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RDSO is the research and standards organisation responsible for important technical development, testing and standardisation work for Indian Railways.
RDSO stands for Research Designs and Standards Organisation.
Based in Lucknow, RDSO functions as a major technical organisation of Indian Railways.
Its work covers numerous railway engineering fields, including locomotives, coaches, wagons, signalling, track, bridges, electrical systems and safety technologies.
RDSO has also played an important role in the development and approval of technologies such as Kavach.
India's passenger railway history began on 16 April 1853 with a historic journey between Bombay and Thane.
Electric railway operation in India began in 1925 with a suburban service between Bombay VT and Kurla.
The standard broad-gauge railway track used across most of Indian Railways measures 1,676 millimetres.
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