February 2016 ~ Railways Loco Pilots

Monday, February 29, 2016

BERHAMPUR: Railway Budget's allocation of only Rs 1,000 for the wagon manufacturing factory at Sitalapalli in Odisha's Ganjam district has raised serious "doubts" over the project's implementation.

China's first driverless subway train produced, will hit the tracks under Beijing later this year

In the future, no one will drive. Recently, China took yet another big step in creating its own driverless society with the production of the country's first self-driving subway train.

'Ghost train' set off, stopped, then ploughed into another packed with commuters

THIS is the first video footage to emerge of a mystery crash which happened when an empty and driver less "runaway ghost train" set off from a station and slammed into another, full of passengers.

Railway expenses increase 19% on pay, pensions

Seventh Pay Commission to hit spending on infra development

BS Reporter | New Delhi February 27, 2016

GUARDS TO GO OUT OF LOCALS, MOTORMEN TO MAN BOTH ENDS

Mumbai Mirror | Feb 27, 2016,

Trade unions will not allow passing of anti-labour policy: AITUC

COIMBATORE, FEB 27:

The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) has avowed to carry on the battle against anti-people policy, proposed changes in labour reforms, communal forces and fight for development and growth.

Guard murdered, train movement disrupted

LATEHAR/DHANBAD: A guard of a goods train was found murdered in a running train in Latehar district following which train movement on Coal India Chord (CIC) section of East Central Railway was stopped for eight hours by agitated Railway employees demanding safety.

Public-private partnerships to fuel future growth of Indian Railways

The Railway Budget has laid emphasis on Public Private Partnerships (PPP) to implement initiatives such as rail connectivity for ports, station-redevelopment, rail-side logistics parks and warehousing as well as satellite terminals.

SBI, Indian Bank employees to participate in Feb 29 strike

In a filing to the BSE, State Bank of India (SBI) said, "All India State Bank Officers' Federation (AISBOF) being affiliated to AIBOC, will also participate in the strike.

Memorandum to be submitted through DRM on 16.03.16

Shri Suresh Prabhu,

Hon’ble Minister for Railways,

Rail Bhavan, New Delhi.

Through: - Divisional Railway Manager

Program of action which are decided by CWC

Program of action which are decided by CWC

1. The meeting of small committee and all Zonal Secretaries will be held at Ghaziabad on 15th March with has already been communicated to all concerned on 13th & 14th Feb. through SMS.

Resolutions which are adopted in CWC Meeting held at Jodhpur on 11th & 12th Feb 2016

Doctors warn against use of unprotected breathalysers

PETLEE PETER

CBI arrests Goods Guard in job fraud case

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Sk. Mahboob Basha, Goods Guard with South Central Railway, Guntur, for demanding and accepting a bribe amount of Rs. 3.4 lakh in the form of a cheque from the complainant on Thursday. He was produced before the Principal Special Judge for CBI Cases, Visakhapatnam, on Friday.

Chai, Garam Chai

PRIYADERSHNI S.

Railway push to grab auto transport pie

Automakers in the south are expecting a reduction of 10-15% in cost of transporting vehicles

COMMENT ON RAILWAY BUDGET

Sri. Suresh Prabhu has submitted his second Railway budget on 25.02.16.

The budget not announced any fare hike, but in Dec 2015 fare hake was affected by 33 %.

Minutes of JCM Meeting held on 19th Feb 2016

Minutes of the Meeting of Joint Secretary (IC) with the Members of the Staff-Side of the Standing Committee (National Council-JCM) held on 19.02.2016

Outgoing CJI HL Dattu may be the next Chairperson of NHRC

Prabhu ki kripa' was how outgoing Chief Justice H L Dattu reacted to reports that he was being tipped as the next Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission.

"Blessings of God. If I get it, fine. If I do not, even that is fine. I do not know whom they are going to appoint," he told reporters in an informal chat a day before he demits office.

IN JUST 3 MONTHS, 25 METRO OPERATORS QUIT

By Suchith Kidiyoor, Bangalore Mirror Bureau | Feb 18, 2016,

Nodal Officer

Nodal Officer for Implementation of 7th CPC recommendations.

