Train 18: India's first engine-less train reaches Delhi

2020-04-17 7

India's first engine-less train has reached Delhi. The 16-coach semi-high speed 'trainset' built at a cost of Rs 100 crore per rake with 80 per cent Indian component has been designed for a maximum operating speed of 160 kmph. Five more units of the train would be produced by the ICF by the end of 2019-20 production year. The swanky 16-coach train will cut journey time by 15 per cent compared to the 30-year old Shatabdi.