FIRE alarm in train -PTI report

Fire alarm system yet to be installed in trains 

Press Trust of India

New Delhi: The fire in Tamil Nadu Express was the fourth such incident since last year but there are no effective measures including installation of fire and smoke detection alarms in trains.

Probe Panel on FIRE in TN Express

THE HINDU- NEWS » NATIONAL

KOLKATA, July 30, 2012

TN Express fire: Probe panel to submit report in 15 days

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Railway Minister Mukul Roy said he has set up a committee to inquire into the fire that broke out in a coach of the Tamil Nadu Express in Vijayawada division near Nellore at around 2.30 a.m. on Monday. The committee will submit its report within 15 days, he said.

Tamil Nadu Express Caught FIRE- The Hindu report

THE HINDU -NEWS » STATES » ANDHRA PRADESH

NELLORE, July 30, 2012

32 die as TN Express coach catches fire

K. RAVIKIRAN

The mishap occurred between Nellore and Vedayapalem railway stations on the Vijayawada-Gudur Section of Vijayawada Division. The train was just over a kilometre from the Nellore station when flames leaped out of the coach. A passenger pulled the chain and halted the train.

Rly seek financial help

RAILWAY Seek one time financial assistance

Indian Railways will soon approach Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for a “one time financial assistance” to strengthen its safety-related infrastructure. The Railway Board is giving final touches to a detailed project report on works to be carried out to strengthen the infrastructure and the cost likely to be incurred.

List of Office bearers of AILRSA SCR Zone

LIST OF OFFICE-BEARERS

FOR S.C.ZONAL COMMITTEE OF AILRSA

          The following office-bearers were unanimously elected by the 11^th Zonal Conference of AILRSA held on 18-07-2012 at Com A.Muni Reddy Nagar (Red Cross Blood Bank Building, Gandhi Nagar, Vijayawada).  They may kindly be treated as PROTECTED WORKMEN as per the extant Rules/Acts.

Resolution passed in BGM of AILRSA SCR

ALL INDIA LOCO RUNNING STAFF ASSOCIATION

Regd. No:  17903                 SOUTH CENTRAL ZONE     

                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                                   President        : K.SURYAKUMAR                                                                   Station:  Vijayawada

Secretary       : SHAJI.M.K                                                                              Date    :   18-07-2012

RESOLUTIONS

                       

PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE 11^TH SOUTH CENTRAL ZONAL CONFERENCE OF ALL INDIA LOCO RUNNING STAFF ASSOCIATION ON 18-07-2012, AT Com.A.MUNIREDDY HALL(ROTARY CLUB BLOOD BANK BUILDING, GANDHI NAGAR,VIJAYAWADA) @Com.Ch.Narasimha Vedika,.

Motorman agitation

Press report:

Western Railway motorman went on agitation from 15 hrs of 20.07.12.

Western Railway motorman strike report

Mumbai's nightmare rush hour, trains were stalled

Train collision at Mumbai

One dead as two trains collide outside Mumbai in Kasara; rail traffic hit

Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Updated: July 20, 2012 13:06 IST

Mumbai: One person died and 15 others were injured, four of them seriously, after two coaches of the Kasara Mumbai local train were hit by the Mumbai-Gondia Vidarbha Express which was travelling in the opposite direction. The accident happened at 9:30 pm on Thursday night. 

Bio toilets in trains

Bio-toilets in trains to prevent track corrosion

Press Trust of India / New Delhi July 19, 2012, 11:05

Railway not considering High court order

Railways fails to comply with High Court order Had terminated Mohali resident’s services 30 years agoSaurabh Malik/TNS

Toilet in KSRTC Bus

THE HINDU _TODAY'S PAPER » NATIONAL » KARNATAKA

BANGALORE, July 19, 2012

KSRTC launches Volvo buses with pantry and toilet

SPAD -Gate meeting at Bangalore-Report

TIMES OF INDIA July 19,2012.

Loco pilots keep moving their bosses to hear their woes

Aparajita Ray, TNN | Jul 18, 2012, 09.50PM IST

BANGALORE: All India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA) have yet again met the divisional railway manager of South Western Railway S Mani and other top officials to bring to notice the suggestions made by the Railway Board on June 12 in New Delhi on recurrence ofSPAD and accidents caused from it. 

DRM Central railway tranfered

Senior central railway official transferred

MUMBAI: The railway board recently transferred Central Railway (CR)'s divisional railway manager (DRM) for Mumbai Rahul Jain even before the completion of his term. An officer of the 1979 batch of Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers, Jain had taken charge 16 months ago. Said a source, "Ideally, a DRM is allowed to complete a two-year term. Jain has been transferred before the completion of his tenure."

