rail wheel plant , bela ( hindi : रेल पहिया कारखाना , बेला ) is a subsidiary of indian railways .

it is situated in bela gram panchayat , dariapur block , parsa in saran district of bihar .

it was inaugurated in 2008 by the former railway minister of india , laloo prasad yadav .

it was built at a cost of ₹ 1,450 crore ( us$ 230 million ) .

it is spread over a land area of 165 acres .

its management is under east central railway zone headquartered in hajipur .

the project is being looked after by workshop projects/indian railways , patna .

rail wheel plant , bela

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rail wheel plant , bela is a subsidiary of indian railways . it is situated . . .
rail wheel plant , bela has become a production unit of indian railways w . e . f . . . foundation stone of this plant was laid inby the then minister for railways shri laluthe rail wheel plant & #
shopping cmplx , staff colony , rail wheel plant , bela , p . o . arvind nagar , dariyapur , saran . bihar - 841221
sitalpur rail way station , dighwara rail way station are the very nearby railway stations to bela .
4 . introduction  rail wheel plant ( rwp ) , bela is the 8th production unit and 2nd wheel plant of indian railway .  1 . rail wheel factory , bangalore 2 . integral coach factory , chennai 3 . rail coach factory , kapurthala 4 . diesel locomotive works , varanasi 5 . chittaranjan locomotive works , chittaranjan 6 . diesel loco modernisation works , patiala 7 . rail coach factory , raebareli 8 . rail wheel plant , bela  it manufactures box - n wheels for wagons .    295 acres of campus . 195 acres for factory and rest 100 acres for colony .    name changes : wmp ( wheel manufacturing plant ) to cwp ( cast wheel plant ) to rwp ( rail wheel plant ) .   cost of one wheel = 50 , 000 inr    life of wagon wheel is less than the coach wheel because of lack of maintenance .  4 | p a g e
detail : supplying and fixing steel almirah , kitchen cabinet and other miscellaneous works in officers quarter at rwp / bela and orh cum camp office at danapur in connection with the setting up rail wheel plant , bela .
the wheel factory of saran is the second after bangaluru plant and the only industry in the district .
bela is a village in saran district of bihar . bela is a gram panchayat as per panchayti raj system .
the year also saw production of broad gauge passenger coach wheels at bela rail wheel plant under dariapur block in saran district . the plant despatched its first consignment of about 250 such wheels in october . ugrasen , pro of the plant , said earlier the unit had been producing wheels for goods trains only . “the
rajiv pratap rudy has requested prime minister narendra modi to inaugurate the railway wheel factory at bela in saran district .
it was a proud moment for both the workers and officials of the rail wheel plant at bela under dariapur block of saran district , when the first consignment of 250 wheels of passenger trains were dispatched to coach repairing plant at harnaut in nalanda district on friday .
hello sir , i am diploma in mechanical engineering holder and now want to do summer training at rail wheel plant , bela ( bihar ) . does it provides summer training ? procedure to apply for it ?
while the bela plant has been idling , the container corporation of india – a public sector undertaking of the indian railways – has been importing wheel sets and axles every year .
sir how many seats are there in rail wheel factory bela for summer training for diploma holder ? and what is the fee for 4 week training . .
the india ' s first biggest rail wheel productive factory which made by l & t ; .
the official at the rail wheel plant at bela near chapra has an air of nonchalance as he says : “we have not produced anything in the last two months but workers and technicians have been trained . some quantity of wheel sets have been manufactured and supplied to various railway zones . ”
i am doing mechanical engineering in second year . sir , can i do summer training in rail wheel plant in bela ( chhapra ) . this plant provide such types of training . please reply me and what is the process to apply application form or please send message on this no 7739768624 .
the rail wheel factory at bela under dariapur block in saran district has created a record of sort by manufacturing 191 wheels in one day against its usual productivity of 180 wheels .
economy - bela has a large railway factory , named as railway wheel factory bela . it is spread over more than 285 acres of land . while construction of the factory affected castes were awadhiya kurmi and yadav mostly .
indian financial system code , magnetic ink character recognition , swift code , address and contact number of state bank of india ( sbi ) - bela dist saran branch . branch office / atm location : shopping cmplx , staff colony , rail wheel plant , bela , p . o . arvind nagar , dariyapur , saran . bihar - 841221
nearest cbse school - kendriya vidyalaya , rwp , bela . other schools - yamunachari high school ( bseb ) , primary school , bela ( bseb )
major castes - bela is a multi caste village . even a sizable muslim population in there . bela has awadhiya kurmi , kurmi kshatriya caste population in mushahari and lalu tola villages . bhumihar community in bela , brahmins in bela , yadavs and ahirs in durbela which are sub settlements . few rajputs are also there . co - operatives - bela primary agriculture society is there .
state bank of india - bela dist saran is located at bihar state , saran district , dariyapur city and the bank branch ' s address is [ shopping cmplx , staff colony , rail wheel plant , bela , p . o . arvind nagar , dariyapur , saran . bihar - 841221 ] . contact phone number / numbers - 7070406109 .
