Current affairs 30, May 2016
By: D.K Choudhary
Trial run of High-Speed Spanish Talgo Train conducted in India
Who: Trial run of High-Speed Spanish Talgo Train
Where: Bareilly-Moradabad route of Uttar Pradesh
What: Conducted
When: 29 May 2016
Nine-coach Spanish train Talgo’s trial run was conducted on 29 May 2016 on the Bareilly-Moradabad route of Uttar Pradesh. It was conducted as part of the Railways’ strategy to increase the speed of trains.
The trail run was conducted by a joint team of the Railway Design Standards Organisation (RDSO) and Spanish train manufacturer Talgo.
The nine-coach Talgo train hauled by a 4500 HP diesel engine was tested on the 90-km line as part of the first trial run. The 90-km distance was covered in 1 hour 10 minutes.
