final exams: Govt to SC