New Delhi: As part of its strategy to increase the speed of trains, the Railway Ministry will on Sunday commence the much-awaited trials of the Spanish Talgo train between Bareilly and Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh.
Nine Talgo coaches will be hauled by a 4,500 HP diesel engine for a trial run from Bareilly at 8.50 am today at a speed ranging between 80-115 km per hour.
According to a senior Railway Ministry official, the trial will be conducted with empty coaches and after filling those with sand bags. The testing team will be in the coaches during trials, he said.
The Railways has set up a Mobility Directorate to work on strategies to increase speed of trains. Gatimaan Express - India's first semi-high speed that clocks 160 kmph - was launched on the Delhi-Agra route last month.
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