Indian Railways has launched its longest-ever freight train, ‘Rudrastra’, on the Grand Chord rail section. The train is about 4.5 kilometres long, formed by linking six standard rakes into one unit.

When the first train in India set off in 1853 from Bombay to Thane, pulled by three steam locomotives named Sahib, Sindh and Sultan, it covered just 34 km but ignited a transport revolution. In the ...

Indian Railways has taken a major step in freight modernization after Siemens Mobility officially handed over the first D9 ...

Wabtec Corporation and Indian Railways on July 25 celebrated the launch of locomotive service operations at the Gooty Maintenance Shed in southern India’s Andhra Pradesh. The shed complements the ...

Each locomotive can achieve speeds of up to 120km/h and has a hauling capacity of 5,800t. Credit: Siemens Mobility. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ‘flagged off’ the first of the 1,200 Siemens ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. India's Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project reached a major ...

Discover what happens to trains after they retire, from second-life transformations into goods carriers to organised ...