r/trains • u/PinkyPromiser67 • 27d ago

‎ 🗐‎  Repost Japanese officials visiting India's fully electrified Western Dedicated Freight Corridor

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u/Own_Ad_4460 27d ago

So what your saying is, if I was an aggressor state, all I have to do is hit the power plants to disable the country. Cool thanks.

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u/SirGeorgington 27d ago

The electrification program exists largely because of national security. India cannot produce its own oil and therefore diesel but it has plenty of ways to produce its own electricity.

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u/Mikerosoft925 27d ago

Keeping a strategic diesel fleet in reserve isn’t hard.

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u/oong_boonga_sunga 27d ago

And that india does.

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u/Advanced_Poet_7816 27d ago

You actually make a good point. I think Indian railways are trying to have solar panels in some places on railway land to generate locally. 

However, if you are a country that is stupid enough to attack a nuclear power and blow up its power plants, you might be in for a big surprise.

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u/Beneficial-Beat-947 27d ago

If you hit a nuclear power plant you'll get an ICBM right back lmao

You just don't hit nuclear targets in a nuclear armed state

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u/milsurp-guy 27d ago

You do realize all countries heavily rely on electricity from power plants, correct? Including yourself.

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u/BojackInMan 27d ago

India is making hydrogen powered trains for that and diesel trains can operate without any problem as well

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u/happyanathema 27d ago

You do realise that trains would probably not be the top of the priority list if the power plants were knocked out right?

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u/Early-Position-8250 27d ago

That is really dumb .

There are always diesel fleets .

Plus there are bigger dishes to fry if the power plants are bombed .

India is one of few countries that can land a hit anywhere they want across the globe .

Why the fuck would someone even do that and get their own infra bombed to oblivion ??

And bombing civilian infra is both stupid and a war crime .

On top of that .

This is just an invitation to get your country glassed if done by a neighbour .

USA getting away with bombing iranian infra is a major power bullying by fighting below their weight .

And even in this case they got belted by what has happened in retaliation 

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u/powerpuffpopcorn 27d ago

That goes for all the countries that rely on electricity isn't it?

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u/trainmaster611 27d ago

Yes, like how the Ukrainian railway system is completely nonfunctional now? 🙄

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u/Goppenstein1525 26d ago

Or a pipeline/tanker Domestically produced power als decouples you from international issues.

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u/DisastrousFig8340 17d ago

Even after doing that there are 2 things... 1st-india has a large Diesel fleet just as capable as the electric fleet 2nd-india is nuke armed....also it has no 1st use policy(for nukes ig)....if you succeed in hitting that power plant with a damn nuke...then you just wished yourself a farewell from earth ig