High speed rail corridor for Karnataka ?

Why don't you have a high-speed rail corridor, Delhi Metro Rail asks Karnataka

Anil Kumar Sastry

Bangalore, Feb 16: 

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMRCL), which has done feasibility study for a high-speed rail corridor between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasargod in Kerala, has proposed to the Karnataka Government to undertake a similar study between Bangalore and Mysore.

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High Speed Trains

High speed trains: Railways, Japan to form joint working group

PTI

New Delhi, Feb 19: 

Trains between Delhi and Mumbai may run at a speed of 200 km per hour if efforts of railways bear fruit for which it is taking the help of Japan.

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Kakodkar Committee suggests..

Panel suggests independent rail safety authority

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) A high-level railway safety panel headed by former Atomic Energy Commission chairman Anil Kakodkar Friday suggested setting up of an independent rail safety authority and said the commissioners of railway safety should be placed under it.

"It was a challenging task," Kakodkar told reporters.

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Central leaders meeting at kalyan

AILRSA Central Leaders meeting at Kalyan from 19.02.2012 to 21.02.2012  to finalize the statement of claim before National Industrial tribunal, Bombay. Any comrades who want to contribute information and records for the particular issue may be forwarded to K Parthasarathi  Email: kpsmas@gmail.com.

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Gold Coins for Railway Employees !!

State bank of India lures rail employees with discounted gold coins

Rail employees in India who bank with the largest lender in the country are set to get discounts on gold coins with their salary packages, as banks ramp up lending against gold.

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AIRF demand to PM

Unions appeal to PM to bailout railways

New Delhi, Feb 14 : Drawing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's attention to the "miserable condition of the railways", the 1.2 million member-strong All India Railwaymen's Federation has appealed for a Rs.50,000 crore package to pull the national transporter out of its deep financial crisis.

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No Fare hike ?

Indian Railways losing steam with freeze on fare hikes

By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi, Feb 12 : With passenger fares on a freeze for years and little money to expand the world's second largest railroad network under a single management, Minister Dinesh Trivedi has an unenviable task when he presents the annual Railway Budget March 14.

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Notice prepared by SWR

“WHEN YOU FIGHT YOU MAY NOT WIN EVERY TIME.

     BUT WHEN YOU DO NOT FIGHT YOU LOSE EVERY TIME!”

                                                                     Swami Vivekananda

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Adjudication order.

Government of India, Ministry of Labour                                   New Delhi 27.01.2012

                               ORDER

No.L-41011/128/2010(IR(B-1)).

Central Government desires to refer the matters specified in the schedule for adjudication, and hereby constitutes a National Tribunal with Head Quarters at Mumbai and appoints Justice Sri.Gouri Shankar Sarraf as its presiding officer. The national tribunal shall give its award within a period of three months.

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Jnaeswari LP & ALP, dismissed

Jnaneswari loco pilot, assistant dismissed

TNN | Feb 7, 2012.

MIDNAPORE/KOLKATA: The loco pilot and assistant loco pilot of the ill-fated Jnaneswari Express that derailed in West Midnapore in May, 2010, resulting in the death of 149 people, have been removed from services.

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Plans for railway makeover

Feb 05, 2012

Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi wants train stations to look like airports — functional, customer-oriented, and with an attention to details. The proposed Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited will be mandated to transform dirty and dilapidated railway stations into modern and aesthetic spaces equipped with well designed concourses, congestion-free platforms, separate terminals for arrivals and departures, restaurants, and other amenities.

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TOP 10 TRAINS AROUND THE WORLD

From : Hemant Parikh at 12:20 PM - Feb 05, 2012 (5 hours ago)

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Traveling by train can be a drag - or convert you to rail travel for the rest of your life. Here's our pick of the top 10 trains around the world, rating them on attributes like amenities, comfort, convenient routes, reasonable fares, and technology.
10 TGV, France

The French sense of style extends to train travel and the TGV is an acronym for "train grande vitesse" - or high-speed train -- which can travel at 357 mph while the passenger runs hit 200 mph. Top route: Lorraine - Champagne-Ardenne
9 Japan Railways Group, Japan

Japan's original 130-mph bullet train of 1964 has inspired imitators, but the country's high-speed trains are still among the fastest and most technologically advanced and are reliable, safe and fast. Passengers aren't treated to the same 361-mph top speed achieved in testing, but 186 mph still isn't bad. Top route: Tokyo - Shin-Osaka
8 Eurostar, England

There are Eurostar lines throughout the continent and they're some of the best ways to get around. The 1,290-foot trains cruise up to 186 mph in certain areas. But one route stands apart -- it's the trip through the Channel Tunnel, with the journey beginning at London's historic St. Pancras International train station and ending in Paris. Top route: London - Paris
7 ICE/NachtZug, Germany

Deutsche Bahn keeps passengers moving by day with their efficient and popular InterCityExpress, better known as ICE. For overnight trips, there's the inviting NachtZug, or Night Train, which is a refreshing trip. Top route: ICE "Sprinter": Berlin - Frankfurt; NachtZug: Hagen - Prague
6 TAV, Italy

Many Italians like traveling by car or plane but trains are gaining popularity beyond intra-city use and considerable efforts are being made to emulate and connect with Europe's finest. Top route: Rome - Florence
5 Russian Railways, Russia


If you have a lot of time on your hands, you can sit on a train for almost 6,000 miles on the Trans-Siberian Railway otherwise you can opt for a shorter trip to go between the Russian areas you'll want to cover on a visit. Top route: St. Petersburg - Moscow

4 KTX, South Korea


The Korea Train eXpress is a modern take on The Little Engine That Could. After the initial Seoul to Pusan route was finished in 2004, passenger numbers were short of expectations but there's progress with line expansion and ridership on the rise. Top route: Seoul - Pusan

3 AVE, Spain


Aan acronym for Alta Velocidad Espanla -- or Spanish High Speed -- service from Madrid to Seville is so consistent that fares are refunded if the train arrives more than five minutes late. Top route: Madrid - Seville

2 Great Southern Rail Limited, Australia


It's the best way to span the continental coast between Sydney and Perth and see a lot in-between with two of their three routes multi-day affairs, but with top accommodation and scenery.

1 VR, Finland

Finland is one of those countries that just works; it's exceptionally clean, efficient and trouble-free and the state-owned VR Group is no different. When you leave Helsinki, VR is probably the best way to take in the countryside.

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New trains

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:48:19 GMT

Many divisions against introducing new trains in Rail Budget

New Delhi, Feb 5 (PTI) A key Railway division is not in favour of introduction of new trains in the upcoming Rail Budget saying any further increase will "seriously jeopardise punctuality and safety" of operations.

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Memorandum for 24.02.12

Draft of Memo to be submitted to DRM on 24^th Feb 2012

To,

The Divisional Railway Manager,

_______________________

_______________________

Sir,

                             Sub: - Proposed “Sit in Fast” program by our CWC        members from 10:00hrs to 18:00hrs  in New                Delhi on 14th March 2012    and           Rally/Dharna on 15^th March 2012

      With deep regret, the Association submits that despite of the repeated assuration, the Railway Administration could not resolve our issues or Ministry of Labour and Employment did also not sent our case to Industrial Tribual for Adjudication following this assuration by the Railway Board to Ministry of Labour and Employment that our case was under active consideration at different levels of Railway Board result of which a serious dissatisfaction and resentment prevails amongst the Loco Running Staff.

      However, our CWC members once again will “Sit in Fast” on 14^th March 2012 from 10:00hrs to 18:00hrs and Rally / Dharana on 15^th March 2012 at Jantar – Mantar / New Delhi in protest of abnormal delay in resolving our issues and the Loco Running Staff of this Division are in fully support of this action.

      The Loco Running Staff therefore request your honour to convey our sentiment to Railway Board, and also to Ministry of Labour and Employment and use your good office so that our issues are resolved without any further delay and Industrial peace is maintained in the Railways.

                                                      Thanking you,

                                                                                                         Your’s sincerely

                                                                                                         (                         )

                                                                                                    Divisional Secretary   

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Babus under Scan

Top Railways officials under CBI scanner

Express news service : New Delhi, Wed Feb 01 2012.

The CBI has registered two cases against senior officials of the Railway Board, Central Excise officials in West Bengal, and two private firms for allegedly causing a loss of over Rs 1,000 crore to the government exchequer by making false declarations in transportation of iron ore and its end use.

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DA

DA 7% CONFIRMED                  THE PRICE INDEX FOR DECEMBER 2011 HAS COME DOWN BY 2 POINTS FROM NOVEMBER INDEX OF 199. DECEMBER INDEX IS 197. THE DA FOR 1-1-2012 IS 65% AS WE  FORECAST.THEREFORE DA INCREASES BY 7%.

•                   BUT THE REAL INCREASE IN PRICES IS MUCH MORE.WE HAVE TO JOIN THE NATIONAL MAINSTREAM OF WORKING CLASS STRUGGLE ON FEBRUARY 28.11 CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS AND MOST OF ALL ASSOCIATIONS AND FEDERATIONS JOIN THE STRIKE. FIRST OF 10 DEMANDS IS AGAINST PRICE RISE.

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