RAILWAY:

Government green lights safety upgrade of Indian Railways

The financial implication of the recommendations is Rs 20,000 crore per year for five years based on 2012-13 prices.

Ring Railway left behind as Delhi swells beyond boundaries

Ring Railway in Delhi is wrought with problems as the city looks towards better urban infrastructure

Rail Budget: Suresh Prabhu to balance modernisation with financial cost

Srinand Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi |

Updated: Feb 24, 2016

Alert loco pilot saves life of foreign national

M.K. ANANTH

A 76-year-old French national, who accidentally fell off from a moving express train late on Monday night, was found injured on the railway track near the Nanjundapuram over bridge on Tuesday morning. The victim identified as Cameroon, who suffered a fracture on his shoulder and a head injury, was rescued by loco pilot who crossed the section six hours later.

Com C Radhakrishnan, NRMU leader passed away

Com. C.Radhakrishnan, a luminary in the field of labour relations and former Vice-President of the All India Railwaymen’s Federation, the country’s largest trade union body, passed away in Mumbai on Tuesday, 23.02.2016 after a short illness.

Railway Budget 2016: Focus on massive Capacity enhancement with increased expenditure of Rs.1.25 Lakh crore

23 Feb, 2016

A significant amount will be earmarked for safety upgradation, electrification, doubling and modernisation of yards

Advertisements set Railway’s cash registers ringing

Railways are your asset’, ‘Let passengers alight first’, ‘If you happen to see any suspicious bag report it immediately’. Commuters on the Mumbai locals have for long been acquainted with these social messages relayed inside the trains from the public announcement system. Since last April, the Railway authorities started using this medium to make an extra buck by relaying advertisements.

4 Railway Officials Created Fake Job Site, Duped Many

By Yathiraju Published: 23rd February 2016

BENGALURU: Four TTEs (travelling ticket examiners) of the South Western Railway have been booked for duping several job aspirants in a railway recruitment scam.

What to expect from this Railway Budget

PTI

Bengaluru railway division short of 500 maintenance staff

Prashanth G N, February 22, 2016, Bengaluru, DHNS

Risky route

FRONTLINE, 4 March 2016

Railway doles raise Budget aspirations

Kolkata: Railways minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday promised to take all steps to improve Metro services in Kolkata.

What ails thee, Indian Railways?

Freight traffic, the bread and butter of Indian Railways, is not showing any signs of take-off to a higher trajectory, as trends till last November have revealed. Freight loading has been approximately 720 million tonnes, as against the proportionate budgeted target of 775.7 MT.

Katni to have India's longest railway bridge

Bhopal: Katni in Madhya Pradesh will have India's longest railway bridge, 14 km on the up line, almost three and half times longer than Vembanad rail bridge in Kerala that connects Edappally and Vallarpadam in Kochi and is 4.62 km long.

498 km Rail Line along China border in Himachal on anvil

HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT 498 km Rail Line along China border in Himachal on anvil

New Delhi university teachers strike

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) teachers in New Delhi have boycotted classes since February 16 in support of students striking against the arrest of JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar on trumped up sedition charges. The teachers are holding day-long protests on the campus. Teachers from 40 central universities have been participating in the demonstrations.

Government employees’ strike continues

MADURAI BUREAU

Breif on meeting held on 19th Feb 2016

NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION(NJCA)

4, STATE ENTRY ROAD, NEW DELHI-110055

No.NJCA/2016 Dated: 19.02.2016

Not right time for bullet train in country, E Sreedharan says

NAGPUR: Former Delhi Metro chief Dr E Sreedharan on Thursday said that he was not in favour of bullet train at present, instead emphasized on the need for the Indian Railways to improve the existing facilities.

First phase electrification of Konkan Railway route to start soon

Sanjay Gupta, chairman and managing director, Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL), said on Monday that the project for electrification of the Roha-Thokur railway line on Konkan Railway had already been sanctioned and the first phase electrification work of 330 kilometres from Thokur to Verna will commence soon.

