Railways to Use Bio-Diesel in a Big Way
by R. Rajaram (The Hindu) It will account for 5 p.c. of the total diesel consumption in the railways — Southern Railway has decided to use bio-diesel in a big way in its fleet of diesel locomotives to reduce fuel consumption and cut down its oil bill. Towards this direction, the railway authorities will soon put in place requisite facility near the Diesel Loco Shed in Tiruchi to store huge quantity of bio-diesel for use in diesel locomotives.
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The plan was to use 5 per cent of bio –diesel for the diesel locos belonging to the Southern Railway zone, railway sources told The Hindu. READ MORE