LOK SABHA
A trial run
with a special train was carried out on Konkan Railway in December,
2002 at a speed of 150 Kilometer per hour.
The maximum
speed, at which existing high-speed trains are operating is
130 km per hour.
For the new
high speed train, the locomotive used was imported from General
Motors, United States of America. Locos with similar capabilities
are, however, currently under manufacture in Diesel Locomotive
Works, Varanasi, in India. The coaches used were imported from
M/s Alstom LHB of Germany and coaches of similar design have
also been manufactured at Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala.
This information
was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Bandaru
Dattaraya in a written reply to a question from Shri Vilar Muttemwar
in the Lok Sabha today.