Strike Ballot – 95% Railway employees want strike

New Delhi: 14th February, 2016 – On the clarion call of the National Joint Council of Action(NJCA) and All India Railwaymen’s Federation(AIRF), strike ballot was conducted all over the Indian Railways among the Railwaymen on 11-12 February, 2016 against retrograde recommendations of the VII CPC,

First Rail's Arms and Potters

By Akhila Damodaran THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS 18th February 2016

Fog spell delays launch of fastest train to Agra

SIDHARTHA ROY

Gatimaan Express, the fastest train in the country, will now chug out of Delhi in March instead of February.

Green Light for Rs 10,700-crore Railway Doubling Work

By Express News Service 18th February 2016

NEW DELHI: The government has approved the construction of six railway lines and a railway bridge to cater to increased passenger and freight needs in various areas of the country.

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS, met at NDLS on 12.02.16

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS

President Secretary General

K. K. N. Kutty M. Krishnan

09811048303 09447068125

RLC New Delhi 17.02.2016.

Sri Naveen Kumar, Director, Establishment, Railway Board attended. From AILRSA Com MN Prasad, Com. MM Roly, Com. MP Deo and Com Ramsharan attended.

Iran in the Belt and Road loop as first train from China arrives

ATUL ANEJA

Year Later, Baiyappanahalli Railway Station Plan Finalised

By S Lalitha Published: 17th February 2016

Beyond the News: China’s railway, India’s opportunity

After a two-week journey from Yiwu, in Beijing’s industrial heartland in the eastern Zhejiang province, the 32-container train that arrived in Tehran on Monday is the first ever to traverse the fabled silk road between China and Iran.

Railways sign MoU with Sweden on technical cooperation

To run goods trains in cold conditions, railways today joined hands with Sweden for technical cooperation in rail sector between both countries.

Bullet train: Japan team meets Panagariya to discuss project

All components, even those sourced from Japan, will be manufactured in India, says Railway Board Chairman A K Mittal.

Written by MANASI PHADKE | Mumbai | Published:February 15, 2016

Rat bite:Rlwys directed to pay compensation to passenger

A consumer Court here has ordered the Railways to pay Rs 13,000 as compensation to a man who was bitten by a rat while travelling from Mumbai to Ernakulam in an AC coach of Duronto Express in 2012.

21 BGM of AILRSA

The Central Working Committee of AILRSA held at Gandhi Shanthi Prabishtan, Jodhpur on 11th and 12th February decided to conduct 21 st All India BGM at Desh Bhakth Yadgar Complex, Jalandar City, Northern Railway, Punjab, on 18 & 19 November 2016.

First train from China to Iran stimulates Silk Road revival

First cargo train from China to Iran arrived in Tehran on Monday, indicating a milestone in reviving the "Silk Road", which has opened a new chapter of win-win cooperation between China and Iran.

Indian Railway Union Threatens Strike On April 11

NEW DELHI: A majority of railway men are in favour of going ahead with the proposed indefinite strike from April 11th to press for the fulfilment of their demands, a railway union claimed today.

Loco pilots upset with Railway Board’s decision on duty hours

ANIL KUMAR SASTRY

Why do crew shortages cause one in 10 train delays?

By Justin ParkinsonBBC News Magazine

11 February 2016

Jodhpur gets 1st loco simulator

Jodhpur: The Jodhpur division of the North Western Railway becomes the first division to have an advanced locomotive simulator. This will prove a milestone in training budding loco-pilots to meet requirements of modern locomotives. , who were lagging behind in absence of the advanced training module till now.

Indian Railways to export 40 LHB coaches to Bangladesh

Indian Railways will export 120 modern LHB coaches to Bangladesh at an estimated cost of Rs 367 crore, with the first consignment of 40 set to be dispatched in March.

By: PTI | New Delhi | February 10, 2016

Indian Railways Launches ‘utsonmobile’ App for Paperless Unreserved Ticket Booking

Indian Railways has launched a mobile application for booking unreserved tickets on many suburban lines and some long distance routes. It can be utilised for buying unreserved tickets at any station in Secunderabad, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu launched the app through remote video link from New Delhi, and the function was held at Platform No. 10 of the Secunderabad railway station on Wednesday.

Rail scam: Court allows CBI's plea to place CDs on record

CBI despite filing the CFSL result in respect of CDs has chosen not to file the CDs along with the supplementary charge sheet and waited till the evidence of the witness commenced.

