SCR to Conduct Route Proving Trial for Push-Pull Service between Secunderabad and Balharshah on 17th Dec
The trial comes soon after Railway Board’s directive to switch all Rajdhanis to Push-Pull configuration by the end of March 2020.
A 22 coach rake modified for Push-Pull configuration will be used for this trial. One live WAP-5 or WAP-7 locomotive will be attached at both ends of the consist.
The...
more... special will leave Secunderabad at 09:15 hrs and is expected to reach Balharshah station at 13:45 hrs. SCR expects to cover the 367-kilometre distance in 4 hours 30 minutes at a maximum speed of 120 kph.
The train is expected to start from Balharshah at 14:15 hrs and reach Secunderabad at 19:15 hours, covering the same distance in 5 hours.
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