Modern Training system for LP

Modern training system for loco pilots to tackle stress

July 15 (PTI)

 In an attempt to ensure safety of passengers, Railways is mulling to introduce a modern training system for loco pilots which would help them to tackle driving-related stress.

The PSU behemoth is facing issues of long duty hours and inadequate rest involving loco pilots. A computerised psychological test package is being procured by Indian Railways for screening and training of train drivers.

Gate Meeting at Bangalore

AILRSA, IRLRO and NRMS jointly conducted a Gate Meeting in front of Crew Booking Depot, Plat form 1, Bangalore city Railway station on 17.07.12 , demanding to implement the suggestions by Railway Board after the meeting held on 12.06.12 regarding SPAD.

Freight loading by IR

Indian Railways carry 244 million tonnes of freight during April to June 2012

Proceedings of 19 th All India Conference of AILRSA

Proceeding of 19^th BGM is held at Bengaluru on 16^th & 17^th May 2012

                    The 19^th BGM has started with flag hosting by our President Com. L. Mony at 10:30hrs on 16^th May 2012 and after garlanding to Shahid Bedi (Martyrs Column) delegates took seats in the conference hall where one minute silence was observed in respect to departed soul.

CRS report om Penukonda

 THE HINDU  TODAY'S PAPER » NATIONAL » KARNATAKA

BANGALORE, July 10, 2012

Loco pilot, station master blamed

STAFF REPORTER

S.K. Mittal, Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), Southern Circle, who investigated the May 22 Hampi Express accident at Penukonda, has said that the loco pilot and the station master at the Penukonda railway station were primarily responsible for the incident.

Special foot plating

SWR begins special inspections after Penukonda accident

ANIL KUMAR SASTRY

It’s being done to check alertness of crew and detect any shortcomings in system

France May halt high speed train Expansion

Cash-strapped France may halt high-speed train expansion

AISMA Bangalore Divisional Conference

AISMA Bangalore Divisional Conference held at CYCD Hall, Bangalore on 05.07.12. Elected the following as office bearers.
Sri.MS Vijay Kumar: President,Sri.Om Prakash Singh: Secretary,Sri John V Abraham: Organising Secretary,Sri GS Prasanna: Secretary Finance.
Red Salute by AILRSA

AILRSA SCR BGM

Dear Sir,

The South Central Zone of All India Loco Running Staff Association, is holding its 11^th Zonal Conference at Com. Ch. NARASIMHA HALL(Rotary Red  Cross Blood Bank Hall) G.S.Raju Street, A.Muni Reddy Nagar (Gandhi Nagar) Near Eluru Lock, Vijayawada on 18-07-12 from  8 a.m. on wards.

Bullet Train

Survey for bullet train service between Mysore-Bangalore-Chennai underway: K H Muniyappa

Lawrence Milton, TNN Jul 7, 2012, 06.23PM IST

MYSORE: Minister of state for railways K H Muniyappa on Saturday said there is proposal before him to operate high-speed (Bullet) train between Mysore-Bangalore-Chennai and a survey on this score is underway.

New Tatkal system

New Tatkal Booking System in Railways From July 10

Amidst rising complaints about misuse of the railway's Tatkal scheme of booking tickets, a revised scheme with additional measures to check the lacunae will come into effect from tomorrow under which passengers can book Tatkal tickets from 10AM instead of 8AM.

BBQ Madras -Press report

S H O RTAG E O F  S TA F F  A N D  S PA R E  PA RT S

 H I T S   WO R K  AT   BA S I N  B R I D G E    T R A I N   CA R E  C E N T R E

RAILWAY STAFF BATTLE MUCK, INDIFFERENCE

V Ayyappan | TNN 

More ZONES ?

Railways forms panel to examine proposals for new zones

NEW DELHI: Amid growing demands from various quarters for creation of new zones and divisions,Railways has set up a six-member committee to examine the proposals, a decade after it embarked on such an exercise. 

The committee would look into the various demands from state governments, MPs and MLAs since 2009 and submit its report within the next six months, sources in the Ministry said. 

News in TIMES OF INDIA

Loco pilot unions demand implementation of safety measures

TNN | Jul 6, 2012, 08.58PM IST

BANGALORE: All India Loco-Running Staff Association ( AILRSA) and other unions of the railways met on July 6 to discuss the safety measures announced by the Railway Boardmembers earlier in June. The demanded to implement the instructions by the board members, regarding the increased cases of Signal passed At Danger ( SPAD) and security and comfort ability of the loco pilots. 

