Indian semi-bullet train sets new national speed record.. An Indian passenger train set a new national speed record of 160 kilometres an hour (100 miles an hour) on Thursday during a test between the capital and Agra. The introduction of high-speed links and bullet trains were one of the key poll campaign promises of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who won elections in May. Thursdays test, part of the governments plans to upgrade the ageing rail network, saw the train complete the 200 kilometres between New Delhi and Agra in around 90 minutes. India is set to roll out extensive plans to overhaul Indias massive but loss-making network on Tuesday when the Modi government will present its first railway budget.Observers say the railways have been neglected by successive governments over the past three decades of rapid economic growth during which car ownership has surged and low-cost airlines have mushroomed.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 07:42:42 +0000
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