Guwahati: After achieving 100% punctuality for the first time in its history, the Indian railways has made another record: running the longest train. The 2.8 kilometers long train 'SheshNaag', developed by amalgamating four empty BOXN rakes, is powered by four sets of electric locomotives.
A tweet from the official handle of the Indian Railways announced that SheshNaag is the longest train ever to run on Indian Railways, and also shared a 2 minute and 19 seconds long video of the train crossing a platform.
Although a considerable number of people tweeted praising the Indian Railways on its achievement, a significant group pointed out the problems of running such trains in places without overbridges, and the resultant delays caused to the people.
In a similar tweet, Indian Railways on Tuesday had announced another record by the Bilaspur division of SECR for joining and running three loaded trains weighing more than 15,000 tonnes in a so-called 'Anaconda' formation, through the Bilaspur and Chakradharpur divisions, and also expressed its hope of reducing the transit time of freight trains.