Lucknow Metro receives second train set

Lucknow: The second train set of Lucknow Metro was received on Saturday at the Transport Nagar Metro Depot. The trains which are being manufactured by Alstom Transport at their manufacturing plant at Sricity near Chennai were transported through road with pilot vehicles in the front and the rear.

Each train is loaded on a special trailer having 64 wheels. A 180 tonne crane is used to unload 40 tonne cars using a special spreader. A specialised safety team also supervises for safe unloading of trains. It takes about 6 hours to unload all four cars.

This second train will also be used for testing of signaling system with multiple trains running in sections. Earlier, RDSO successfully completed Oscillation Trials for Lucknow Metro in record time ahead of scheduled date of completion of trials.

After completion of trials on line, test results were cross examined by RDSO before forwarding it to the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS).

Complete test reports along with detailed safety examination report based on separately conducted inspection on site by CMRS were then forwarded to the Ministry of Railways for approval.

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