Loco pilot run over at rly station

TNN | Feb 11, 2016,

Nagpur: The death of a loco pilot working with the Nagpur division of Central Railway is shrouded in mystery. The victim, identified as Rajesh Naksulwar (48), was run over by a goods train on the tracks besides platform number 1 on Wednesday. Railway officials are clueless how the mishap occurred.

70 Injured As Egypt Train Derails

World | Agence France-Presse | Updated: February 11, 2016

Germany train crash: Death toll rises to 10, several injured

The two trains were supposed to pass one another at a station where the track was divided, and a safety system installed on much of Germany's labyrinthine rail network was supposed to automatically brake trains that end up on the same track.

Loco pilots upset with Railway Board’s decision on duty hours

Having agitated for over four decades to get “just working hours and conducive working atmosphere”, the All India Loco Running Staff Association is disappointed after the Railway Board finally acted on their demands.

Three years after a high-power committee submitted its report on duty hours of loco pilots, the board, during February first week, accepted 70 out of 89 recommendations. The association claimed that the left-out recommendations were the ones that could have soothed their demands.

High Speed Spanish Train To Take Trial Run On Delhi-Mumbai Route Soon

| Press Trust of India | Updated: February 08, 2016

Railways to unveil 200 kmph coaches with sliding doors

Press Trust of India | New Delhi February 8, 2016

Gearing up to run trains at higher speed, railways will this month unveil modern coaches equipped with automatic sliding doors and electro-pneumatically assisted brake system to assist in operating at 200 kmph speed.

Memorandum to Empowered committee.

To,

Sri Pradeep Kumar Sinha,, Cabinet Secretary

(Chairman, Empowered Committee of Secretaries) , Government of India

Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure 39A, North Block

Railway budget: Chandigarh residents’ gravy train suggestions

Ifrah Mufti, Hindustan Times, Chandigarh |

German coaches to remain off track

S. VIJAY KUMAR

The sweet sound of clickety-clack

RAGHAVENDRA RAO

MY STORY: Indian Railways Surprised Me with the Way It Handled an Accident

TBI Reader February 6, 2016

The views expressed in this article are that of the author’s and do not in any way reflect the views of the organisation.

Train seized on court order

PRADEEPKUMAR KADKOL

Loco pilots demand humane treatement ahead of budget

Aparajita Ray | TNN | Feb 6, 2016,

Higher train speed, axle load main challenges for railway: Minister

New Delhi, Feb 5 : The increase in speeds of trains and safely operating higher axle loads on existing networks are the major challenges facing railway engineers, Minister of State for Railways Manoj Kumar Sinha said on Friday.

Banaswadi Railway MEMU Shed Ready to Open

BENGALURU: The proposed suburban train service aimed to redress the city’s traffic woes came a step closer to being realised with the Banaswadi Railway Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) shed getting the green signal.

We Need Safer Railways, Bio-Toilets And Beautification Can Wait

The last week of January this year saw headlines about two tragic losses of life at the railway stations of Dadar and Borivali in Mumbai. Both the gruesome accidents were recorded by CCTV cameras, and the videos went viral on social media and TV networks.

Kanyakumari-Bangalore City Express train derails near Vellore, over 40 injured

More than 40 passengers on the Indian Railways Bengaluru-bound Kanyakumari-Bangalore City Express train were injured after its four coaches derailed in Vellore district, around 170 km from here, according to reports.

For India’s fastest train, railways will fence entire route costing around Rs 70 cr

“Preventing cattle from entering the tracks on this route is the main worry. The decision to completely fence this route essentially stems from that,” an official said.

Rail track monitor system goes online

New Delhi, Feb 4(PTI) Focussing on information technology, railways is developing modules to monitor rail temperature and bridge water level online as part of the Track Management System (TMS) across the country.

A Beautiful And Comfortable Railways Would Be Great, But What About Safety?

By Gaurav Singhal:

In the last week of January 2016, two tragic losses of life, one at the railway station of Dadar and the other at Borivali in Mumbai, made the headlines. Both incidents were recorded by CCTV cameras installed at the stations. Before long, the videos of these two gruesome accidents went viral on social media and TV networks.

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