High-speed trains: Need of the hour

December 2015

Their names were Sahib, Sindh and Sultan - three steam locomotives that in 1853 would earn their place in India´s rail history by hauling the nation´...

Tags: Sahib, Sindh, Sultan, Rail Transportation, Indian Railways, High-speed train corridors, ZEFIRO, EMU, Indian Railways, Electrification, High Speed Technical Specification, Infrastructure, Worldwatch Institute, Harsh Dhingra, Bombardier Transportation

Japanising Indian Rail

September 2015

Taking precedence from Japan which heralded the ´bullet train´ legacy in 1964, the world began to partake of this ´race against time´. High-speed rai...

Tags: HSR, Bullet Train, TGV, Shinkansen, High speed rail systems, RVNL, Suresh Prabhu, HSRC, Investment, Technologies, Narendra Modi, BJP, Biswanath Bhattacharya, KPMG, Srinath Manda

Bagged it!

August 2015

Contract value: Rs.1,600 crore Particulars: LNG regasification Black & Veatch India has bagged an EPC and commissioning contract from Indian Oil Co...

Tags: LNG Regasification, Black & Veatch India, EPC, IOCL, Movia Metro Cars, Bombardier Transportation, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, DMRC, HVAC Work, Blue Star Ltd, Hindustan Steelworks Construction Ltd, Sarayan Turnkey Solution, JPC, Hindustan Steelworks Construction Ltd, Infrastructure Construction