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“We like the job and we are confident of operating the trains on par with male drivers. The job is good and the encouragement from parents and staff is good,” said the eight women loco pilots who successfully completed training at Electric Traction Training Centre (ETTC), Vijayawada.

The eight loco pilots who passed out were — G.V.S. Nalini Kumari, G. Sirisha, P. Lavanya, B. Hymavathi, Ch. Sirisha, Binni Kumari, Seema Kumari, and K. Reenam.

“Out of them, five are from Andhra Pradesh, two from Bihar, and one from Odisha,” Vijayawada Divisional Railway Manager Pradeep Kumar told The Hindu on Tuesday.

“For the first time, we have imparted training for 14 women. The successful candidates would be appointed as Assistant Loco Pilots (APLs) in the South Central Railway,” said Mr. Pradeep Kumar.

The women pilots were trained in engine components, driving skills, troubleshooting, identifying and rectifying faults, wheel alignment, brakes, driving rules, simulator, and other parts, said ETTC principal D.R.J. Prasad.

During the 79-day training, we taught them on technical and general and subsidiary rules. Already, the Apprentice Loco Pilots underwent training at the Zonal Railway Training Centre (ZRTC) at Moulali on signalling, said instructor Vivekananda.

“My father is a loco pilot and my dream to become a train driver has come true now. The job is good and I am ready to face the challenges, if any,” said Ms. Reenam, a native of Bihar.

Ms. Seema Kumari, who completed ITI in Electronics in Odisha, said the encouragement from parents and the trainers was good.

Meanwhile, South Central Railway Women’s Welfare Organisation president Preeti Awasthi felicitated the eight women loco pilots. “It is a proud moment for women of the country that the fair sex has forayed into loco pilot profession, which is a male bastion till date. The SCRWWO will make efforts to arrange separate food and rest rooms for women pilots,” said Ms. Awasthi.

South Central Railway Women’s Welfare Organisation president Preeti Awasthi felicitates the eight women

loco pilots

PUNE: Passenger movement on platform number one of the Pune railway station was disrupted for some time on Tuesday afternoon, when a portion of the false ceiling became dislodged around 4.30 pm and was left dangling.

Railway officials later removed the dangling portion. No casualty or damage was reported.

Officials said the portion of the aluminium ceiling came unstuck near a book stall on the platform and was dangling about one to two feet below its original position. It had to be removed as there was not enough support to reattach it.

An official said the portion was dislodged as the rods that attached it to the roof had been stolen. The administration will now ask the government railway police (GRP) and railway protection force (RPF) to increase vigil at the station to avoid such incidents, he said.

Both agencies will also be asked to restrict entry of people creating nuisance at the station premises. The official added that the engineering department would check if the remaining ceiling needed to be removed.

Harsha Shah of the Railway Pravasi Group said, "Such incidents of thefts have been reported on the station premises. The administration needs to restrict illegal activities at the station and initiate regular drives on all platforms." Shah said the security at platform number one should be increased as most trains operate from this platform.

PUNE: Passenger movement on platform number one of the Pune railway station was disrupted for some time on Tuesday afternoon, when a portion of the false ceiling became dislodged around 4.30 pm and was left dangling.

Railway officials later removed the dangling portion. No casualty or damage was reported.

Officials said the portion of the aluminium ceiling came unstuck near a book stall on the platform and was dangling about one to two feet below its original position. It had to be removed as there was not enough support to reattach it.

An official said the portion was dislodged as the rods that attached it to the roof had been stolen. The administration will now ask the government railway police (GRP) and railway protection force (RPF) to increase vigil at the station to avoid such incidents, he said.

Both agencies will also be asked to restrict entry of people creating nuisance at the station premises. The official added that the engineering department would check if the remaining ceiling needed to be removed.

Harsha Shah of the Railway Pravasi Group said, "Such incidents of thefts have been reported on the station premises. The administration needs to restrict illegal activities at the station and initiate regular drives on all platforms." Shah said the security at platform number one should be increased as most trains operate from this platform.

