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Suresh Prabhu to launch first CNG train from Rewari today   Tuesday, January 13, 2015  New Delhi: In what could be considered as a milestone in adoption of green fuel in Indian Railways, the first   CNG train   will be launched on Tuesday on Rewari-Rohtak section of Northern zone. Based on the dual fuel system - diesel and CNG - the train will be flagged off by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu from Rewari, a senior Railway Ministry official. Introduction of CNG trains will reduce greenhouse gas emission by the Railways and also the consumption of diesel. Prabhu has given emphasis on the use of alternative fuel in train operation including use of solar and wind power to reduce dependence on conventional energy. Railways have modified the 1,400 HP engine to run on dual fuel - diesel and CNG - through fumigation technology. The Rewari passenger train will consume over 20 percent of the CNG, covering 81 km long distance in about two hours. Railways had earlie...

   Train rammed into a temple during               shunting at the yard   BHOPAL: Six people were injured after a train rammed into a temple during shunting at the yard attached to Gwalior railway station in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday morning. While eyewitnesses claim Barauni - Gwalior Mail express train hit the temple directly, police claim it first hit a tree which collapsed on temple injuring its priest Ram Nivas Sharma, 50, and other people sitting the premises. Major portion of the temple was destroyed following the incident. "Accident occurred at around 7am while the coaches of the train were being attached at the yard, beyond the platform No 4," said ASI K L Rai of government railway police (GRP), Gwalior. Rai said a pair of wheels slipped off the track during shunting that made the train roll freely and astray. The tree into which the train rammed was located in the temple premises. Three dev...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,  January 11, 2015   A train bogie catches fire at Trivandrum  Railway Station T rivandrum: A train bogie catches fire at Trivandrum Railway Station on Saturday afternoon. The bogie of Thiruvananthapuram-Guwahati express, scheduled for Sunday burst into flames. No casualties were reported as the bogie was already separated from the train. Police and fire fo A three-member team set up by the Railways has begun an inquiry into the cause of the blaze in the Second Luggage Room (SLR) coach of the 12516 Guwahati-Thiruvananthapuram Express at the Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station on Saturday.The team comprising assistant divisional electrical engineer Jayaraj, coach depot engineer M. Vamshikant and assistant divisional security commissioner, Railway Protection Force (RPF), K. P. James on Sunday inspected the partially gutted SLR coach.The team conducted a detailed inspection of the SLR coach with the help of the supporting ele...