Seeing the number of controversies arising everyday with Race Blogs, there is a temporary curfew on the same.
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@FMs: Any Blogs that fall in the above category are liable for prompt deletion. If any member is seen to deliberately mis-categorize Race Blogs as other type, then the Blog will be deleted, as well as the member/Admin will be put on Break Time. Even more so, any mischief/name-calling with regard to CR/NCR will also be dealt with with a quick Break Time. The above will apply to members as well as any Admins...
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engaging in the above practices.
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Thanks to all for understanding. This is an interim measure. When our members have learnt to get along with each other peacefully, the above will be restored.

***** SECURITY VIOLATION IN IRI*******
Respected Moderator Sir,(#Moderator)
Just half an hour ago I blogged with my regular ID Maa Durga/378817.
But now I found it has been locked.
Don't know why?????
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surprising factor the screen name of this account of mine has been changed to "P5 P7 era will exist" from "Monorail". Who changed the settings of this account(profile 1130572)
Sir are my accounts get hacked?????
What is happening sir with my accounts?????
Please reply and unlock my regular ID ASAP.

Solve the following riddle from your own experience and intuition.
Assume the following a real time incident
Scenario:
If 12313 up SDAH RAJ powered by GZB WAP 7(i.e ER Queen) and 12301 UP KOLKATA RAJ(VIA GAYA) powered by HWH WAP 7(i.e ER King) start running parallely on two separate tracks(assume both are up tracks in this case) from Dhanbad towards NDLS with...
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almost same avg speed(as per TT avg speed of both is almost same from DHN to NDLS) which one will win the race by superseding the other and reach NDLS first?????
Precondition: Between DHN and NDLS both arrives at the intermediate stoppages with a difference of 1 or 2 mins but departs at the same time.
Also suggest which P7 you prefer of HWH or GZB and why????
attached pic:
Dimag ki batti

Title: CLW visit made by an IRFCA member(Please click on the link below)
It is a field experience of a IRFCA member of visiting a loco shed.(i.e Chittaranjan Locomotive Works)
A very important asset for this website with lots of informations regarding AC electric Locomotives and CLW workshop with pictures and also production details of CLW.
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the detailed visit to Chittaranjan Locomotive Works by Mr Sundar Mukherjee, A rail enthusiast and IRFCA member and findings of him after due consultation with the mechanical engineers of CLW.
click here
A substantive testimony to the fact that "CLW now produce all components of 3 phase locos in house alongwith conventional locos".
As the member saw WAG9 WAP 7 components are built in several sections of CLW's workshop and confirmed it in his trip report to CLW.
Attached Pic:
WAP 4 AND DURONTO LIVERIED WAP 7 IN A FRAME
GMO WAG-9H 31086
INTERIOR OF AJNI BASED WAG 9 31244

Why Shaheed exp is still running with ICF???????
"Dedicated Stainless Steel Rake has been rolled out for this train by RCF Kapurthala".
Please see the news below.

Head line: RCF rolls out low-cost...
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stainless steel coaches
Reporter: Dharmendra Joshi
Source: Tribune News Service
Kapurthala, June 9
In what may be termed as another feather in its cap, the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) rolled out its first rake of low-cost stainless steel coaches for the Shaheed Express train yesterday.
The Railways Department has planned to switch over the entire production of coaches to stainless steel coaches in future.
The rake, comprising 28 coaches, has six variants. Besides the general class, sleeper class and AC-3 tier coaches, it has also been provided with AC-2 tier-cum-AC-3 tier coaches for optimal utilisation of passenger-carrying capacity.
RCF General Manager Pradeep Kumar flagged off the rake at a simple function. Pradeep Kumar said this would start an era of stainless steel coaches for all mail and express trains, which were limited to only Rajdhani and Shatabadi trains till now. The RCF would manufacture 369 such coaches during this financial year.
The RCF started manufacturing stainless steel coaches from 2001-02 with transfer of technology from M/s LHB of Germany. These coaches have inherent design features like superior aesthetics, much better ride quality and low-maintenance cost.
These coaches were so far introduced only in high-end trains like Shatabdi and Rajdhani expresses due to cost limitations. In order to introduce these superior features in other mail and express trains also, the RCF has developed an innovative low-cost variant of stainless steel LHB coaches, cutting the cost further by about 40 per cent of the stainless steel coach.
These coaches have exterior similar to Rajdhani trains and they have been provided with air-spring suspension for better ride quality. These coaches also have 12 per cent enhanced sitting capacity and require lesser maintenance.
Link: click here
Updated news is expected regarding the "Coach allotment" of 14673 Shaheed Exp.
All are requested to provide latest news here so that everyone can know about the current scenario.
Please try to post something new,such as train, rake allotment loco etc so that people can't be de-linked with the mainstream of Indian Railways and can learn something about IR.
Attached pics:
LWFCZAC i.e Air-conditioned executive chair car (56 seats) in Mysore-Chennai Shatabdi
LWFAC i.e AC first class Air-conditioned sleeping-car (24 berths) OF DBRT RAJ
Interiors of LWACCN (i.e AC3 Air-conditioned 3-tier sleeping-car containing 72 berths)