MUMBAI The first eight-car prototype metro train made by the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) for the metro railway line 3 between Colaba, Bandra and SEEPZ is finally ready for technical trials.
While the first four metro coaches arrived in Mumbai last week, the last four arrived on Monday.
“The shunter has a carrying capacity of 350 tonnes and with a fully-charged battery capacity, it can shunt eight cars and train up to 9 kms. It has the capacity of producing a continuous drawbar pull of 50 Kilonewtons. This shunter was tested successfully with its automatic coupler as well as semi-permanent coupler adapter, both used for connecting metro cars,” said a statement from MMRC.
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