Railway train engines on the tracks at New Delhi Station in New Delhi, India.
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The railways, unlike in the past, have begun to encourage tech upgrades and innovations. Redefining train travel, modernisation has revolutionised rail systems, infrastructure, and signalling. A strategic shift towards collaborative innovation, using the public-private partnership route, is a pivotal turning point.
Indian Railways recently celebrated a remarkable milestone – its 170th anniversary since the inception of the country’s first passenger trains in 1853. It’s a journey that spans from the days of the British Raj to the modern rail operations of a rapidly advancing and developing economy. Indian Railways had a humble beginning, initially conceived to serve the interests of the colonial British East India Company. The primary objective was to
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