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| Trains to run on National Highway in J&K! | | | |
New Delhi, Oct 29
Sounds incredible, but trains are going to run on National Highway 1-A from Jammu to Badgam via Srinagar! The only difference is that these trains -- basically two coaches/DMU (Diesel Multiple Unit) -- will be equipped not with normal iron wheels but with ‘special’ truck tyres.
Such a spectacle, a rare feat of engineering marvel, will become a reality when 24 coaches -- two at a time-- plus two diesel engines will be transported from Jammu to the Kashmir Valley for running regular train services there from February next year.
This has been made possible by replacing iron wheels of the coaches/DMU with truck tyres, which will be pulled by a trailer-truck , Railway Ministry sources said.
Once the coaches reach Badgam railway yard, their truck tyres will again be replaced by iron wheels for their normal run on rail tracks. Roads have been widened by cutting the corners wherever it was needed for the movement of this special vehicle.
''In a way, Railways have to make this experimentation out of sheer necessity so that trains start running in the Kashmir va... | |
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Pentagon documents on Pakistan spill the beans: US Congress has appropriated billions of dollars to reimburse Pakistan for its support of counter-terrorism operations.
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