- The Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) has given the green signal for the launch of Train-18, India’s first engine-less train.
- CCRS approval is a must for the commercial run of any new service.
- The 16-coach train has successfully completed the speed trail at 160 kmph at Safdarjung-Agra section and Moradabad and Kota sections where it crossed the speed of 180 kmph.
- However, the Rs 100-crore blue-nosed engineless train will need to ensure the provision of sturdy fencing all along the track for speed beyond 130 kmph and upto 160 kmph.
- To begin with, Train-18 will be running at a maximum speed of 130 kmph and once the fencing work is complete, the speed will go up to 160 kmph.
- The train is likely to be launched on December 29 between Delhi and Varanasi.
