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If all things go well, Train 18 will replace the current Shatabdi Express — a day train.
If all things go well, Train 18 will replace the current Shatabdi Express — a day train.
India’s first locomotive-less train, known as Train 18, breached the 180 km/ph speed limit during a test run on Sunday, a senior railway official said in New Delhi.
When this ₹ 100-crore indigenously designed train is made operational, it will become the country’s fastest train.
“Train 18 breached the 180 kmph speed limit in the Kota-Sawai Madhopur section. The major trials are now over, with just some more remaining. Based on the reports, fine tuning would be done if needed. As of now no major technical problem has cropped up,” S Mani, General Manager of Integral Coach Factory (ICF) that has manufactured the train, said.
“We expect Train 18 to commence its commercial run from January 2019. Normally the trials take three months. But now it is happening faster than expected,” Mani added.
Despite the ongoing controversy over the Rafale fighter jet deal, French Ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler insists that there is “no scandal”. He says the strategic relationship between India and France is “built on trust”.
With the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to France and French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to India, how do you view the progress of economic partnerships between the two nations?
Our relations are excellent. We have been developing, nurturing and strengthening our strategic partnership for decades…Our trade has grown by 20% last year and it is now balanced, [the bilateral trade between India and France stands at €16 billion] which is a good news for both countries. It shows that it’s a real partnership. It’s not somebody approaching the other partner as a market or for revenue…But we have committed to double these trade relations in the next few years.
On the investment side, we are one of the top five major investors with around four lakh people employed by French companies in this country, including a large part in Karnataka. We have major players … like Alstom, Schneider Electric, Saint-Gobain and Safran which are actually ‘making in India’ before the ‘Make in India’ motto was introduced.
What is very unique to India is the amount of innovation within these investments. Out of the top 40 French companies, almost 30 have established R&D centres in this country [like the ones] built by Schneider Electric in Bengaluru, Saint-Gobain in Chennai and Michelin in Pune. The relation we are developing with India is not about market share, trade figure but a long-term partnership based on innovation.
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