Patna: The railways, which started trail production of wheels from its factory located at Belapur,Chhapra,from March 23,is likely to start regular Wheel production soon.
Expressing satisfaction at the result of trail production of wheel at chhapra , a Railway Board Official said that the railway is now much relieved as a new chapter of rail network development in Bihar had begun after a long wait.
According to ECR CPRO Neeraj Ambastha, the railways successfully produced a set of seven wheels during trail production using about 17 tonnes of super fine scarp materials, Sophisticated equipment and tools have been installed at the factory to produce quality wheels, he said,adding the wheel factory is the first major factory which has been made functional in Bihar.
According to sources, the project has cost about Rs.1,417,23 crore to the railways. The civil work of the wheel factory had started on July 29,2008. The railways acquired 52 acres of land for constructing railway colony for its employees,sources said, adding Chhapra wheel factory , which is the second in the country after the one in Bangalore, would fulfill the needs of the Indian Railways.
The factory has the capacity to produce about one lakh wheel of good wagons, passenger coaches and locomotives per year fulfilling the needs of the entire eastern and northern regions. Wheels at this factory are being manufactured using US-based Griffin technology, the ECR CPRO said.
According to the Board official,the railways would require at least one lakh wheel every year in the wake of sudden increase in the number of long-distance goods and passenger trains.
The opening of new fright corridors (eastern and western ) would also require more wheels to keep pace with production of goods wagons,he said.
At present, the railways has been producing three kinds of wheels - one for passenger coaches and two others for goods and locomotives (engines).
It has been manufacturing wheel at the Bangalore factory and the heavy industries ministry's factory at Durgapur in West Bengal.
Besides, it has also been importing Wheels for locomotives from other countries, each wheel costing about Rs. 3 lakh,including cost of axles, sources said, adding the chhapra factory would save huge foreign money being spent on importing wheels.
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Expressing satisfaction at the result of trail production of wheel at chhapra , a Railway Board Official said that the railway is now much relieved as a new chapter of rail network development in Bihar had begun after a long wait.
According to ECR CPRO Neeraj Ambastha, the railways successfully produced a set of seven wheels during trail production using about 17 tonnes of super fine scarp materials, Sophisticated equipment and tools have been installed at the factory to produce quality wheels, he said,adding the wheel factory is the first major factory which has been made functional in Bihar.
According to sources, the project has cost about Rs.1,417,23 crore to the railways. The civil work of the wheel factory had started on July 29,2008. The railways acquired 52 acres of land for constructing railway colony for its employees,sources said, adding Chhapra wheel factory , which is the second in the country after the one in Bangalore, would fulfill the needs of the Indian Railways.
The factory has the capacity to produce about one lakh wheel of good wagons, passenger coaches and locomotives per year fulfilling the needs of the entire eastern and northern regions. Wheels at this factory are being manufactured using US-based Griffin technology, the ECR CPRO said.
According to the Board official,the railways would require at least one lakh wheel every year in the wake of sudden increase in the number of long-distance goods and passenger trains.
The opening of new fright corridors (eastern and western ) would also require more wheels to keep pace with production of goods wagons,he said.
At present, the railways has been producing three kinds of wheels - one for passenger coaches and two others for goods and locomotives (engines).
It has been manufacturing wheel at the Bangalore factory and the heavy industries ministry's factory at Durgapur in West Bengal.
Besides, it has also been importing Wheels for locomotives from other countries, each wheel costing about Rs. 3 lakh,including cost of axles, sources said, adding the chhapra factory would save huge foreign money being spent on importing wheels.
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