As announced in last Railway Budget for running of weekly Super Fast Express trains towards New Delhi and Tirupati from Bhubaneswar, Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar super fast via Angul, Sambalpur City and Rourkela from 7thSeptember 2013 and Bhubaneswar-Tirupati-Bhubaneswar super fast express from 14th September 2013.22805 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi weekly super fast Express will leave Bhubaneswar at 1245hrs o­n every Saturday w.e.f. 7th September 2013 and will arrive at New Delhi at 2050hrs o­n every Sundays. In the return direction, 22806 New Delhi-Bhubaneswar weekly super fast Express will leave New Delhi at 0700hrs o­n every Monday w.e.f. 9th September 2013 and will arrive at Bhubaneswar at 1630hrs o­n every Tuesday.
This train has o­ne AC First Class, O­ne-AC 2 tier, Four-AC 3 tiers, Eight-Sleeper Classes, Two -Guard cum Luggage Vans and o­ne-Pantry Car in its composition having stoppages at Dhenkanal, Talcher Road, Angul, Rairakhol, Sambalpur City, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Muri, Bokaro Steel City, Gomo, Kodarma, Gaya, Mughalsarai, Allahabad and Kanpur Central between Bhubaneswar and New Delhi.
22879 Bhubaneswar-Tirupati weekly super fast Express will leave Bhubaneswar at 1200hrs o­n every Saturday w.e.f. 14th September 2013 and will arrive at Tirupati at 0925hrs o­n every Sundays. In the return direction, 22880 Tirupati-Bhubaneswar weekly super fast Express will leave Tirupati at 1245hrs o­n every Sunday w.e.f. 15th September 2013 and will arrive at Bhubaneswar at 1010hrs o­n every Monday.
This train has O­ne-AC 2 tier, Three-AC 3 tiers, Eleven-Sleeper Classes, Four General Second Class coaches, Two-Guard cum Luggage Vans and o­ne-Pantry Car in its composition having stoppages at Khurda Road, Balugaon, Chatrapur, Brahmapur, Ichhapuram, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Duvvada, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, o­ngole, Nellore, Gudur and Renigunta between Bhubaneswar and Tirupati.

Mumbai: Reliance Infrastructure said on Tuesday it planned to commission the Mumbai Metro rail project this year.

“We are geared up to bring it in this year and waiting for requisite approvals,” said Lalit Jalan, chief executive, at the 84th annual general meeting.

The company’s chairman, Anil Ambani, said the firm is contemplating expansion of the metro line even before starting operations. “It can accommodate 700,000 passengers a day. We plan to bring it up to one million passengers a day,” he said.

Ambani also tried to allay shareholders’ fears on the Delhi Airport Express project, from which the company recently exited, citing faults in the civil structure constructed by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. “We are confident of recovering all our investment in the project,” he added. Ambani said the company charted a five-year growth path from being a Mumbai power distribution company to a being a full-fledged infrastructure company. “All our projects will be revenue-operational within the financial year,” he said.

It includes road projects, metro project and transmission lines. The company also plans to bring its first cement plant to operation at Maihar in Madhya Pradesh. The plant has annual capacity of five million tonnes and will use the fly ash from Reliance Power’s Sasan plant.

The company plans to increase cement-producing capacity to 20 million tonnes in five years. Reliance Power, which also held its annual general meeting on Tuesday, said it planned to double its generating capacity yet again. “Reliance Power’s operating capacity doubled from 1,200 megawatts (Mw) to 2,545 Mw. We expect to again double operating capacity to over 5,000 Mw within the next 12 months,” said J P Chalasani, Chief Executive.

Raigarh (RIG), Bilaspur(BSP), Raipur(R),DURG,Gondia (G) and Itwari(ITR) Passenger Reservation System will now be working up to 22.00Hrs Instead of 20.00Hrs.

बिलासपुर। रेलवे के ठेकेदार ही रेलवे की सुरक्षा में सेंध लगा रहे हैं। ट्रेनों में पानी भरने का काम करने वाली जीएसआई नामक कंपनी ने बिना किसी दस्तावेजी कार्रवाई के कर्मचारियों को नियुक्ति दे दी है। दो दर्जन कर्मचारी हर दिन अनाधिकृत तरीके से रेलवे स्टेशन में प्रवेश करते हैं और 12 घंटे तक मौजूद रहते हैं। आरपीएफ ने मंगलवार को ऐसे ही कर्मचारियों के खिलाफ कार्रवाई की।

बिलासपुर रेलवे स्टेशन में ठहरने वाली ट्रेनों की बोगियों में पानी भरने का काम ठेके पर दिया गया है। जीएसआई नामक कंपनी ने इसका ठेका लिया है। नियमानुसार ठेकेदार को हरेक कर्मचारी की पूरी जानकारी रखनी होगी और इसकी सूचना रेल प्रशासन को भी देनी होगी। कर्मचारियों को पहचान पत्र जारी करने के साथ ही उनकी मेडिकल जांच भी करानी है, जिससे साबित हो कि कर्मचारी स्वस्थ है।

ठेका कंपनी ने इन तमाम नियमों की अनदेखी की और मनमर्जी से कर्मचारी नियुक्त कर लिए। आरपीएफ ने मंगलवार को स्टेशन परिसर में जांच अभियान चलाकर वाटरिंग स्टाफ से पहचान की टोह ली। पता लगा कि किसी कर्मचारी के पास परिचय पत्र नहीं है। दर्जनभर कर्मचारियों को थाने लाया गया।

इसके बाद भी कंपनी का कोई जिम्मेदार अफसर थाने नहीं पहुंचा, जो कर्मचारियों की पहचान करा सके। आखिरकार आरपीएफ ने सभी के खिलाफ स्टेशन में अनाधिकृत प्रवेश का मामला दर्ज किया। आरपीएफ थाना प्रभारी केबी तिवारी ने बताया कि ट्रेनों में पानी भरने वाले कर्मचारियों की पहचान ही नहीं है। इन पर कार्रवाई करने के बाद भी कंपनी की ओर से कोई जवाब नहीं आया। अनाधिकृत प्रवेश का अपराध दर्ज किया गया है। बगैर पहचान पत्र के मिले तो इनके खिलाफ आगे भी कार्रवाई की जाएगी।