1 . 6 week internship report file ( 23 / 05 / 2015 - 03 / 07 / 2015 ) rail wheel plant , bela ( bihar ) submitted by : shani kumar singh b . tech ( mechanical ) roll no . : 1344948 1 | p a g e
bela is the nearest village from dariyapur block . it is also the nearest village from dariyapur police station . nearest post office to bela is arvindnagar pin code 841221
dighwara , lalganj , lalganj , sonepur are the near by cities to bela .
address : bela , dariapur , saran , bihar . pin - 841221 , post - sitalpur
seven years ago , the railway ministry had taken charge of the administration of the plant .
sonpur jn rail way station ( near to sonepur ) , chhapra rail way station ( near to chhapra ) , chhapra kacheri rail way station ( near to chhapra ) , rail way station ( near to dighwara ) , dighwara rail way station ( near to dighwara ) , hajipur jn rail way station ( near to sonepur ) are the rail way stations reachable from near by towns .
yes , rail wheel plant at bela , bihar offers summer training opportunities . however , there is no online provision of application . even there is no formal advertisement of training opportunity or release of application forms . you can opt for the opportunity only through the contacts of the employees working in the concerned plant . approach them especially of senior level , get to know the training opportunities and follow their instructions to apply for the training opportunities .
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the facility – declared by the railways as one of its production units in august last year – does not have a full - time general manager and approximately 30 % of sanctioned posts are vacant . the railways can be faulted for shoddy implementation , but not quite for its intentions . the bela plant was conceived and built to augment the capacity of the rail wheel factory at bengaluru , but the manufacture of wheel sets has remained almost static in the past three years .
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chhapra : the rail wheel factory at bela under dariapur block in saran district has created a record of sort by manufacturing 191 wheels in one day against its usual productivity of 180 wheels . the factory administration has awarded the employees with a group award of rs 30 , 000 for this exemplary work .
ifsc code of state bank of india ( sbi ) bela dist saran branch - saran . contact phone number and address
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ifsc code of state bank of india ( sbi ) - bela dist saran branch , saran . contact phone number , address
bela local language is maithili . bela village total population is 12203 and number of houses are 2025 . female population is 48 . 9 % . village literacy rate is 54 . 9 % and the female literacy rate is 22 . 1 % .
built over 295 acres at a cost of rs 1 , 417 crore , the rail wheel plant in bihar is capable of producing one lakh “box - n” type wheels ( used in freight wagons ) a year , but has manufactured just 13 , 000 wheels since it was declared ready for production in march 2012 .
bela is surrounded by dariapur block towards north , parsa block towards north , sonepur block towards south , maker block towards north .
once completed , there could be five to six metro rail police stations for the network , each with six to seven metro rail stations under its control .
electricity - bela village got completely electrified in the nitish kumar rule in 2014 . while majority of village was electrified in 201o itself .
bombardier , siemens and bombardier are among the world’s biggest rail - equipment makers .
but they failed to lend adequate and timely financial support to the plant so that it could use its full capability and develop further .
presently , around 1 , 241 pieces of machinery are installed in the goc shop and are regularly maintained by the plant maintenance team .
“since 2012 , this plant has produced over 20 , 000 wheels . the plant successfully passed the quality test for passenger train wheels manufactured here on may 24 this year . it got the approval of rdso ( research , development and standard organization ) , ” said the
26 . now the mould is ready for pouring , so cope and drag goes to jmp on parallel conveyer ( cope and drag line ) . before jmp cope and drag is assembled . jmp ( john mohr pit ) : at jmp molten metal is poured in mould by control pressure pouring technique at pressure of 6 kg / cm2 . it takes about 30 - 60 sec per wheel . pouring is checked by a thermocouple sensor which is in one of the riser . after 9 . 5 - 10 min mould is splited , at this time temperature of wheel is about 950 ˚c and sprues are broken by hitting them . now wheel is bring at kiln conveyer ( hot wheel line ) . internal lining of kiln conveyer is of refractory . slow cooling of wheel is done at kiln conveyer . after the exit of kiln conveyer stopper pipe is cut . sprue grinding : by the automatic grinding machine sprue grinding is done . sprue grinding machine is fully closed because at the time of grinding hug amount of sparks are produced . there are 4 sprue grinding machine . after sprue grinding wheel goes to stamping . stamping : stamping is done on the back side of hub . stamping machine is hydraulic operated . there are 4 thing stamped on the wheel : plant name ( cwp ) , wheel diameter ( 1000 ) , heat no . , wheel no . and date . after stamping wheel goes for hub cutting . 25 | p a g e
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the bela factory , for one , has been in the news for all the wrong reasons . the plant – built by larsen & toubro – has been ready for commissioning but seven kilometres of track to link the factory with the mainline network of the indian railways is still being built .
