Stones Thrown at Train 18 During Trial Run

India’s first indigenously developed engineless train is called Train 18. 

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Stones were thrown at a new Train 18 by unidentified people during its trial run on Friday, 1 February, barely a month after a similar incident took place, officials told PTI.

No one was hurt in the incident and no arrests were made after the incident that occurred when the train left Sakurbasti at around 11:03 pm on Friday to reach New Delhi to begin its trial run to Allahabad.

The train was escorted by Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel.

Earlier, stones were pelted on the train onDecember 20 during a trial run between Delhi and Agra.

Train 18, the country’s first engineless train which has been manufactured by Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, recently became India’s fastest train by hitting speeds of over 180 kmph during a trial run on a section of the Delhi-Rajdhani route.

It will replace Shatabdi trains and will run between Delhi and Varanasi.