elgi locomotive industry | ELGi https://blog.elgi.com A digital destination to share knowledge and industry insights on compressed air Thu, 10 Sep 2020 09:01:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.elgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ELGi-favicon.jpg elgi locomotive industry | ELGi https://blog.elgi.com 32 32 Safety first, for the Indian Railways https://blog.elgi.com/case-studies/safety-first-for-the-indian-railways/ Tue, 09 Jul 2019 03:35:33 +0000 http://blog.elgi.com/?p=3919 As one of the 7.5 million commuters of the local trains in India, it is astounding to witness the approach and departure of one such marvel from a busy station. The livelihood of millions and the lifeline for so many more, this transformational journey of the Indian Railways can be attributed towards the adoption of … Continue reading Safety first, for the Indian Railways

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What started as a momentous journey of a single train, laden with fourteen carriages and 400 people on board, on 16th April 1853; is now the largest monopolized railway network in the world! The Indian Railways is organised into 16 zones, each covering a geographical area of 4,000 to 11,000 route kilometres. With over 63,000 route kilometres in total and more than 7,000 stations, the Indian Railways runs more than 20,000 passenger trains daily, across India.

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