“they should be in a position to tell the court about the definite time by which the bijwasan rail over bridge and rail under bridge will start functioning , ” the court said .
the foundation stone of the wheel factory , set up at a cost of rs 1 , 400 crore , in bela at saran ' s dariapur block was laid on july 29 , 2008 . it was considered a gift from then railway minister lalu prasad , who represented the saran constituency in parliament .
bombardier outlined plans in may to list a minority stake in its rail unit , headquartered in germany , as the train making sector consolidates to compete on major rail infrastructure projects across the globe .
29 . normalising : in the process of normalising wheel is heated above the critical temperature and then slowly cooled . capacity : 45 wheel cycle time : 90 min critical temp : 723˚c heated at : 1000˚c exit temp : 780 - 800˚c heating element : lpg consumption of lpg in nf ( normalising furnace ) = 312nm3 / hr rim quenching : rim quenching is the process of water cooling of rim area . temp of wheel : 780 - 800˚c total no . of nozzle : 16 no . of station : 6 time taken : 2 - 6 min tempering ( draw furnace ) : in tempering wheel is heated below the critical temperature . after tempering ductility increase , brittleness decrease and machinability increase . temp : 500˚c capacity of df : 40 wheel / hr 28 | p a g e
verma has alleged that a conspiracy is going on to sell out the prime property of the plant which includes 19 . 60 acre of its land worth more than rs 300 crore . some big land mafia and officers of the plant are trying to dispose of the land in the name of modernization of the factory , he alleged .
thirty kilometers from chapra is marhoura , the location designated in september 2007 for setting up a plant to make high power diesel locomotives . but for the twisted and rusted signboard , there is nothing to show that a rail factory is be set up at the site .
the bela factory is situated on over 165 acres . a railway colony , spread over 70 acres , has been developed apart from other facilities such as guesthouse , hospital and a marketing complex . an industrial training institute and a central school have also come up near the factory . around 1 , 500 employees work at the wheel factory .
the saran mp told the telegraph on thursday :
i recently met railway minister suresh prabhu and we jointly requested narendra modi to inaugurate the railway wheel factory .
31 . testing : brinell hardness testing : hardness is tested by brinell hardness tester which is operated by hydraulics . hardness of wheel should be within 277 - 341 bhn . bhn stands for brinell hardness number . magnaglow testing : magnaglow testing helps to find out the cracks on the surface of wheel . for magnaglow testing first of all pass the wheel in magnetic field and then give bath of iron powder mixed water and then pass through the uv light . in this process cracks on the surface of the wheel glows . ultrasonic test : ultrasonic test helps to find out the internal cracks in the wheel . in the ultrasonic test , ultrasonic rays is passed through the wheel and study the curve on the computer screen . at the place of internal cracks curve is sharp . warpage machine : warpage machine is used to check the flatness of plate . capacity of warpage machine is 1 wheel per min . shot blast peening machine : peening operation relives the stresses occurred during grinding of wheels or stresses developed during different operations on the wheels , and produced a compressive residual stress . it is operate by compressed air of 5 . 5 kg / cm2 . 30 | p a g e
30 . cycle time : 120 min exit temp : 400˚c hub cooling : hub cooling is the process of increase hardness and relief stress of hub area . wheel is enter in hub cooling system at 400˚c . air mist cooling system : air mist cooling system is used for fast cooling without losing hardness and grain structure . air mist cooling system has 160 nozzles who generate a fog environment . temperature decreases from 400˚c to 300˚c . apex grinder : apex grinder remove the fins produced in wheel at the intersection of cope and drag . shot blast cleaning machine : shot blast cleaning operation is carried out to clean scales formed on the wheel during manufacturing and heat treatment . in shot blast cleaning machine small steel sphere is forcedly fall on the wheel . it is operated by compressed air . capacity : 1 wheel per minute 29 | p a g e
india’s metro rail sector offer an unmatched realty catalyst : says a . shankar , director at jones lang lasalle
chennai : senior ips officer k bhavaneeshwari who took charge as chief security officer of chennai metro rail on monday inspected the metro rail stations and central control centre and said a detailed plan would be chalked out to provide security cover . she took over after the government decided security of metro rail stations would be entrusted to the state police .
bhavaneeshwari will be responsible for maintaining law and order and tackling crime on metro rail property , including at work sites . two private agencies currently handle security at metro rail stations and are monitored by a retired superintendent of police .
suffering from mismanagement , apathy and step - motherly treatment on the part of the railway ministry , the plant has not been able to pay salary to its 700 - odd employees since april , 2014 . the plant is totally dependent on the railway for order of wagon supply . now , wagon manufacturing has been stopped and only wagon repair work is being carried out here .
