Railway brass under CBI lens for nod to rejected sleepers

TNN | Oct 14, 2014,

BHOPAL: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated an inquiry against top officers of Indian railways for doling out 'special favours' to a Chhattisgarh company for allegedly supplying sub-standard and rejected concrete sleepers thus putting lives of commuters to risk.

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First Pvt Cargo Train to Chug off Tomorrow

By Express News Service

Published: 14th October 2014 

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China's fast track to high-speed rail exports

13 October 2014 Chris Lo

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In little over a decade China has progressed from a high-speed rail novice to the host of the world's largest high-speed network. Now the country is focussing on foreign markets, where lower costs and efficient construction are making its companies a match for the high-speed specialists of Europe and Japan.

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CRS Inspection

COMMISSIONER OF RAILWAY SAFETY,SOUTHERN CIRCLE, BANGALORE CONDUCTS STATUTORY INSPECTION FOR THE NEWLY LAID DOUBLE LINE BETWEEN AJJAMPURA AND HOSADURGA ON BIRUR-SHIVANI-HOSADURGA SECTION

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London’s new ‘driverless’ Tube trains slammed by unions

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BJP’s ‘make railways better’ portal a big hit

Srinand Jha, Hindustan Times  New Delhi, October 09, 2014

Material for uniforms for Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel and other employees can be purchased from the National Textile Corporation. This would help break the government/suppliers nexus and also help revive the finances of the NTC mills.

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Austrian Co, ‘Schuhfried’ to conduct Psychological Tests on Loco Pilots to improve Safety

 Mumbai: A spate of train accidents in the recent past have forced the Centre to bring in the most modern technology and mechanism to ensure passenger safety.

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Taiwan Govt to opt PPP in High Speed Rail and other Infra Projects to prevent losses

Plan to stop Taiwan’s high-speed rail going bust set for review.  Indian Infrastructure Cos. keen to evaluate options in PPP models in High Speed Rail and other Infrastructure projects

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Train drivers, pilots' strikes target German freight

BERLIN Tue Oct 7, 2014

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New device to prevent collision of trains now

New device to prevent collision of trains now

— By FPJ Bureau,  October 08, 2014 

NEW DELHI : Accidents caused by two trains running on the same track can be prevented through a light depending resistor instrument that will automatically slow them down to avoid the crash.

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Mumbai, October 7, 2014

12 bogies of a goods train derails near Chiplun

PTI

Twelve wagons of a goods train derailed on Tuesday between Chiplun and Kamathe section of the Konkan Railway, disrupting train movement on the route.

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Railway bending rules, standards for PM Modi's plan

Srinand Jha, Hindustan Times  New Delhi, October 08, 2014

In its zeal to implement Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet scheme of increasing speeds of passenger trains, the railways is bending the railways design and standards organisation (RDSO)-established standards on passenger safety.

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Reforming Railways

Column: Reforming Railways

Raghu Dayal | Published: Oct 08 2014,

 

Soon after assuming office in 2004, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh emphasised on restructuring the bureaucracy to improve the country’s governance. He set up an administrative reforms commission and remained content ever after. The Modi government, too, has opted to get an MRI for the Railways, knowing well that no other public institution in the country has been studied and analysed as extensively.

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AILRSA All India Conference

ALL INDIA LOCO RUNNING STAFF ASSOCIATION

20^th All India Conference

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Unions wary of Chinese participation in Railways modernisation and Bullet Train projects

Chennai (MAS): Last month, India and China signed MoUs and exchanged documents on strengthening Indian Railways and last week, Union railway minister Sadananda Gowda confirmed, during his visit to Chennai, that railways was in track with China on technology development and this had created a trigger among various railway trade unions in south India.

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NEW DELHI, October 6, 2014

Lucknow Mail derails in Ghaziabad

Vishal Kant

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32 killed, 50 injured in stampede during Dussehra celebrations in Patna's Gandhi Maidan

Faizan Ahmad,TNN | Oct 3, 2014,

PATNA: 32 people were killed and more than 50 injured in a stampede near Gandhi Maidan on Friday evening after the Ravan vadh programme which was a part of Dussehra celebrations.

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, October 4, 2014

SHRC: 3 night shifts in a row for loco pilots harmful

Special Correspondent

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Loco Pilot Night Duty: SHRC Cautions Railways

By Express News Service

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Locopilot seeks rest, gets paycut

DC CORRESPONDENT | October 04, 2014,

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Gorakhpur train accident blamed on driver fatigue

Mahendra K Singh,TNN | Oct 2, 2014,

NEW DELHI: Tuesday's train accident near Gorakhpur that killed 12 passengers and left 45 injured has once again highlighted the shortage of loco pilots in railways and the heavy workload being shared by the ones on duty.

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Collision Between Passenger Trains in Uttar Pradesh; 6 Killed, 40 Injured

All India | Reported by Niha Masih | Updated: October 01, 2014

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Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda suspends station master for dirty lavatories

Tuesday, 30 September 2014 - 10:23pm IST | Place: Ahmedabad | Agency: PTI

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BANGALORE, October 1, 2014

Brindavan Express turns 50 today

Renuka Phadnis

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It was on this day in 1964 that the Brindavan Express began its journey for the first time between Bangalore and Chennai.

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Long innings: Brindavan Exp chugs past 50th year

Oct 01 2014 : The Times of India (Bangalore)

Long innings: Brindavan Exp chugs past 50th year

Francis T

Chennai





On October 1, 1964, history was created when the Southern Railway introducted the first day-time intercity express between Chennai (then Madras) and Bangalore.Named Brindavan Express after the famous Brindavan Gardens in Mysore, the train, which was first introduced on an experimental basis, turned out to be the ideal choice for tourists.

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