SG has lower curve requirement over BG (that is, turning radius of SG is lower than BG irrespective of the size of bogies). David your argument hold true only...
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ancient.ekant
Apr 4, 2007 8:50 am
574.8km/h speed record WOW. they run at 320km/hr and they have a enviable safety record (worth mentioning here is bullet train along with its punctuality). ...
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Akhilesh Singh
toakhilesh
Apr 4, 2007 12:48 pm
Our current Indian Railways train engines are capable of around 300 kmph, but due to technical (tracks) and other reasons this already-at-disposal speed cannot...
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Ashish Vashisht
cnc_square
Apr 4, 2007 2:55 pm
Interestingly, the promoters of TGV are targetting China, Taiwan & Korea with this show of speed. India is not in the picture yet, even though my opinion is...
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itsmyniche
Apr 4, 2007 5:58 pm
Refer point 5 by Shuk718 -- I noticed in the DMRC map that the airport line would pass through South Campus. As written, there would be no station between ...
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Ankur Bhatnagar
ankur_sahab
Apr 5, 2007 5:26 am
Glad to see that TGV has brought focus on speed of transport, which is actually the very essence of mechanised transport. However, the speeds being discussed...
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RAJEEV TIVARI - MPL
rajeev_tivari
Apr 5, 2007 6:02 am
It is true that Metro cannot give very impressive overall average speeds. But consider this: Indirapuram(Shipra Sun City) to NOIDA Mod is 9KM. At peak hours it...
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David Kothamasi
kothamasi
Apr 5, 2007 1:00 pm
I think Rajeevs point on DMRC's obsession with SG is quite logical. I hope if the need to get foreign projects is the real reason, then DMRC restricts SG to...
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ancient ekant
ancient.ekant
Apr 5, 2007 5:23 pm
Yes very true but as rajeev pointed out metro is still better I have checked out cost and time benefit analysis on various days and time and I have found that...
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Ankur Bhatnagar
ankur_sahab
Apr 9, 2007 5:19 am
320 kmph is the max speed of TGV during commercial operations. 574.8 kmph (sorry, not 474 as mentioned earlier) is the max speed on the test track. Regards,...
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Ashwin Hegde
ashwinhedge
Apr 15, 2007 9:11 pm
At long last, there is, quite literally, ground breaking on the Bangalore Metro project. Seems to be a bitter-sweet event - the loss of the tree-lined MG Road...
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madhufuge
Apr 18, 2007 4:36 am
Respected Sir, I am final year student, pursuing my B. tech from college of Engineering, Pune(Maharashtra, India). I am doing my final year project on light...
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aman_sahej
Apr 21, 2007 3:08 pm
If a person wants to go from one NCR Town to another NCR Town . how is the connectivity or has to change train at some terminal point . can anybody show light...
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Manish Chowdhury
manish_cy
Apr 30, 2007 3:16 am
Here is the news in TOI at http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/GoM_clears_Metro_lines_to_south_Delhi/articleshow/1932031.cms NEW DELHI: In a major fillip...
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imoras100
Apr 30, 2007 8:35 am
Hi I'm new to this list. Has anyone thought of doing a Delhi Metro challenge, like the London tube challenge? See http://www.tubechallenge.com/index.html You...
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indiansunite
May 1, 2007 2:22 am
What route did you take? Start-End? Cheers IU...
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imoras100
May 3, 2007 3:22 am
... Start: Dwarka9 End: Rithala Can my record survive until another station is opened? Does anyone know what station/s will open next - Dwarka8 looked close to...
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imoras100
May 3, 2007 3:22 am
I started at Dwarka sec 9, and finished at Rithala...
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Anuj Bhuwania
anuj_bhuwania
May 3, 2007 4:37 am
so did you also do the kashmiri gate-shahdara stretch and the CP-Indraprashtha stretch?? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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indiansunite
May 3, 2007 5:54 am
Can you be more specific to the route you took? Started at Dwarka9 and did you go all the way to indraprastha and come back to CP? Similarly on line1 did you...
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anurag lall
anurag_lall
May 3, 2007 6:39 am
It is now final that CP/ND Railway Station Airport link would be completed by 2010, or so it seems from newspaper reports. I understand the fare is Rs. 100 on...
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imoras100
May 3, 2007 7:27 am
Yes - every stop on the metro. I make it 54 different stations, and i had to visit some stations twice, and CP thrice. ... and ... Similarly ... ...
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ancient ekant
ancient.ekant
May 5, 2007 5:44 pm
at the same time route has changed to from previous 9.7km it has changed to (I think) 19 or so km. Infact the entire logistic dynamics have changed. anurag...
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anurag lall
anurag_lall
May 6, 2007 1:27 pm
No I do not think the change is that great. Only that our "babus" and "rulers" do not want metro to be running under their offices some realignment has been ...
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Corinna Schmidt
corinna1406
May 7, 2007 6:42 pm
Dear friends, In Delhi scoop I found the article 'Delhi Metro Rail passing through their colonies They Pay a Higher Property Tax (By simrat, Section Delhi...
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Ashish Vashisht
cnc_square
May 7, 2007 8:48 pm
Hello Corrina, Here's the URL for the article: http://www.delhiscoop.com/section/del_metro I have copied the text below: Delhi Metro Rail passing through their...
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Ashish Vashisht
cnc_square
May 9, 2007 4:24 pm
DTC maps... finally! Finally, the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) wakes up to the advantages of having a route map. Regards, Ashish London inspires DTC to...
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Ashish Vashisht
cnc_square
May 10, 2007 9:07 pm
Metro life: Fee ride to nerve spots (ET) http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Metro_life_Fee_ride_to_nerve_spots/articleshow/2029138.cms Regards, Ashish...
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Ashish Vashisht
cnc_square
Jun 3, 2007 12:52 pm
Hello friends, Here is a good report on infrastructure development around the world from Ernst & Young and the Urban Land Institute. I thought you might be ...
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Anuj Sharma
annujsharma
Jun 4, 2007 5:52 am
Dear All, I am requesting you all to get unite and vote for TAJ. We should all do our little bit (VOTE) to make TAJ MAHAL qualify for 7 Wonders in the world....
