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| April 14, 2010 | Eco-friendly train launched in Gujarat | | Bilimora (Gujarat): To make train travel more environment-friendly, a bio diesel train has been launched in Bilimora city of Gujarat. This is the first bio-diesel train
in the western division of Indian Railways. It uses a blended fuel, a mix of 10
percent bio-diesel. The Railway has already introduced several such trains in
other divisions. Officials claimed that this blended fuel would reduce the emissions
of carbon dioxide by a greater extent without affecting the engine. On Wednesday,
P.K. Sharma, Divisional Railway Manager, Mumbai Division, flagged off the train
that will cover 51kilometers between Bilimora and Baghai. "This train is environment-friendly
as it runs on bio-diesel...the railway is also taking other steps to preserve
environment like introduction of bio-degradable toilets and other measures to
preserve environment. We are trying to explore all areas," said P.K. Sharma. Indian
Railways, which has one of the largest networks of trains in the world, is also
taking other measures to conserve environment. Bio-diesel is a diesel-equivalent,
processed fuel derived from biological sources i.e. vegetable oils, which can
be used in unmodified diesel-engined vehicles. | |
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