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We all have traveled to train at some time in our life. When the train runs in a hurry, we get lost in the outside views. But has this question ever come to your mind that the train in which thousands of people travel, who runs on the track with a burden of millions of tons, how much will the price of only one wheel be worth?
Perhaps you might be thinking – “Will be a little more than the wheel of a car or tractor, perhaps 20-25 thousand rupees.”
If you are thinking like this, then stop, because the truth is going to blow your senses. To buy just one wheel of the train, you may also reduce your month’s salary!
How much is the price?
You will be surprised to know that a common coach used in Indian Railways About 36,000 rupees to make a wheel The cost of Yes, this is just a wheel cost, and a coach has several wheels.
So why is it so expensive?
The wheel of the train is not a minor iron. Creating it is a very complex and expensive process, as thousands of people die on this one wheel.
- Special type of ‘Maha-Magaboot’ Steel: This wheel is made from the ‘forged steel’, which is prepared by heating at a very high temperature and then beating with heavy pressure. This process makes the particles inside the steel so strong that this wheel can run for millions of kilometers without any cracks.
- Zero tolerance quality: While making the wheel, it is taken care that there is no deficiency or crack in it. Each wheel has to undergo many strict quality tests.
- Ability to bear everything: This wheel has to bear the heavy burden of the train, tolerate the heat of frequent friction along the track and tolerate the heavy pressure arising on braking. It is made exceptionally strong to face all these challenges.
The wheels of trains like Vande Bharat are even more expensive!
It is worth the wheel of the general LHB coach. Those who are high-speed trains like Vande Bharat, their wheels are not even made in India. They are imported from countries like Ukraine, Germany, and their price Millions Is in
So the next time you see the train running on the track, remember that it is not just a vehicle, but a moving wonder of engineering, whose every part, even a wheel, is also precious and very special.
North India Statesman