rudy , the junior minister for skill development and entrepreneurship and parliamentary affairs , also requested the railway ministry to speed up work at the locomotive factory in marhaura , around 25km northwest of bela .
bajahia ( 4 km ) , mujauna ( 4 km ) , sitalpur ( 5 km ) , sobhepur ( 6 km ) , khanpur ( 6 km ) are the nearby villages to bela .
built over 295 acres at a cost of rs 1 , 500 crore , the plant is capable of producing one lakh boxn ( broad gauge open air break wheels ) type wheels ( used in freight wagons ) a year , but has manufactured just 20 , 000 wheels since it was declared ready for production in march 2012 . now the plant produces wheels for both goods and passenger trains .
hess showcased its entire product range comprising concrete plant , and verticalmultimat machine rhmodel that stands for its heavy duty , robust construction . this machine is introduced in india to support the customers to meet the
other rail - signal makers have been expanding their market shares as well . tokyo - based hitachi ltd . agreed in february to buy finmeccanica spa’s rail business and a signals affiliate , to narrow the gap with germany’s siemens and france’s alstom .
8 . raw material scrap : here railway’s scrap is used as raw material . in the scrap which is used as raw material is normally old wheels and wagons . all the scrap is stored at the “scrap pre conditioning bay” and then cut into small pieces . scrap size is less than 12 inch . rejected wheel : in the process of wheel manufacturing a number of wheels are rejected . these rejected wheels are also used as raw material . chip : chips are formed during the machining of wheel . these chips are also used as raw material . 8 | p a g e
32 . hub boaring : this machine is used for rough boaring of cast wheel . it is cnc controlled plc machine . final inspection : in final inspection the dimensions of wheel is checked . measuring instruments used : tape line gauge , go - not - go gauge , plate thickness gauge , vernier callipers , rotundity gauge , bore off center gauge etc . 31 | p a g e
in the recent march quarter , profit in the rail operations segment nearly doubled year - on - year to ₹105 crore .
china railway signal’s offering comes amid a major chinese push for rail development . the government is seeking to use state - owned rail companies to win lucrative contracts and project political influence abroad , targeting markets including africa , latin america and southeast asia .
the ifsc code of bela dist saran branch - state bank of india is sbin0015754 . branch code is the last six characters of the ifsc code - 015754 . bank branch ' s details are listed below .
13 . shops there are six important shops are in rwp , bela . 1 . sms ( steel melting shop ) 2 . mr ( mould room ) 3 . wfps ( wheel final processing shop ) 4 . mrs ( mould repair shop ) 5 . pcs ( plant care shop ) 6 . utility some other shop : 1 . sand shop 2 . road transport shop 3 . chemical and metallurgy laboratory 4 . p . o . h 5 . store room 6 . scrap pre conditioning bay utility shop consists : 1 . pump house 2 . compressor room 3 . fume house 13 | p a g e
there is a dedicated team to maintain the electrical equipments and machineries available in goc shop . the main objectives of the plant maintenance team is to reduce the down time of the machineries available in the shop .
the team includes network rail consulting , the international consultancy arm of network rail . the company operates and maintains britain’s hs1 high speed railway and is closely involved in developing hs2 , the high speed railway that will connect london to birmingham , manchester and leeds .
both companies are among the world’s largest makers of train equipment and are jockeying for position amid consolidation in the global rail industry .
in may , bombardier chief executive alain bellemare said he was considering either a joint venture or partial sale of the rail unit , in addition to a minority spinoff on the frankfurt stock exchange , but dismissed speculation that the entire rail business was for sale .
under the sfto route , the rakes will be hauled by a railway engine and the rail will also provide the guard coupe .
he reviewed the progress of mmts phase - ii during the meeting and discussed integration of hyderabad metro rail with existing rail terminals , mmts stations and bus depots , and directed the hmr managing director to ensure a seamless commute across the city , the release stated .
6 . wheel rim plate hub flange tread dimension : diameter of wheel : 1000 mm diameter of bore : 200 - 213 mm thickness of plate : 22 mm ( min . ) diameter of tread : 983 - 1007 mm flange height : 28 . 5 mm hub thickness : 190 ±6 mm hub projection : 63 + 9 , - 3 mm rim thickness : 127 + 4 . 5 mm 6 | p a g e
lucknow metro rail is an ambitious project – funds issue should not impede its progress : alok ranjan , chief secretary / up govt .
tmill – a tata group co . , set to foray into rail freight biz under special freight train operators scheme to run goods trains
he directed that in view of problems being faced by metro officials while purchasing of private land through negotiations for stations and other purposes for lucknow metro rail project , the committee formed under divisional commissioner , lucknow should meet immediately to resolve the issues and take effective action to make the land available to lucknow metro rail corporation . the chief secretary was reviewing the progress of lucknow metro rail project on july 27 .