Report of Gate meeting at Bangalore

THE HINDU     TODAY'S PAPER » NATIONAL » KARNATAKA

BANGALORE, July 7, 2012

Implement Railway Board suggestions, say loco pilots

STAFF REPORTER

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Members of the All India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA) and the Indian Railway Loco Running-men Organisation (IRLRO) held a joint “Gate Meeting” in front of the Crew Booking Depot at the Bangalore City Railway Station on Friday demanding the implementation of suggestions by the Railway Board with regard to Signal Passing At Danger (SPAD) cases.

Notice Prepared for printing

ALL INDIA LOCO RUNNING STAFF ASSOCIATION

AT LAST LIGHT AT THE END OF TUNNEL

Dear Locomen,

       Every loco running staff of Indian railway knows that ever since the VIth CPC released its retrograde recommendation for loco running staff, AILRSA had been on war path with various modes of struggles all over Indian Railway. In the course of struggle we got a partial achievement of 80% upgradation from 1900 to 2400 Grade Pay for ALP and we were not satisfied and continued the struggle. On the other hand the AIRF and NFIR who boycotted the Fast Track Committees of Vth and VIth CPC claimed that it was a historical achievement by pasting victory posters. Both these recognized federations proved themselves that they are not hard bargainers but empty boasters who simply claim credit for small improvements delivered by finance ministry, DOPT and Railway Board and also disowns their own demands of 2800 Grade Pay for ALP.

RB discus Railway Safety

Railway board meet discusses safety measures

Kumod Verma, TNN | Apr 16, 2012, 04.29AM IST

PATNA: The railway minister, Mukul Roy, held a high-level meeting with the Railway Board officials recently to take stock of safety measures being implemented in the 17 zones of the railways.

Good trick

Thief nabbed by railway police after victim tricks him to return necklace

Nitasha Natu, TNN | Jul 5, 2012, 05.57PM IST

MUMBAI: A 32-year-old woman, whose necklace had been stolen by a thief at Byculla railway station earlier this month, used a trick to lure him to return it.

RRI installed at NGP

Route relay interlocking system installed, trains to run on time

TNN | Jun 14, 2012, 05.16AM IST

NAGPUR: The Nagpur division of Central Railway commissioned its advanced route relay interlocking (RRI) system on Wednesday to remove obsolete diamond crossing at Howrah end. The trains are expected to run on their scheduled time from Thursday.

Railway not responsible for luggage

Rlys not responsible for luggage loss in passenger custody

PTI | 07:07 PM,Jul 05,2012

Mumbai, Jul 5 (PTI) The Maharashtra Consumer Redressal Commission has observed that if any luggage is not handed over to railway administration against a proper receipt, the Railways will not be responsible for any theft or loss of the luggage.

AILRSA SCR Conference

AILRSA SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY ZONAL CONFERENCE  will be held at

ROTARY BLOOD BANK BUILDING AT VIJAYAWADA on 18 th July 2012 .

Com.P.Madhu ( ex.Rajya Sabha M.P.)
Com.Sudha Bhaskar ,   General Secretary,  CITU,A.P.
Com.M.N.Prasad , Secretary General (AILRSA )  
Com.K.Parthsarathy Joint.G.S./South Zone will participate.

AILRSA SWR Zonal Resolution-28.06.12

                  

                     AILRSA SWR Zonal committee meeting held at AILRSA office, Hubli on 28.06.2012, presided by Vice President Sri. T.Sabu. The meeting discussed various problems prevailing in the zone and passed the following resolutions.

1.AILRSA welcomes the suggestions by Railway Board after the meeting regarding SPAD held at New Delhi on 12.06.2012, addressed to General Managers of Indian Railways to implement.

CCTC to check ECRC

CCTVs to check booking clerks

Somit Sen, TNN | Jul 2, 2012, 02.03AM IST

MUMBAI: The ministry of railways will incorporate several safety measures from July 10 to ensure that your tatkal booking is transparent and agents/touts are not able to jump queues and buy tickets on fake names.Anil Kumar Saxena, additional DG (PR), railway ministry, said, "Apart from opening the tatkal bookings two hours late, which is at 10am instead of 8am, there will be stringent checks at our booking counters. We will ensure that bona fide passengers waiting in the exclusive queue for tatkal get the tickets on a first-come, first-served basis."

No service tax on Railway fares.

No service tax on rail fares, freight till September end

Railway power consumption

Railways power consumption increases by tenfold in last four decades, can nation afford it?

NIT

TODAY BEFORE NIT Bombay(02.07.12):

Adv. TC Govinda Swamy, Com. MN Prasad, Com.M Roly, Com. KC James, Com. DS Koparkar, Com. SR More, Com. Badgujar  were attended.

Submission of evidence from AILRSA is completed today. 

Railway did not attend.

Posted for submission of evidence by management on 06.08.2012.