High-speed train feasibility study after Dasara

New Delhi, Sep 29, 2014, DHNS:

Japan’s bullet train hits half century

September 29, 2014

Less than two decades after a bitter World War II defeat that left much of the country in ruins, Japan was at the cutting edge with its sleek, airplane-shaped "shinkansen" that glided over great distances of newly-laid track.

World’s Fastest Train Plan Boosted as Risk Drops: Japan Credit

By Chris Cooper September 28, 2014

Rail restructuring to begin soon: Bibek Debroy

Srinand Jha , Hindustan Times  New Delhi, September 29, 2014

Noted economist Bibek Debroy – chairman of the newly constituted committee on rail restructuring – indicated on Saturday that the public transporter’s organisational revamp exercise will begin in the next few months.

BANGALORE, September 27, 2014

Stone-pelting, a challenge for Railways

Renuka Phadnis

Loco Pilots demand implementation of Railway Board directives on Signal Passing at Danger

 Chennai (MAS): More than 200 loco pilots affiliated to the All India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA) staged a protest near Southern Railway headquarters demanding the railways implement safety regulations and guidelines to prevent accidents caused by human error.

Railways FDI in operations too

Sep 26, 2014 - MANISH ANAND |

• New Delhi

Panel set up to restructure Railway Board

TNN | Sep 26, 2014,

NAGPUR: The Railway Board has constituted a committee to take forward the budget announcements made by minister of railways regarding mobilization of resources for major railway projects and restructuring of railway ministry and Railway Board.

Cash-starved Indian Railways sets up departmental panel to speed up FDI

By TNN | 22 Sep, 2014,

Indigenous Ultra Sonic Flaw Detector

Indigenous Ultra Sonic Flaw Detector Automation System for inspecting tracks on the move

 Chennai (MAS):  In a country where railway tracks run over thousands of kilometres, the Railways continues to use an outdated technology for inspecting them.

Arvind Panagariya likely to head Committee for restructuring Railway Board

Memorandum to be submitted to GM on 25.09.14

       

  

MEMORANDUM TO PRIME MINISTER AND RAILWAY MINISTER

To                                                                    To

THE HONOURABLE PRIME MINISTER,       THE HONOURABLE RAILWAY MINISTER,

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,                       RAIL BHAVAN,

NEW DELHI.                                        NEW DELHI.

                               Through General Manager

CRB retains absolute power in appointment

New railways policy raises brows as board chairman retains “absolute” powers in appointment

Mahendra Singh,TNN | Sep 20, 2014

CHINA HELPS TO RUN BULLET TRAINS:

CHINA HELPS TO RUN BULLET TRAINS:
 
New Delhi: Close on the heels of India joining hands with Japan for the first bullet train project, another pact was signed on Thursday with China to take up feasibility study on a stretch to be identified later.
Also, China will help railways to run a semi-high speed train (160 kmph) on the Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysore stretch.

MANGALORE, September 19, 2014

Yelahanka–Gooty railway line electrification likely by March

Anil Kumar Sastry

GULBARGA, September 18, 2014

Four high-speed rail corridors planned

T.V. Sivanandan

Memorandum of understanding to be signed with China

Bonus through Bank Individual representation

From

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        PF Number:……………………………, Bank Account Number:………………………….

Bonus through Bank letter given to GM SWR

To

     Sri. Pradeep Kumar Saxena,

     General Manager,

     South Western Railway,

     Kesavpur, Hubli.

Sir,

Sub: Payment of PLB 2014 through Bank-Reg.

Fire

Two committees formed for fire safety audit in Railways

India Security World, - September 15, 2014

The Southern Railway has informed the Madras High Court that it has constituted two committees for a comprehensive fire safety audit on railways.

Importance of Sep 19:

Importance of Sep 19:

Strike by the Central Government employees and the Railwaymen took place on 19th September, 1968. Against the Government’s refusal to refer the demands of the Central Government employees for arbitration as provided for in the JCM Scheme & also  had gone on strike demanding 100% neutralization of increase in cost of living index and automatic payment of DA. The strike finally yielded result in the form of recommendation of 3rd CPC. 

In this strike 48,000 Central Government employees were served with notices of termination of service, Against this massive victimization, the leaders of the Central Government employees, including the General Secretary of the AIRF, went on an indefinite fast in front of the Parliament in New Delhi. The Government of India was forced to withdraw the discharge notices and consequently all the discharged employees were reinstated in service. 

