Question

The first electrified suburban train ran between Victoria Terminus and Kurla on 3 February 1925, providing 150 services in a ______ formation.
1. five car rake
2. four car rake
3. seven car rake
4. six car rake

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : four car rake

The correct answer is four car rake.

• The first electrified suburban train ran between rd Victoria Terminus-Kurla on 3 Feb.1925 providing 150 services in four-car rakes formation.
• Electrical equipment was supplied by M/s English Electric Company and Mechanical equipment by M/s Metropolitan Vickers England.
• These were 10 feet wide cars with cement flooring and teak wood paneling.
• It was a 1500V DC stock with resistance control and a vacuum brake system.

• History of electrification of Indian railway:
  • The first electric train ran in India with the inauguration of services between Bombay VT and Kurla Harbour on 3rd Feb 1925 on the ex-GIP Railway system.
  • The section was electrified on 1500 Volt DC.
  • Electric traction was subsequently extended on Central Railway up to Igatpuri on the Northeast line and Pune on the Southeast line.
  • 1500 Volt DC traction was introduced on the Suburban section of Western Railway between Colaba and Borivili in 1928.
  • And between Madras Beach and Tambaram of Southern Railway in1931.
  • Production of Electric locomotives was simultaneously taken up indigenously at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) in 1960 and the first 1500 v DC electric locomotive for Bombay Area "Lokmanya" was flagged off on 14.10.1961 by Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru.