October 2017 ~ Railways Loco Pilots

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

How the caution orders protect the rail track

How the caution orders protect the rail track and ensure the safe passing of trains over caution spot ---

While locomotive / train runs on track it puts a force on rails which reaches to ground through fully fit resilient pads , sleepers and ballast . In case anyone or more not fully fit to transfer the load to ground then by three ways train can pass safely over the unfit / less fit portion of track ----

4 CR PILOTS SUSPENDED FOR JUMPING RED SIGNALS

By Kamal Mishra, Mumbai Mirror | Updated: Oct 31, 2017,

Memorandum to be submitted on 31.10.17

The Chairman

Railway Board,

Rail Bhavan, New Delhi.

Train engine catches fire; crew, passengers safe

STAFF REPORTER THE HINDU VIJAYAWADA , OCTOBER 28, 2017

Technical snag in diode panel cited as reason

The locomotive of the Machilipatnam-Secunderabad Express train caught fire late on Friday night. The alert loco pilots and the guard extinguished it in time and prevented a mishap.

CRB to conduct surprise inspection to check on hawkers in Mumbai

Chairman of railway board to conduct surprise inspection to check on hawkers in Mumbai

MUMBAI Updated: Oct 27, 2017 Aroosa Ahmed Hindustan Times

Parliamentary Panel Summons Top Railway Officials After Recent Accidents

The officials are scheduled to appear before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways headed by Trinamool MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay on November 9.

Labour arm of RSS red-flags wage code

Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh objects to 25 points of wage code, including slapping penalty of eight-day wages if a worker strikes for a day.

INDIA Updated: Oct 25, 2017 Saubhadra Chatterji Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Railway asks police to travel with tickets

S. Vijay Kumar THE HINDU CHENNAI, OCTOBER 25, 2017

Indian Railways to increase speeds of 500 trains, reducing travel time by up to 2 hours

THINK CHANGE INDIA 23 OCTOBER 2017

Long-distance trains in India, irrespective of destination, have one thing in common — they are almost always late. In an effort to solve this chronic problem, Indian Railways has decided to increase the speed of nearly 500 trains.

RAJDHANI RUNS OVER LOCO PILOT

Mumbai Mirror | Updated: Oct 23, 2017,

Overworked employees may be one reason for the rise in railway accidents

Railway workers had warned the government about network safety five months ago, reports The Economic Times.

ByMoneycontrol News

Chugging Into A New Rhythm- CRB in Outlook Magazine-30.10.17

Structural and process-related issues do plague Railways. But we’re aware of the nation’s growing aspirations, hence keep reforming and overhauling.

ASHWANI LOHANI

Indian Railways plan to make 500 long-distance trains faster by up to two hours

PTI New Delhi Last Updated: October 20, 2017

Ashwani Lohani warns staff against drinking on duty, corruption

"We have got tremendous focus on HR and we will be taking good care of our human resources", he has said. Lohani also reiterated that railways will do away with all "frills" so that there will be less "protocol" and "ceremonial things."

"Driver-less’ engine runs 3km, slams into stationary Humasafar Express

Six wheels of Bandra-Jaisalmer Humsafar Express got derailed, but no passenger injuries have been reported.JAIPUR Updated: Oct 14, 2017

HT Correspondent Hindustan Times

First test run on Saudi Arabia's high speed Haramain railway

Saudi Railways Organisation chief hails test a success as train travels from Jeddah to Makkah

Why women do not work in railway

Rail freight .com Published on 17-10-2017

Only fifteen per cent of UK’s rail industry workforce is female. Furthermore, of all train drivers in the UK only six per cent is a woman. In Scotland, female train drivers represent only four per cent. This comes down to one single female driver.

Railway Board takes up safety measures

Somesh Jha THE HINDU NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 15, 2017

India receives first GE locomotive under $2.5 billion deal

This will be the first ever diesel-electric locomotive running on Indian tracks which complies with the international UIC 1 standard on emissions, the company said.

Indian Railways to Cooperate With Germany to Increase the Speed of Passenger Trains

Updated: October 11, 2017 By India.com Business Desk

Now, wives of railway officials asked to avoid ostentation

PTI | Oct 10, 2017,

HIGHLIGHTS

The Railway Women's Welfare Organisation (RWWO) president has issued an advisory to RWWO members to avoid splurging

Indian Railways to build fuel-cell battery locomotive

Indian Railways to build fuel-cell battery locomotive Written by David Briginshaw

Indian Railways to ramp up production of LHB coaches

The Hindu Business line OUR BUREAU

Loco pilot killed as passenger train collides with truck in Pb

PTI October 8, 2017 |

Chandigarh, Oct 8 (PTI) A passenger train today collided with a concrete mixer truck at an unmanned level crossing in Punjabs Fazilka, killing the locomotive driver, officials said.