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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