Flyover collapse: Train services resume through Muzaffarpur
Friday, November 29, 2013,
Muzaffarpur, Nov 29: After disruption of train traffic for nearly 36
hours due to collapse of a flyover over a goods train in Muzaffarpur,
tracks have been reopene...
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
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Karnataka urge Railway Board to take up New Works
Bangalore: To improve rail connectivity and create more job
opportunities, the State government has requested the Railway Board to
take up 10 new projects, including the proposed Coach Factory at Kolar
at an estimated cost of Rs.10950 crore. The State government has also
expressed its willingness to give the land required for these projects
free of cost besides bearing...
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Railways to use detonators in fog-prone areas
Santanu Sanyal
Kolkata, Nov 26:
It was introduced by the British rulers many years ago but comes handy even today.
As winter sets in, the Indian Railways mulls use of detonators, among
other measures, to ensure smooth and safe movement of trains,
particularly passenger trains, in fog-prone areas....
Sunday, November 24, 2013
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Railway society comes under state control: Madras HC
TNN
|
Nov 24, 2013,
CHENNAI: The Madras high court
has brought a railway society, with several thousand railway employees
as members, under the control of the state government, saying state
bylaws alone would apply to it....
Thursday, November 21, 2013
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Misuse of funds: CBI raids Railway area manager's office
By
Express News Service - KOCHI
Published: 21st November 2013
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Railways appoint four General
Managers
By PTI | 20 Nov, 2013,
NEW DELHI:
Close on the heels of filling up vacancies in Railway Board, government today
appointed four heads of zonal railways which were lying vacant for months....
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Vishnoi new GM of ECoR
Bhubaneswar: Rajiv Vishnoi has taken over as the new General Manager of East Coast Railway (ECoR).
Prior to this new posting, Vishnoi was working as the Senior
Executive Director at Research Designs & Standards Organisation
(RDSO), Lucknow, ECoR sources said toda...
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY GETS A NEW CHIEF OPERATIONS MANAGER
Shri
S. Anantharaman, IRTS of 1982 batch took over charge as Chief
Operations Manager, Southern Railway on 20.11.2013. He had earlier
held the posts of Chief Safety Officer, Southern Railway; Divisional
Railway Manager / Chennai Division of Southern Railway and Chief Safety
Officer / Hajipur, East Central Railwa...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
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VIJAYAWADA,
November 20, 2013
Updated: November 20, 2013 14:11 IST
Unfortunate coincidences led to Gotlam train accident, says GRP SP
Sumit Bhattachar...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
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Railway panel discusses women safety
By
Express News Service - CHENNAI
19th November 2013
Representatives of various rail commuter associations and NGOs
petitioned for increased security for women passengers in suburban
trains on Saturday. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways,
under the chairmanship of T R Baalu, held informal discussions with the
Southern Railway and the general public to hear their views and ...
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NIGHT DUTY ALLOWANCE:
Night Duty may be defined as
duty performed between 22.00 hours and 6.00 hours.
A uniform weightage of 10 minutes may be given
for every hour of night duty performe...
Monday, November 18, 2013
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TIRUCHI,
November 18, 2013
Association demands training centre for technical supervisors
Special Correspond...
Sunday, November 17, 2013
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Junior railway minister's interim bail extended to November 28
Kabita Chowdhury, TNN | Nov 17, 201...
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CHENNAI,
November 17, 2013
Will speak for speeding up pending projects: Baalu
Special Correspondent
Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways led team of MPs who met commuters in Tambaram on Satur...
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Low-cost high-speed trains on track
The cost of upgrading the track, rolling stock, locomotives
and signalling on existing alignments would be much lower than the price
tag of Rs 150 crore per km for the viaducts alone for the 250 kmph plus
variety.
RC Acharya
...
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Friday, November 15, 2013
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REDUNDANCY OF SR 4.32(1)
AILRSA has been
relentlessly waging struggles against the unfair practice of forcing the engine
crew to do coupling/uncoupling. It is more the intention of the railway
administration to marginalize the Loco Running Staff, reflected by the
inequitable and forceful implementation of the SR 4.32(1) beyond its rational
objective, than the existence...
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
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Kerala to terminate Sabari rail line at Erumeli
The government has decided to
terminate the Angamaly-Sabari railway line at Erumeli instead of Azhutha
to avoid the buffer zone of the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) and to
reduce the cost of putting Sabarimala on the railway ma...
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Big bash planned for Pamban bridge's 100th anniversary
J Arockiaraj, TNN | Nov 13, 201...
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Bangalore-Hassan railway line project to be delayed further
By
Express News Service - BANGALORE
Published: 13th November 2013 10:46 AM
Though the State government has finally decided to allow the
Bangalore-Hassan railway line to pass through the stud farm near
Kunigal, the project, sanctioned over 17 years ago, will be delayed
further.
The government is yet to hand over 62 acres required for the project and at least `600 crore...
Friday, November 8, 2013
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Dear Loco Running Men,
Our struggle against antediluvian Hours of work (HOER) continues
from the birth of this organisation. AILRSA continued agitations to review the
HOER. The relentless struggle and AILRSA’s decision to join the strike
organised by the Central Government Employees organisation influenced them and
added ‘Review of HOER’ as a demand of JCM during 2006....
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
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Kalka-Katra train engine trial by November-end: Railways
TNN | Nov 5, 2013,
CHANDIGARH: Northern Railway
was in the final stages to wind up the construction work to kick-off
engine trial of Kalka-Katra Express by November-end, said V K Gupta,
general manager, northern railway, promising the train would be equipped
with all kind of facilities as far as safety and security was
concerned....
Monday, November 4, 2013
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Need to regulate Railway tariff
By SN Mathur
Published: 04th November 2013
There is a serious mismatch between the rail freight charges and
the passenger fares. The ratio of the average freight tariff to average
passenger fare in India is one of the highest among major railways in the
world. Because of low passenger fares the traffic volume for this segment of
rail operations is very high but the revenues are disproportionately...
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Railways to buy old locomotives from S Korea
Saeed AhmedMonday, November 04, 2...
Sunday, November 3, 2013
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Turkey’s Undersea Rail Tunnel gives China new route to West Europe
The opening of an underwater railway
tunnel in Turkey can shorten travel times between Europe and Asia and
boost rail freight between the two continents, Chinese rail experts sa...
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Pakistan Railways DGM, IG and DSP defy High Court
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on
Friday expressed extreme dismay over non-appearance of Pakistan Railways
Deputy General Manager, Inspector General Railway Police and a Deputy
Superintendent of Police in spite of issuance contempt notice...
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Driverless Railway Engine runs 6 Km on Industrial Track in Maharashtra
CHANDRAPUR: A major tragedy was
averted when a railway engine travelled at breakneck speed without its
driver for 6km on an industrial track in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur
district on Saturda...
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Railway Lines along International Borders to strengthen India’s Sovereignty & Security
New Delhi: With China all set to
pump on another $1.2 billion in its Tibetan Rail Project which will
bring rail connectivity right up to the Indian border, India too is
getting ready to beef up its border security. On the agenda are 14
strategic rail lines along its borders with China and Pakistan. However,
while these rail...
Saturday, November 2, 2013
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