Rajendra B. Aklekar
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Rajendra B. Aklekar
@rajtoday
Journalist @mid_day Author of multiple books on India's rail history & heritage. Trains, trams & buses. Biographer of Dr. E. Sreedharan. Museology @csmvsmumbai
- The much-awaited Vande Bharat sleeper version train arrived in Mumbai on RDSO trials on Wednesday. A thread on the interiors and overall review.
- Pune railway station last night.
- Mumbai suburban railway. The train halts at the station for an average of 20 to 25 seconds. Courtesy: @Bharathgyan
- The tradition of all trains honking together at 12 midnight to welcome and salute the New Year at Mumbai CSMT and rail car-sheds continues.
00:00 - Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, India.
- India’s first all-aluminium freight rail wagons. The gleaming rakes are 180 tonnes lighter than existing steel rakes, can carry 5-10% more payload, consume less energy with relatively negligible wear and tear to rolling stock and rails. #HindalcoRakesItUp 1/n
- In the belly of Mumbai! Trial run of city's first underground Metro. @MumbaiMetro3 Aqua Line 3 @AlstomIndia rail cars.
00:00 - World's fastest train. 431kmph. Shanghai.
- Brave New World! Social distancing enforced inside Mumbai's biggest rail terminus at Mumbai CSMT. Only essential workers allowed. Video taken at 5:45pm this evening.
00:00 - BEYOND BRAVERY: Running towards a speeding express train to save a life. Vangani station, Central Railway Mumbai. Mayur Shelke, pointsman rescued a child who fell off the platform. A real salute.
- The new-look Deccan Queen train thundering past Kurla at 105kmph