in september , spanish transport consultancy consultrans said it had won a contract for a 10 - month feasibility study into the rail project . the high - speed link would cut the rail travel time between riyadh and dammam to under three hours from 4 - 1 / 2 hours .
the railways has been unable to correct or reverse this situation because of its inability to scale up its freight operations . to be able to do this , it requires more wheel sets , more high power locomotives and more tracks .
new delhi : indian railways is planning to operate semi - high speed trains in nine rail corridors including delhi - agra and delhi - chandigarh .
the series 8 passenger cars are similar to the series vii cars , but are designed for the north american market . talgo made an agreement in 2009 to build a manufacturing facility in wisconsin which would initially supply two 14 - car trainsets for the amtrak hiawatha service . the company expressed hope the plant would later be used to build trains for other u . s . rail projects .
considering this achievement as an untiring effort of about 32 officers and 960 employees , chief pro ugrasen said “the honour of flagging off the consignment was given to the senior most employee navneet kumar , working in this plant as master craftsman . ”
bela is a village in dariapur block in saran district of bihar state , india . it belongs to saran division . it is located 33 km towards east from district head quarters chhapra . 6 km from dariapur . 28 km from state capital patna
kolkata ( koaa ) : kalindee rail nirman ( engineers ) will hold a meeting of the board of directors of the company on 3 august 2015 .
the 10 - km stretch koyambedu - alandur metro rail line has seven stations and there will 32 stations along two corridors when the entire network becomes operational .
inauguration of the iconic pamban rail bridge ( renovated and restored ) at the centenary celebrations by bharat ratna dr . a . p . j . abdul kalam
he asked the lmrc ( lucknow metro rail corporation ) officials about the requirement of funds and said that lack of funds should not impede construction of lucknow metro rail project . he directed the housing development board , lucknow development authority and up state industrial development corporation to immediately provide the remaining amount of fy 2014 - 15 for development of metro rail to lmrc along with contribution specified for fy 2015 - 16 . the state government has recently sanctioned around rs 100 crore to the project .
kolkata ( koaa ) : maoists would target important stations including , howrah , sealdah , kolkata and metro rail stations in the city , eastern railway today said .
in may , the chinese government included rail as one of 10 focus industries in a blueprint to make china into one of the world’s most advanced industrialized economies .
in a separate procurement , consortia are invited to prequalify for a contract to design , build and supply rolling stock for three light rail lines and one tram line .
according to an hmr release issued here , the chief secretary held a special task force ( stf ) meeting today to review the progress of hyderabad metro rail project .
chennai : senior superintendent of police k bhavaneeshwari has been appointed chief security officer ( cso ) of chennai metro rail ltd ( cmrl ) , a newly created post .
mechanical plant maintenance is also termed as mechanical millwright . the mechanical millwright shop takes care of the upkeeping of machineries and equipments . in addition to break down attention , it also pays preventive attention to critical machineries like overhead cranes , material handling equipments and other special purpose machines .
new delhi : expressing shock and grief over the twin rail accidents in madhya pradesh , prime minister narendra modi on wednesday extended his condolences to the family of the deceased .
german engineering group siemens and canada’s bombardier are in early talks to merge their rail businesses , the wall street journal reported on wednesday , citing people familiar with the matter .
the stock price may , however , get a near - term boost when subsidiary gateway rail freight ( gdl holds about 55 per cent stake in it ) gets listed .
the company had placed a demand of capital worth rs 43 . 63 crore in december 2011 , but the ministry released the fund in four installments between april 2013 and june 2015 as a result of which the very relevancy of the financial help was lost . nevertheless , the plant manufactured 156 wagons at the rate of 22 wagons per month . but price reduction and dependency on two private firms of kolkata for parts of wagons has hastened its sickness , verma lamented . it can be saved only when the railway takes over the total ownership of the plant , he said .
there was a proposal to stop the railway line at mandapam as the rail bridge was no longer the sole connectivity to the island , unlike in the past . “at that time , abdul kalam felt that rail connectivity to his hometown should not be cut . he made a personal request to the railway ministry , ” said a southern railway official .
when asked about the consumers of the wheels produced here , the cme said railway workshops at lilua , ajmer , jagadhari , jamalpur , jhansi , vijaiwada and kharagpur are the main customers who send their requisition . cost of one wheel comes around rs 60 , 000 , he said .
pis security agency and sis security agency are currently in charge of security of metro rail stations with peter , a retired armed reserve deputy commissioner of police , in overall charge .
the light rail network would total 39 km of double track on three east – west lines running along sari street , tahlia street and palestine road , with around 43 stations .
thiruvananthapuram ( tvc ) : the cabinet has given administrative sanction for the light metro projects but the role of delhi metro rail corporation is yet to be specified , say sources .
