Mumbai High Speed Local Train

The dreams of a high-speed local train have crashed and burned. The special rake was supposed to have a running speed close to that of Gatimaan Express, India's fastest train. But after pouring Rs 60 crore and six years into building it and conducting trial runs, the railway authorities have finally admitted that the so-called high-speed train is b...

"Meri aankhon ke saamne maut dekha," a shaken L Tiwari told Western Railway officials yesterday, describing the moments when he realised that the train he was piloting was running out of track, hurtling, at high speed, towards platform no 3 of Churchgate station.

This month, the suburban railway will break the 100kmph speed barrier for the first time in its history. Although voices are being raised in city's railway circles whether the train can be allowed to run at such high speed given the closeness of stations within the city limits, the first train is being readied at the Integral Coach Factory in Chenn...

The dreams of a high-speed local train have crashed and burned. The special rake was supposed to have a running speed close to that of Gatimaan Express, India's fastest train. But after pouring Rs 60 crore and six years into building it and conducting trial runs, the railway authorities have finally admitted that the so-called high-speed train is b...

"Meri aankhon ke saamne maut dekha," a shaken L Tiwari told Western Railway officials yesterday, describing the moments when he realised that the train he was piloting was running out of track, hurtling, at high speed, towards platform no 3 of Churchgate station.

This month, the suburban railway will break the 100kmph speed barrier for the first time in its history. Although voices are being raised in city's railway circles whether the train can be allowed to run at such high speed given the closeness of stations within the city limits, the first train is being readied at the Integral Coach Factory in Chenn...