China set to pump billions of dollars in India; outwit Japan

CR services hit after coach derails at CST

Somit Sen,TNN | Sep 14, 2014,  

MUMBAI: The schedule of Central Railway (CR) was badly affected on Sunday after a compartment of a suburban train derailed at CST around 10.50am.

"Two pairs of wheels of the Panvel-CST local went off tracks as the train arrived on platform 2 at CST," an official said.

Chinese Media ridicules America’s High-speed railway dream, a Global Joke

High-speed race for China and Japan to export rail technology

Semi-high speed train touches 160 kmph in trial run

Delhi-Agra Semi High-speed Train flagged off for second trial run

Semi-high speed train touches 160 kmph in trial run

New Delhi: The Indian Railways on Thursday conducted a second trial run of a semi-high speed train between New Delhi and Agra.

Missing train traced after 17 days in Bihar

IANS | Sep 12, 2014,

PATNA: A train which went missing from one railway division in Bihar was finally traced Thursday after 17 long days — from another division, senior officials said.

Bhupesh Bhandari: Bullet points

Bhupesh Bhandari: Bullet points

Bhupesh Bhandari  |  New Delhi 

September 11, 2014

A brief Note about Com. SK Dhar

SK DHAR(14.02.1936-15.09.2008):

Com. Saroj Kumar Dhar widely known as Com. S.K. Dhar born in district of Chattgram in Bangladesh on 14.02.1936 move out from Bangladesh as his early age to West Bengal and joined Railway as engine cleaner i.e. the entry grade for Loco Running Staff at Burdwan in 1956.

Tour Program for AILRSA All India Conference

PROGRAM for 20^th All India BGM at Chithorgarh in 15 & 16 NOV 2014.

Leave from 12.11.14 to 18.11.14 7 days.

Pass route: Bangalore to Chithorgarh/Udaipur Via: Dadar, BRC, RTM

Semi high-speed trains

Semi high-speed trains top Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda's list

Mail Today Bureau   |   Mail Today  |   New Delhi, September 9, 2014 | 

English notice for Sept 25 Program

Dear Comrades,

AILRSA SWR is organising Zonal Convention and March at Prakash Restaurant,  Hubli on 25.09.14.

Demanding to Implement:

1.   SPAD Directives

2.   Intensive Classification

3.   HLSRC & HPC reports.

Hindi notice for Sept 25 program

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LOCOMOTIVE OF AHMEDABAD EXPRESS DERAILS -- ALERT LOCO PILOT AVERTS DAMAGE

LOCOMOTIVE OF AHMEDABAD EXPRESS DERAILS -- ALERT LOCO PILOT AVERTS DAMAGE

LOCOMOTIVE OF AHMEDABAD EXPRESS DERAILS--

ALERT LOCO PILOT AVERTS DAMAGE

Kolkata, Sept.3, 2014 :

Use radars to stop jumbo deaths on tracks

SC: Use radars to stop jumbo deaths on tracks

Dhananjay Mahapatra,TNN | Sep 3, 2014,

Rail deal before my term: Roy - Mukul speaks about probe when asked about Saradha deals

OUR BUREAU

THE TOP 6 Longest Platforms in India

THE TOP 6 Longest Platforms in India

Indian Railway is the life line of the nation, covers each nook and corner of the country and connects almost every city via the largest network of rail which makes it one of the world’s largest railway network. Railways of India has divided into several zones and listed its name for world’s longest railway platforms as Gorakhpur Railway Station,Kollam Junction Kerala and Kharagpur railway Platform of West Bengal.

Dear Modiji, bullet trains can wait, first rectify problems in metros

Dear Modiji, bullet trains can wait, first rectify problems in metros 

 Posted by: Avinash Sharma Updated: Tuesday, September 2, 2014,

 

 Thousands of commuters were again stranded on Tuesday as a technical snag hit Delhi Metro's Blue Line causing the trains to run slow and halt for several minutes at many stations resulting in overcrowding. Long queues were seen outside every metro station on the entire stretch between Dwarka-Noida/Vaishali routes. Technical snags, a daily phenomenon in metro

New policy in offing to attract pvt investment in rail sector

• New policy in offing to attract pvt investment in rail sector

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New Delhi, Sep 2 (PTI) In a bid to tap private investment, railways today said some new policies are in the offing to attract funds as the government has simplified the procedure to remove hurdles in doing business with investors.

"We are framing new policies to attract private investment and it will be publicised soon," Minister of State for Railway Manoj Sinha said at a seminar here.