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I graduated in Electrical Engineering from University of Roorkee in the year 1976 and joined Indian Railways in the year 1977 through UPSC exam IRSEE-76. Worked in different position most importantly:
Electric Locomotive Maintenance and Operation in SER as Senior Divisional Electrical Engineer/ Rolling Stock TATA, BIA and BNDM, Operation CKP, Dy. CEE/OP and RS at HQ, Chief Electrical Loco Engineer/HQ
Divisional Railway Manager Ratlam
Executive Director/Power Supply and EMU/RDSO
Chief Electrical Engineer/ECR, NR, CR, Kolkata Metro
Adviser/Railway Electrification/Railway Board
Director/IRIEENs
Superannuated from Indian Railways on 30th June 2013
2×25 kV Traction System
Last updated on April 5th, 2015 at 06:15 am What is 2×25 kV traction system 2×25 kV traction system means transmission at 50 kV and using at 25 kV voltage system. 50 kV transmission benefits for Improved voltage regulation and reduced transmission line losses Increased Traction Substation spacing Improved Load factor as number of trains […]
Shri Shri Prakash Ex Member Traffic/Ministry of Railway/India shares his experience with Railways
Shri Shri Prakash belongs to IRTS of 1971 examination batch, worked for over 37 years in Indian Railways and finally superannuated as Member Traffic/Railway Board. He has worked in different positions. He not only enjoyed each and every posting but contributed much to the system. A person with very high integrity, no-nonsense man, toughness, daring, visionary, […]
Condition Based Maintenance – a cost effective approach
Last updated on April 5th, 2015 at 06:14 am Condition based maintenance, as the name implies, means monitoring and measuring the condition at intervals and decide upon maintenance action as per the condition so evaluated. Thus, the condition based maintenance, also called directed maintenance, differs from preventive maintenance in which the equipment is opened at fixed interval […]
Return Conductor and Booster Transformer
Last updated on September 6th, 2013 at 03:18 pm A current carrying conductor produces its own magnetic field around it. This magnetic field varying with time induces an electro – motive force (emf) in a conductor parallel to the current carrying conductor. This induced emf disturbs the communication and signalling line and while undertaking electrification works, precautions are […]
National Rail Power Corporation for Rail Transport
Last updated on April 5th, 2015 at 06:27 am With the expansion of electrified network of Indian Railways to around 34000 Km within next five years, expansion of Metropolitan Rail Transport Project in major metro cities and Commissioning of Dedicated freight corridor on Electric Traction, the total need of Electric Power for Rail Based Transport system will go up […]
25kV Traction Power Supply System
Last updated on April 5th, 2014 at 08:58 am 25 kV Single Phase is the most preferred and universally accepted voltage standard for overhead traction system. Looking for any other voltage system, means every things has got to be developed namely traction power supply system, Over Head Equipment, vehicle traction system etc. In order to increase OHE voltage. 2×25 […]
Sharing Experience with Sh. Arvind Sharma Ex Member Electrical/Railway Board/Ministry of Railways/India
Last updated on August 29th, 2013 at 05:39 am Mr. Arvind Sharma is straight, simple, technically sound, planner and listen to his junior bringing out the best out of them. I took the opportunity of talking to him to share his experience while working in Railways. He narrates I joined Indian Railways on 8-10-1965 and […]
Group B Services – One year of hard work for sure-shot success
Last updated on March 14th, 2019 at 01:23 am A group B service is an important step in the entire bureaucracy of the Indian Railway system. Group A service is conceived to receive a mix of directly recruited officers through UPSC and those promoted from the cadre of Group C service. It is perceived that […]
Group A services – Should or should not prepare for the Examination
Last updated on February 3rd, 2020 at 05:25 am There are four groups of services in Indian Railways namely Group A, B, C & D in descending order of hierarchy. In this chapter Group A service is talked upon Group A services This is the most sought after service. This group is responsible for the […]
Job Opportunities in Rail Transport
Last updated on November 21st, 2014 at 10:12 am Indian Railways is a large employer with its staff strength of 13.28 lakhs and annual wage bill of Rs. 53,706 Crs. during 2010-11. This works out to be an average payout of rs. 4.04 Lakh/annuam. A good sum as compared to average payout to even an Engineer […]