Blog Entry# 6106004
Posted: Jun 26 (02:00)
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Last Response: Jun 28 (00:18)
The Indian Railways will soon cut down the speed of premium trains, including Vande Bharat and Gatiman Express, from the present 160 kmph to 130 kmph...
It is more of a coverup exercise - issues like lack of adequate high-tech signalling equipment, high-speed tracks , maintainance issues, long working hours of LPs and ALPs , snail's pace progress on installation of anti collision systems - they are trying to divert attention from these issues by reducing speed in name of "risk mitigation and security measures". God forbid , but accidents can happen, and, have happened in the past at even lower speeds .
Mission Raftaar down the drain, it seems - probably "yatri suraksha" was...
more... ignored !