Speaking to dna, Rajiv Mishra, the general manager of North Eastern Railway under whose jurisdiction the Izzatnagar workshop falls, said that the train will have to be reassembled at the workshop before being deployed for trials.
A nine-coach train from Madrid-based firm Talgo left from Mumbai Port Trust late on Saturday and is expected to reach Izzatnagar railway workshop near Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh in a week's time.
Speaking to dna, Rajiv Mishra, the general manager of North Eastern Railway under whose jurisdiction the Izzatnagar workshop falls, said that the train will have to be reassembled at the workshop before being deployed for trials.
"The nine coaches and the train's bogies (the wheelsets of a train) are arriving separately. So these will have to be assembled, after which testing instrumentation will have to be installed. All this should take about 15 days, after which the train can be put out for trials. The major part of the work will be done by the engineers of the train company itself, though it will be supervised by Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) in Lucknow and workshop officials to ensure the train is fit for Indian conditions," Mishra told dna.
He said that the trials should start by the end of May. It will be the first time that the Indian Railways puts a completely imported trainset on trial. While the Vehicle Dynamics Simulation report conducted by Talgo on Indian tracks have certified the speed capability of the tracks at 198kmph, railway officials told dna that the Mathura-Palwal trial will be at a standard speed of 180kmph.
"It is a nine-coach set. One coach will have oscillograph and another speed trial equipment, and the train will be pulled by a WDP4 or WAP 5 locomotive capable of pulling at speeds of 180kmph. The trials will test the stability of the train, its top speed in Indian track conditions and the emergency braking distance. It could herald a new era if the trials are successful," said an official.
Speaking to dna, Arun Saksena, the general manager of North Central Railway where the trials will be conducted, said: "During the Gatiman Express trials (India's fastest train between Delhi and Agra), the test speed went up to 180kmph. This means the tracks, signalling and overhead equipment are fit for these speeds. As far as Talgo is concerned, the trial specifications will be conveyed to us by RDSO and the Railway Board."
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