Railway Electrification
Economics of Electric Vs Diesel Traction – Fuel and Line Haul Cost
Last updated on April 5th, 2015 at 06:27 am Economics of Electric vs Diesel Traction on account of fuel cost is evaluated based on the rupees spend towards energy bill for hauling 1000 GTKM of load. The trend of electrical and diesel energy cost in terms of unit charges and Rs/litre as compiled in the […]
Benefits of Electrification
Last updated on April 5th, 2015 at 06:14 am Is economics is the only reason to prefer electric traction over diesel traction? Certainly not. Horse Power of Locomotive Horse power of locomotive is determined by the power generated by Diesel Engine in case of Diesel Locomotive whereas capacity of transformer for Electric Locomotive. Increasing transformer capacity had […]
Railway Electrification
Last updated on November 21st, 2014 at 08:26 am What is Railway Electrification? Railway Electrification is defined as installing a system to transfer electrical power to running electric traction vehicle. It is different to electrification of Railway station or residential colony or utility supply for household or industrial purpose. However, the usage of electricity is same […]