NAUKRI EXPRESS: Indian Rail at a Glance general knowledge

Beginning of railway-In England. 1825. D At present. diesel engines are manufactured in 3 Two companies were established to develop railways in lndia

(i) East India Railway I3 First locomotive factory was set up in Company.
(ii) Great Indian Peninsula Rail- Chittaranjan of West Bengal.

Indian Railway started on 16 April, 1853. First train covered a distance of 34 km between Mumbai and Thane. This train was run by Great Indian Peninsula company of Central Railway.
The name of firs! rail engine was Beauty.
There were 400 passengers. in four-wheeler. I4 bogics of the first train
IN 1854. second lrainran between Hoogly and Howrah.
In the first stage. railway was run by private sector. since Indian British Government did not have fund.
Lord Salisbury had issued three instructions regarding construction and expansion of Indian railways in the states.
Guarantee system in railway started in 1882. First electrified train run on 5 February. I925.
Railway was nationalised in I950.
Railway Board was set up in 1905 during the period of Lord Curzon.
At present. there is provision of a chairman. one finance commissioner and five mambers in the Railway Board.
First diesel engine in India run in 1957.
At present. diesel engine: are manufactured in Varanasi.
First locomotive factory was set up in Chittaranjan of West Bengal. This Industrial coach factory was based on the model of Switzerland
The name of first electric train was Deccan Queen. which ran between Pune and Mumbai.
In I929. it ran between Pune and Kalynn.
New name of this train is Royal Oriental Express.
Indian Railway is the biggest in Asia and second in the world.
India is the only country in the world which has rails of different breadths.
Main Railway factory

(A) Integral Coach Factory-Perembur (Chennai).

(B) Rail Coach Factory-Knpurthala.

(D) Diesel Component Works-Patiala.

(E) Diesel Locomotive-Varanasi

(F) Chittarnnjan Locomotive Works- Chittarnnjan

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