montreal / frankfurt : canadian plane and train maker bombardier inc denied a report on wednesday that it is in talks with german engineering group siemens ag on merging their rail units .
the news comes some months after siemens downplayed the idea that it could combine its rail assets , which include trains , trams and signaling technology , with those of france’s alstom .
mumbai : a social audit on the mumbai suburban rail network found that the killer distance between railway station platforms and railway footboard continues to exist on 93 per cent of stations .
new delhi : the safety inspection of the badarpur - faridabad corridor will be carried out between august 10 - 12 , the delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) said on tuesday .
the news comes after siemens earlier this year downplayed the idea that it could combine its rail assets , which include trains , trams and signalling technology , with those of france’s alstom .
“rail transportation applications are an excellent match for ultracapacitors , and the rail market will be a significant opportunity for maxwell , ” said franz fink , maxwell’s president and chief executive officer . “in china , advanced energy storage and power delivery solutions will play an increasingly important role in improving efficiencies and reducing carbon emissions . our partnership with crrc - sri represents an excellent opportunity for us to generate meaningful revenue in a three - to - five - year horizon through the co - development of application - specific technology and products for the expanding china rail market . ”
the factory is ready for production and trial runs have been successful at the unit , around 60km northwest of patna . sources said the date for the formal inauguration of the wheel factory , meant to be operational by 2010 , is yet to be decided . but the district administration is planning ahead .
bombardier took the product of the year title with their yardsafe state - of - the - art engineered safety solution which provides improved location awareness for workers in rail yards and maintenance facilities .
ge , which is in the process of buying alstom’s energy business , last year opted not to acquire the french industrial group’s rail division when the two companies negotiated a takeover by ge .
capacitive energy storage technology offers high - power density performance under extreme temperatures with long operational lifetimes and is ideally suited for rail transportation applications , particularly onboard commuter rolling stock modalities such as subway and light rail . crrc - sri selected maxwell based on its global leadership in developing and delivering high - quality ultracapacitor solutions proven in global transportation applications such as start - stop autos and hybrid buses , which require rapid braking , energy recuperation and power delivery . maxwell will work closely with crrc - sri to develop solutions uniquely designed to address the growing chinese rail market .
3 . 1 . introduction ……………………………… . . . . . . . ……………… . 4 2 . foundation ……………………………… . . . ………………… . . 5 3 . wheel ………………………………………………………… . 6 4 . cast wheel specification ……………………………………… . 7 5 . raw materials …………………………………………………8 6 . eaf ( electric arc furnace ) ………………………………… . . . 9 7 . flow chart of wheel manufacturing ………………………… . 11 8 . shops ……………………………………………………… . . . 13 9 . steel melt shop ………………………………………………14 a . scrap bin ……………………………………………… . 14 b . lph and electrode assembly station ………………… . . . 15 c . ladle repair station …………………………………… . . 16 d . flow chart of melt shop activities …………………… . . . 17 e . melting …………………………………………………19 i . charging ………………………………………… . 19 ii . arcing …………………………………………… . 20 f . tapping ……………………………………………… . . . 21 10 . mould repair shop ……………………………………22 11 . mould room ………………………………………… . . 24 12 . wfps …………………………………………… . …… . 27 3 | p a g e
chief mechanical engineer ( cme ) amitabh on wednesday shared the achievements and lauded the workers for achieving the feat .
after proper training , the employees have developed their skill and made a record production on february 13 . the management has decided to reward them and a group award of rs 30 , 000 has been approved ,
said the cme . a proposal has been sent to the railway board to sanction more posts for the plant to augment the production . despite high production , the plant has not been able to get proper market . the factory had produced 6 , 500 wheels in 2013 - 14 and 12 , 500 in 2014 - 15 .
the project of the year title was secured by los angeles county metropolitan authority ( la metro ) with their new intelligence based surveillance system being implemented as part of a 30 year , rail transit expansion .
whether the typical soil of the area played a role in breach of tracks , mital said black cotton soil of the area was strengthened before laying the track as a standard procedure for rail laying process .
“the inspection will be done by the commissioner of metro rail safety on the badarpur - escort mujeswar ( faridabad ) from monday to wednesday ( aug 10 - 12 ) , ” said a dmrc statement .
5 . foundation :  in 2004 , it is announced by railway minister laloo prasad yadav .    construction is started in 29th july 2008 .    2011 , 1st test of plant .   and work is started by 2013  cost = 1500 cr inr   annual gross 5 | p a g e
jaipur : the jaipur metro rail corporation ( jmrc ) looks forward to receiving positive response from foreign companies to construct jaipur metro phase ii , under public private partnership ( ppp ) after making a successful presentation .
