Sunday, January 31, 2016

Chairman Railway Board A K Mital said that Railways is most economical mode of transportation even then railway traffic is going down as compared to the other modes of transport. He pointed the reason behind that Railways has not spent enough for developing basic infrastructure for the freight sector. 
Documents detailing plans for the 142km rail link connecting Jakarta and Bandung have yet to be submitted: Indonesian transport minister
CHENNAI: More than 2,500 members of the Dakshin Railway Employee Union staged a protest at the Moore Market Complex in Chennai on Thursday morning placing a charter of demands including those related to their wages.
'The moment I get off the engine, I forget I'm a driver in the Indian Railways'
Shivam Saini January 30, 2016
The ambitious Rs 81,459-crore project envisages freight rail lines along the western corridor between Delhi and Mumbai and the eastern corridor between Ludhiana and Howrah, running through Delhi
Gangmen, now redesignated as track maintainers, are most vulnerable to getting run over by trains while performing their duty round-the-clock. About 400 gangmen are killed every year in train accidents while on duty.

Saturday, January 30, 2016

AGRA: Soon, no more hours-long train delays in the name of fog. Railways is conducting test trial of thermal imaging technology on express train so that trains operate normally even in dense fog.
New Delhi: Central trade unions, including BJP-backed Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), have decided to go on a strike on March 10, to protest against central as well as some state government's "anti-worker" policies and changes in laws through labour reforms.
The transformation of Indian Railways will be complete only if the next transformation, if and when required, does not involve much of a role by the minister
Press Trust of India | New Delhi January 29, 2016 

CBI has registered a corruption case against a Deputy Chief Engineer of the railways for allegedly amassing assets of Rs 64.22 lakhs disproportionate to his known sources of income. 

We will not allow ‘hire and fire’ amendments as planned by the govt.: labour leader
While all the five central trade unions — INTUC, BMS, AITUC, CITU and HMS — have agreed on a four-day ‘work to rule agitation’ in March demanding withdrawal of disinvestment in the state-owned Coal India, four of them have come to a consensus on one-day strike across the country on March 29.
A photography exhibition by amateurs captures the life and the story of people on railway platforms

Saturday, January 23, 2016

RMT general secretary Mick Cash criticises Arriva’s decision to give contract to overseas company instead of to British train manufacturer Bombardier
Only a detailed study on the failure of the Railways' carrot-and-stick policy to speed up project execution in 2015-16 may yield some interesting insights. This in turn may help to restructure the organisation

Ramakrishnan T S January 23, 2016 

Friday, January 22, 2016

Indian Railways' ambitious Rs 2500 cr trainset project, a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' programme has suffered a setback as the shortlisted bidders have sought more time and changes in the bidding documents before submitting the financial bids.
By: PTI | New Delhi | January 21, 2016 
A meeting of leading trade unions here has resolved to organise an agitation on February 2 in protest against the delay in arriving at a new wage pact for the textile workers here.

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Over this period (by 2025), India is expected to see a 105% growth in HNWI population to 483,800 from 236,000, the report added.

AGENCIES | Tue, 19 Jan 2016 , New Delhi , PTI
Chennai: A senior officer of Southern Railway, known or his no-nonsense and straightforward approach, has been transferred, allegedly due to strong-arm tactics adopted by the Southern Railway Mazdoor Union (SRMU). SRMU claims to be the sole recognised employee union of the zonal railway .
New Delhi: Safety measures at unmanned level crossings and arrangements for disabled at rail premises will be some of the additional issues that will be examined by a parliamentary panel on Railways.
Freight traffic performance of Indian Railways (IR) remained weak for the second consecutive month in December 2015. It carried 94.6 million tonnes of revenue-earning freight as compared to 95.5 million tonnes in December 2014, translating into a year-on-year (y-o-y) fall of 0.9 per cent. This resulted in a hit on the Railways' freight earnings in December, which stood at Rs 9,442 crore, down 3.4 per cent y-o-y.
Comrades,
There are various reports in the media about the impact of the 7th CPC recommendations on the common man and the government resources at large, the reports suggest that the Government may postpone the 7th CPC implementation also till its finances are set right. 

These reports are totally wrong.

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