The unforgiving monsoon brought even the beast to its knees. Talgo, the high speed, lightweight Spanish-made train, yesterday completed its first trial run from New Delhi to Mumbai. But instead of being jubilant, Indian Railways authorities were left red-faced. The fastest train in the Indian Railways was delayed by torrential rain and signal failures, and pulled into Mumbai over one-and-a-half hours late.

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