“she will be in charge of providing safety and security to the assets of the metro rail . she will also carry out anti - terror drills and anti - sabotage checks , ” a police officer said .
the subsidiary owns and operates a fleet of 21 trains , over 270 road trailers and three rail - linked inland container depots in north india and navi mumbai ( installed capacity of 0 . 5 million teu ) .
kochi : the deteriorating condition of city roads along the metro rail´s alignment has forced kochi metro rail ( kmrl ) to conduct a road audit along the stretch . the metro agency has asked international quality and safety consultants ( iqsc ) , the safety and quality auditors of the metro rail project , to conduct the audit and file a report soon . kmrl is learnt to have sent a letter to the delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) to ask contractors to repair the damaged roads on a war footing . audit include alignment & formation audit , station buildings inspection , depot , p - way , traction & power supply conditions , signalling , rolling stock , ass , lifts & escalators ; r & r including hutments , miscellaneous utilities , road works audit , other civil works such as median station , signages , environmental protection etc . for the above project .
talgo trains are best known for their unconventional articulated railway passenger car that uses a type similar to the jacobs bogie that talgo patented in 1941 . the wheels are mounted in pairs but not joined by an axle and the bogies are shared between coaches rather than underneath individual coaches . this allows a railway car to take a turn at higher speed with less swaying . as the coaches are not mounted directly onto wheel bogies , the coaches are more easily insulated from track noise . talgo trains fitted with variable gauge axles can change rail gauge – for instance at the
the spanish trainmaker won the $ 201 million contract in february , following on from a feasibility study into building a high - speed rail line between riyadh and dammam , capital of the country’s oil - rich eastern province .
however , mittal said despite being stationary , janata express got derailed as a sudden flow of water took away soil from below the track . “even six inch tilt of rail track can cause derailment , ” he told .
police protection are deemed necessary for metro rail stations because such mass rapid systems are vulnerable to terror attacks . a force trained in detection of explosives and crime without affecting commuters and operations could be deployed at the stations .
“as far as we know , the government has decided to execute the project on the lines of kochi metro rail . so we expect dmrc would be given the same role of turnkey consultant , ” said the official .
the railway ministry has not been able to enhance the capacity of the plant so far . moreover , the ministry slashed the rate of wagon in 2013 without considering the minimum investment on it . instead of an investment of rs . 14 lakh on each wagon , the ministry reduced its price from rs 16 . 58 lakh to rs 11 . 74 lakh only .
services of more than 50 trains were affected due to the mishap as many were diverted and short - terminated . it will take some days to restore the 500 - metre long rail track in the itarsi - khandwa section .
samir jhaveri , a railway activist who is part of the safe rail group , run by the moneylife foundation , said , “this report shows the clear picture of the suburban railway system and railway officers must act accordingly . ”
new delhi : the 500 metre rail track which caved in between itarsi and khandwa in madhya pradesh where two express trains derailed was not among the vulnerable sections identified by the railways during monsoon , a top railway official said today .
based on revenues , siemens’s train unit is about one - third smaller than bombardier’s . the canadian company’s transportation business posted revenue of $ 9 . 6 billion last year , while siemens’s mobility division , which includes its rail businesses , reported revenue of eur7 . 2 billion ( $ 8 billion ) during the same period . siemens’s rail business comprises about 85 % of its mobility division , according to a calculation by an analyst at j . p . morgan .
pamban panchayat president m patrick acknowledged the role kalam had played for the conservation of the bridge . “we were jubilant when kalam – the son of the soil – inaugurated the centenary celebrations of the rail bridge , ” he said .
kolkata : kalindee rail nirman ( engineers ) said its net loss for the quarter ended june 2015 has widened to rs 17 . 65 . it reported a net loss of rs 15 . 33 million in the same quarter previous year .
lucknow : up government will be making a strong pitch for the lucknow metro rail before the public investment board ( pib ) of union finance ministry on thursday for approval of the multi - crore - rupee project funded through foreign agencies .
jhansi railway workshop ( modernization project ) the north central railway is one of the seventeen railway zones in india . the largest railway station in ncr is kanpur central followed by mughal sarai . it is headquartered at allahabad and comprises three divisions : reorganized allahabad division of the erstwhile northern railway , jhansi division of the erstwhile central railway , and newagra division . there are two workshops on the north central railway . wagon repair workshop , jhansi deals with repairing of wagon stock of indian railways . it was established in 1895 . rail spring karkhana , while sithouli deals with manufacturing of coaching stock springs as well as locomotive springs . north central railway initiated the modernization of this plant and awarded the project to ms larsen and toubro ltd . ms ewac alloys ltd a subsidiary of ms l & t ; was entrusted with the job of installation of oxygen gas pipeline and subsequently for carbon dioxide too . ms unique pipeline projects pvt ltd was entrusted with the installation and commissioning of the same due to their expertise and proven track record at rail wheel factory chhapra . the said project is now underway and is scheduled to be completed shortly . we have already tested and commissioned shed “a” and shed “c” and routine production is currently being carried out on our system .
