Indian Railways
e-Catering, the first worthy step by BJP Government
Last updated on March 25th, 2019 at 05:12 am Thirty nine trains have been identified for e-catering service by IRCTC – a catering PSU of Indian Railways and service has already commenced. These trains do not have pantry services, and thus, identified. If this comes out successful, IR will certainly get rid of inefficient catering […]
EMU/MEMU for the future of Indian Railways
Last updated on March 25th, 2019 at 10:05 am Electrical Multiple Unit popularly called EMU is a very popular train configuration for sub-urban travel. EMU services are working presently in Mumbai (popularly called Local), Delhi (EMU), Kolkata (EMU), Chennai (EMU), Hyderabad etc. This configuration of the train is popular not only among commutators but also […]
Multi-modal Passenger Transportation System-a hope for many
Last updated on March 25th, 2019 at 10:30 am There was news the other day (http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-12-12/news/56990301_1_signalling-system-speed-train-transportation) that “Railways to bring multi-modal transportation system” This is what the Mr. Suresh Prabhu Minister of Railways has spoken during Agenda Aaj Tak “Muti-modal transportation system is what we need today. I am talking to all Chief Ministers for […]
Cleanliness Ratings – 1 Star to 5 Star?
Last updated on March 29th, 2019 at 07:53 am There was news the other day that Railway Officials to Learn ‘Upkeep Practices’ From Five-Star Hotels, airports and five-star Hospitals. According to the guidelines, “The Medical Officers/ Commercial Officers who are in-charge of station cleanliness and Chief Health Inspectors (CHIs) should visit well maintained public places like […]
University of Railways – Why, What, How and Where?
Last updated on March 29th, 2019 at 08:02 am Indian Railways is planning to set up Railway University for training students in Railway technologies who later will be engaged to help to build railway infrastructure. Indian railways cannot be a silent spectator in the growth map of India, which is certainly going to rise from […]
“Clean India” lifetime desire of every Indian
Last updated on September 30th, 2014 at 03:06 am There is a news the other day which reads “Will Modi, Sonia sweep UP rly stations? The news further add “Being MPs from various constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, they were all sent formal invitations on Saturday by Northern Railway and North Eastern Railway (NER) to be […]
Case for compulsory periodic ‘Psychometric Testing’ of loco running staff
Last updated on October 29th, 2018 at 08:22 am Indian Railways is today at cross roads. Existing infrastructure is heavily loaded and is intensively used which has resulted in reduced safety margins. As fully qualified train drivers, Locomotive Running Staff are required to drive trains in a safe and economical manner in accordance with specified rules. Locomotive […]
Power Supply System of Indian Railway Coaches
Last updated on September 30th, 2014 at 03:15 am Indian Railways have 46,038 various types of coaches (excluding EMUs and MEMU coaches) and around 3000 of new coaches are being added annually to the system. There are two classes of the coaches called conventional and LHB being manufactured at ICF/Perambur and RCF/Kapurthala respectively. There are […]
Has Indian Railway learnt any lesson post May 2013?
There was news the other day that there exist 2.25 lakhs vacancies in Indian Railways in different safety categories such as Assistant Loco Pilot, Station Master, Guard and Maintenance staff, etc. along with focusing the post of Member Electrical lying vacant since 1st Aug 2014 and many posts of General Manager (top most post at the […]
FDI in Railways – what for?
Last updated on September 9th, 2014 at 04:01 pm Talks of FDI in Railways had been going around immediately after the new Govt. took over and now the government notified the liberalized FDI norms for the Railways, permitting 100 per cent foreign direct investment through the automatic route in several areas, including high-speed trains. http://dipp.nic.in/English/acts_rules/Press_Notes/pn8_2014.pdf Other segments of […]