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PM flags off 1.5 km double stack container train on WFC’s Rewari-Madar section
14 Jan 2021
The double stack 1.5 km long electric train that first ran in DFCCIL’s newly commissioned 7.5 meter high OHE Section, can accommodate 360 ten feet container equivalent units (TEU), which is equivalent to 270 high capacity road trailer trucks
Mahindra, Ford call off joint venture plan
04 Jan 2021
The development comes after Ford and Mahindra travelling far down the road, with Ford’s next big launch the C-SUV based on the next-gen Mahindra XUV500 and to be manufactured at Mahindra’s Chakan plant, planned in the first half of 2021, for which the two companies will now have to enter into a new contract
Mahindra, Ford call off joint venture plan
04 Jan 2021
The development comes after Ford and Mahindra travelling far down the road, with Ford’s next big launch the C-SUV based on the next-gen Mahindra XUV500 and to be manufactured at Mahindra’s Chakan plant, planned in the first half of 2021, for which the two companies will now have to enter into a new contract
Boston Dynamics robots dance to show off their agility
04 Jan 2021
Boston Dynamics dance video of the robots is meant to tell the world that the humanoids and the quadrupeds are as agile as living creatures and are capable of doing things that are now seen impossible
ICF completes 180-km speed trial of Vistadome tourist coach
04 Jan 2021
The Vistadom coach has large windows on the sides, glass panels on the roof, and is provided with 44 seats that can rotate up to 180 degrees to face the direction of train movement, besides a Wi-Fi-based passenger information system
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