according to the original plan , the wheel factory was to be made operational by 2010 but the project was delayed . a trial run was conducted in 2012 and again in 2013 when 12 wheels were manufactured . another trial run was conducted this march . so far , over 20 , 000 wheels have been manufactured at the factory even though the unit is yet to be formally inaugurated .
after the koyambedu - alandur metro rail line was inaugurated by chief minister j jayalalithaa on june 29 , director general of police ashok kumar , state intelligence chief p kannappan and city police commissioner s george discussed security arrangements at the metro stations .
in outlining its plans to list a minority stake in the german - headquartered rail unit in may , bombardier did not rule out a deal in the future , noting that a public offering would preserve its flexibility to participate in industry consolidation .
in the concept stage , known as “avril” ( alta velocidad rueda independiente ligero — light high - speed independent wheel ) , intended for speeds of 380 kilometres per hour ( 240 mph ) . the system will use underfloor traction in the front and rear vehicles , with the intermediate carriages having the talgo pendular system ( which cannot use motored axles on the axles corresponding to the system ) .
what do the narratives of bela , marhoura or madhepura have to do with railways minister suresh prabhu’s ambition of yanking the indian railways out of its financial crisis ? the consensus in the indian railways is that the sprawling organisation needs to address its freight versus passenger distortions . for every rupee earned by the railways , 64 paisa comes from freight , 34 paisa from passengers and the remaining 2 paisa from sundry earnings .
“if possible , i will also visit metro rail networks in other cities to study safety aspects followed , ” she added . the detailed security draft will include plans and proposals for acquiring gadgets to be installed on the periphery of metro rail stations . “as only a small stretch of 10 km is operational , it will be easy to study and fix issues immediately . once the other lines are opened , we can implement the same security measures in all these metro railway stations , ” she said .
challenging the ordinary oxford architects are an innovative , professional design company looking to create contemporary design solutions for buildings and structures . in january 2014 , oxford architects submitted an entry to the uk government’s hs2 ( high speed rail link ) international competition project .
the project brief challenged the current infrastructure framework for the support of the rail electrification system . it called for alternative designs offering an improved aesthetic that could be implemented along the length of the new train route , cutting through areas of outstanding natural beauty .
in march 2015 hitachi rail europe announced that it had been named by firstgroup as preferred supplier , subject to contract , for the supply of 29 trains for the new first great western franchise . this is subject to approval by the department for transport .
hollysys’ management commented : “we feel excited about the significant high - speed rail contract win , which demonstrates our solid technology capability and key market position . in the future , hollysys will continue to work closely with the china railway corporation and national railway authorities , leveraging its strong r & d capability , effective management and high - quality products and services , make more contribution to china’s railway construction and explore the vast rail and subway opportunities both in china and abroad , and create value for our shareholders . ”
the winners will receive their awards at a ceremony at smartrail usa congress and expo in charlotte , north carolina 28 - 29th october 2015 . smartrail usa is the only show dedicated to driving innovation in passenger rail in north america and is free to attend .
mahindra reva electric vehicles private limited , a part of mahindra group , is studying the feasibility of providing feeder services at metro rail stations with its eight - seater electric maxximo ( e - maxximo ) vans , according to its chief executive officer arvind mathew .
asia is the world’s largest market for trains , with rolling - stock sales averaging eur28 . 4 billion over the past three years , compared with eur21 . 9 billion in europe and eur16 . 8 billion in north america , according to rail consultancy sci verkehr .
other companies are looking at indian opportunities too , such as knorr - bremse ag , which says it’s the top maker of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles . railroads globally may need $ 5 trillion of investment by 2030 , the international union of railways estimates .
at perungalthur , the train had a brief stoppage , where representatives from the town panchayat presented a memorandum to the railway officials accompanying the gm , urging them to provide a foot overbridge with escalators . narrating the daily ordeal of rail commuters and other road - users ,
the wall street journal reported wednesday that representatives of the two sides have held talks about potential linkups between their rail operations . the discussions were said to be at an early stage and a deal was far from guaranteed . both companies’ train operations are based in germany .
completion of road over bridge ( rob ) at sarha dhala near kutchery station was another important development for the town . this is the only rob connecting north and south side of chhapra . work on establishment of the proposed rail engine factory at marhoura also started in august .
in view of the heightened security threat , delhi metro rail hired ther central industrial security force ( cisf ) to guard its stations . kolkata metro stations are guarded by railway protection force , while mumbai metro stations are provided security cover by the maharastra state special police force .
state - owned csr corp . and china cnr corp . were combined in june to form crrc corp . , a train equipment maker dwarfing siemens ag and alstom sa . the merger aimed to create economies of scale to help china compete more aggressively for overseas rail deals .