NHSRCL to develop new techniques for Bullet trains with IITs

By Anand Singh New Delhi, Feb 7 : With a focus on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ programme, the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) through its High Speed Railways Innovation Centre (HSRIC) trust has partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISC) to develop ‘Made in India’ techniques for the Bullet train projects.
An NHSRCL official related to the development told IANS that the HSRIC trust is managed by a board of trustees chaired by NHSRCL Managing Director and supported by Executive Council.
He said the trust is assisted by an advisory council comprising of the persons of eminence from academia and research institutes both from India and abroad like IITs, University of Tokyo and Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI), Japan to review nature of the projects to be undertaken by the Innovation Centre.
He said that the HSRIC also reviews the nature of the projects to be undertaken by it.
The official said presently all the simulation studies for traction power supply and over head equipment (OHE) system design for railway projects in India for Metro, DFC and High Speed Rail are carried out in foreign countries.
He said the simulations in varying degree of detail are required at several stages of the project for example feasibility stage, detailed project report, basic design, detailed design, validation of design modification at any stage during the stage of operation and maintenance.