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India's fastest train worth Rs 100 crore suffers technical snag again

  •   Mon, Oct 14 2019 12:11:03 PM

Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi (SHP)

New Delhi, Oct 14: On Sunday, passengers of the ambitious Vande-Bharat express from Varanasi-Delhi were without AC and lights for over one hour.

The train was found stranded at the Allahabad station for a long time. Few minutes before reaching the station at 4.50 pm, the AC went off. It was rectified at around 6.00 pm after which the train left the Allahabad station.

This was not the first time there was a technical snag in India's fastest train. Earlier in the year, a minor fire broke out in the transformer of a coach.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the New Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express, popularly known as Train 18, on February 15. The train has an indigenous electric multiple unit (EMU) manufactured by the Chennai-based Integrated Coach Factory (ICF).

The semi-high speed train can run up to a maximum speed of 160 km/hour. Built at Rs 100 crore, each train has 16 compartments, with two first-class coaches.

Along with the fire and AC defect, a day after it was launched in February, the train faced malfunction in the brake system near Tundla railway station, around 200 km away from Delhi.
  

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Mon, Oct 14 2019

    @Shankar, Mangaluru
    "Sir, you still have an Indian passport or already got a Kuwait residency and passport"
    Why are you putting unnecessary questions ?
    I am 100% born Indian and shall die in India, at my native place, Mangaluru.
    Please do not include me in the hit target.
    I am thankful to Kuwait for giving me employment and having improved my living standards not only mine including my fly members and children too.
    One day we will meet and discuss many things but no politics. (other matters of interest)

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  • Ahmed, mang/dxb

    Mon, Oct 14 2019

    Those trying to make fun of govt remb that you are making fun of your own country. No country in this world was successful in the first attempt in any innovations. Even for Japan, it took several trials to bring their bullet train into 600km/hr speed. At least this govt trying something new rather than just looting our money into their bank accounts.

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Mon, Oct 14 2019

    @ Shankar, Mangaluru

    I do appreciate your/others concern.
    It's also a fact that congress government did not sit idle and passed watching India's economic achievement and the growth in space, medical and scientific fields.
    At least Sardaara's statue could have been erected by indigenous technical know how.
    We boast more that what we actually achieve.

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  • Alwyn, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 14 2019

    People laughing and making fun should look at the mirror . Any success or failure we should own it . It was amazing effort if people have better skills build urself . Dont blame just for the sake of it . After a long time someone is working and giving his best . Success and failure are part of life . Not trying enough is a sin . It was made in india and indians should own it and improve from the snags . No product in the world is possible without having China parts even USA and europe products have something or the other .

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  • Sampath, India

    Mon, Oct 14 2019

    Wow ....expection ...how it us changed now a days.....thanks to Modiji.... Earlier trains were cancelled without notifying the passanger ..and people were dumb....now for 2 failures how they are crying.....yenchi avaste maare ...boka radd jana pidaadye oorudu kulludu telipunu bete....sudar lo ....

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  • Sampath, India

    Mon, Oct 14 2019

    Read as Expectations...

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  • Peacelover, India

    Mon, Oct 14 2019

    Each and everyone working individual having a KPI and job description. If head of the country starts picking the garbage from the beach, leaving his actual job, these type of incidents will happen.

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Mon, Oct 14 2019

    Fate of Mission Chandrayaan-2 (lander) still remains a mystery.
    Did not last up t o the propaganda we made.

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  • Shankar, Mangaluru

    Mon, Oct 14 2019

    Sir, you still have an Indian passport or already got a Kuwait residency and passport?

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  • AM, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 14 2019

    This Govt fooling Indians. All parts of this train made in china and they will never succeed in giving quality service or durable materials. All tax payers money in drain

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  • Nash, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 14 2019

    Even the mobile you are using is made in China

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  • AM, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 14 2019

    Forget about my mobile phone, the quality of my mobile affect me only. But whenever you do something for public maximum trial run is required. don't do it on note ban style and put public in trouble

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Mon, Oct 14 2019

    Thanks to Modiji's wish for digital India.
    That is why Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's statue building contract was awarded to Chinese Company.
    Rafael jet fighters manufacture is in safe heaven with Dassault.
    Seems like, bullet train still under negotiation with Japanese company. If India builds no one would like to risk their lives for nothing.

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  • Prakash, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 14 2019

    As a Indian be proud of that beautiful and modern train. Despite being a
    government company and close to nil R&D budget they have built a beautiful train.
    Its normal to have few technical glitches when you build something from scratch.

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  • Shankar, Mangaluru

    Mon, Oct 14 2019

    Come on Flavian Sir,
    There is beginning for everything. The first version of rafael jets were not perfect, neither the first Japanese bullet train.
    In last 70 years, no one took bold decisions for any initiatives for something new..our own. Atleast, appreciate the fact that Modi did. We will have trouble free advanced high speed trains soon.

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