Bullet can wait, Talgo is here - travel Mumbai to Delhi in 13-hours, much faster than Rajdhani Express

Yes, the Bullet Train can wait. In order to run Bullet trains, it would be necessary to redesign the route and tracks to accept high speeds. But, Spain's Talgo will make use of existing facilities. It is here and can cover Mumbai to Delhi in just 13 hours - much faster than the Rajdhani Express that takes nearly 16 hours to cover the distance of 1384-Km. Rajdhani travels at 130kmph while Talgo travels at 180kmph.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 27 July 2016.

As things stand, a Mumbai to Delhi train journey within 13 hours could become a reality in the first week of August. The final phase of trials of the nine-coach Talgo Spanish-manufactured high speed train will make three trips between Mumbai and Delhi between August 1 and 5.
The schedule as given by Western Railway (WR) is - it will depart from New Delhi at 7.55 pm on August 1, and will maintain a speed of 130 kmph during the entire journey. At this speed, the distance of 1,384 kms will be covered in 14 hours and 5 minutes. The Rajdhani Express touches 130 kmph and takes nearly 16 hours to cover the same distance.
The composition of the nine-coach Talgo train would be two executive class compartments, four chair cars, a cafeteria, a power car, and a tail-end coach for equipment. Incidentally, the train has already completed the Mathura-Palwal test run at 180 kmph.


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Talgo is a company of Spain and it is right now in India with its high-speed train and running it on existing railway tracks at different locations - it is clocking up maximum speeds of 180kmph. The Indian Railways has conducted the second trial run for high-speed Talgo trains on the existing Palwal-Mathura section of the North-Central Railway.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 14 July 2016.

In the course of its trial run, it broke the record of the country's first semi-high speed train Gatimaan Express between Delhi and Agra which can run at a maximum speed of 160 kmph. However, the Talgo train clocked a maximum speed of 180 km per hour during the trial run. It covered the distance of 84-Km in only 38 minutes. At present, it takes more than 90 minutes to cover the distance.
Incidentally, the speed of 180 kmph attained by Talgo is the maximum reached by any train on Indian tracks. The trials were done with empty coaches and in the next phase trials will be conducted with sand bags filling the passenger sitting spaces.
Talgo is based in Madrid and is a leading manufacturer of semi-high speed (160-250 kmph) and high-speed (350 kmph) passenger trains, which are energy-efficient.


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High speed Spanish trains - trials of Talgo to commence on May 28

India wants bullet trains and, while Japan is already into this and while China waits in the sidelines, Spain is trying to make an entry. Talgo, a leading Spanish firm that is into manufacturing high speed trains is right here in India. It plans to conduct trials between Bareilly and Moradabad at speeds of 115 kmph on May 28. The trials will be held over a number of days before the second phase is conducted on the Mathura-Palwal line.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 25 May 2016.

The schedule drawn up for the first phase of the speed trials envisages at least four trips in total each day, depending on availability of space between the two stations. A team of 11 Spanish engineers are working in the workshop of Indian Railways - there are modifying the Talgo coaches to make them suitable for Indian tracks in time for the trials.
The testing of the coaches will be in three phases. It will begin with the Bareilly-Moradabad section at speeds of 115kmph. The track length between the two stations is approximately 90_km. In the second phase, speeds will be of about 180 kmph and it will be held between Mathura and Palwal. The final phase will be at full speed of up to 220 kmph between New Delhi and Mumbai.
The coaches are nearly 30 years old and have been brought on rent from Renfe for speed trails in India. and speed trails of these coaches had been successful in a number of countries including Kazakhstan. The final decision on whether Tslgo wins the race will depend on the results of the trials.


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Spanish Talgo - another high-speed train on the horizon from Delhi to Mumbai

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It has already despatched nine state-of-the-art train coaches and these have arrived in Mumbai and will undergo crucial test run by the Railways next month. They had been sent in a cargo ship from Barcelona on March 27 and will now be put on trial on the existing tracks for validation test.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 23 April 2016.

Talgo has offered to test run its lighter and faster trains free of cost on the existing Indian Railways network. The plans drawn up is in 3 stages - the first Talgo train trial will be conducted between Bareilly and Moradabad rail route at a maximum speed of 115 kmph for oscillation test. Then will come a second trial between Palwal and Mathura route at a maximum speed of 180 kmph. Finally, the 3rd trial - it will be carried out between Delhi and Mumbai at a maximum speed of 200 kmph.
It seems Talgo trains can run at speeds varying between 160-200 kmph on the existing infrastructure without any upgrade. And, in addition, its lighter trains consume 30 per cent less energy which will help railways reduce the power bill as well.


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Spanish firm Talgo will carry out free trial run of its high speed trains between Mumbai and Delhi

#Talgo Japanese Bullet trains might face competition from high speed trains manufactured by Spanish firm Talgo - it would be undertaking free trial runs at speeds between 160 and 200 kmph on the existing tracks between Delhi and Mumbai. Based in the results of the trial runs, the railways will consider introduction of high speed trains on other routes too.
This has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 7 February 2016.

Talgo will conduct the time validation trial on Delhi-Mumbai corridor soon. The firm has offered to test run their lighter and faster trains free of cost. Talgo will be issued necessary permission letter after getting the approval of the Railway Board for import of the rake to India. Talgo will not charge anything for the trials.
Once approved, the rake will be imported in knocked down condition and subsequently assembled in India.
In case the Talgo train can run at speeds varying between 160 and 200 kmph on the existing infrastructure without any upgrade, the travel time between the two cities could reduce by nearly 12 hours - at present it takes 17 hours.
Moreover, Talgo's lighter trains consume 30 per cent less energy and this will help the railways to cut down on their power bill. Incidentally, Talgo trains are already running in several places in Asia and the US.


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