क्या है नुकसान: ट्रेनों में पानी भरने वाले कर्मचारी दिन-रात स्टेशन में मौजूद रहते हैं। कर्मचारी पानी भरने या फिर सफाई के लिए बोगियों में प्रवेश भी करते हैं। इन कारणों से ही हरेक कर्मचारी की पहचान अहम है। सवाल उठता है कि किसी यात्री के साथ अप्रिय घटना हो जाए या सामान चोरी चला जाए तो पुलिस संदेही तक कैसे पहुंचेगी।

87 मामले, जुर्माना 20 हजार रु.

रेलवे अफसरों की टीम ने मंगलवार को बेटिकटों को अनियमित यात्रियों को पकड़ने की मंशा से ट्रेनों में छापामार कार्रवाई की। बिलासपुर से चांपा के बीच चार ट्रेनों जांच हुई, जिसमें 35 बेटिकटों सहित 87 यात्रियों पर 19 हजार 215 रुपए जुर्माना किया गया।

त्योहारी सीजन में लोगों की आवाजाही बढ़ गई है, ट्रेनें पैक चल रही हैं। ऐसे में कुछ लोग भीड़ का फायदा उठाने की मंशा से बिना टिकट या फिर रेलवे के नियमों को ताक पर रखकर सफर करते हैं। रेल प्रशासन ने ऐसे लोगों को ही सबक सिखाने के लिए छापामार कार्रवाई शुरू की है। बिलासपुर रेल मंडल के वरिष्ठ वाणिज्य मैनेजर तनवीर हसन ने टीम के साथ ट्रेनों में औचक निरीक्षण किया।

चांपा से बिलासपुर के बीच चले अभियान में चार ट्रेनों की जांच हुई। इस दौरान 35 यात्रियों को बिना टिकट के सफर करते पकड़ा गया। इन पर 10 हजार 765 रुपए जुर्माना किया गया। 19 यात्रियों को जनरल टिकट से स्लीपर क्लास में सफर करते पकड़ा गया, जिनसे बतौर जुर्माना 6 हजार 620 रुपए वसूल हुए। 33 यात्री बिना लगेज बुकिंग के भारी भरकम सामान के साथ सफर कर रहे थे। इन पर 1 हजार 830 रुपए फाइन हुआ।

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Visakhapatnam: A Zonal Electrical Training Institute of East Coast Railway for imparting various training courses to the loco running staff and loco maintenance staff was inaugurated by Divisional Railway Manager Anil Kumar at Marripalem here on Tuesday.

Senior Divisional Electrical Engineer (Op.) of Waltair Division M.S.Sansanwal and other Branch Officers and staff were present. The foundation stone for the training institute was laid by then Railway Board Chairman K.C. Jena on October, 31, 2008. The Railway Board had sanctioned the training institute at an estimated cost of Rs.4.35 crore.

The training institute offers induction courses for newly recruited Assistant Loco Pilots from RRBs, newly promoted Loco Inspectors, refresher courses for Loco Pilots, EMU Pilots, Promotional Courses to the LP (Shunter), LP(Goods), LP(Passenger) and Conversion Courses to Diesel ALP/LP to Electrical ALP/LP. It also imparts initial courses, refresher course and promotional courses to maintenance supervisors and technicians. The training institute started imparting initial course of ALP training to first batch of 43 Assistant Loco Pilots recruited through Railway Recruitment Board on August 20. The training institutehas 64 bedded hostel accommodation with recreation facilities like meditation/yoga room, play ground, spacious class rooms, hi-tech computer lab, library facility, seminar hall and trouble shooting Electric Locomotive Simulator for imparting the trouble shooting training to the running staff.

28-08-2013
Secunderabad
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SCR to Provide 4608 Additional Berths by attaching Additional Sleeper Class Coaches to Certain Express Trains
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South Central Railway will temporarily augment the following express trains with additional Sleeper Class Coaches to clear the extra rush / waitlisted passengers as detailed below:-

1.Tr.No. 17225 Vijayawada - Hubli Amaravathi Tri Weekly Express will be augmented with two additional Sleeper Class Coaches  on 2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 19th, 21st, 23rd, 26thand 28th September, 2013 (Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays)
2.Tr.No. 17226  Hubli - Vijayawada Amaravathi Tri Weekly Express will be augmented with two additional Sleeper Class Coaches Coaches  on 4th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, 25th,28th and 30th September, 2013 (Mondays,Wednesdays, Saturdays)
3.Tr.No. 17208 Vijayawada - Sai Nagar Shirdi Weekly Express will be augmented with two additional Sleeper Class Coaches o­n 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th September, 2013
4.Tr.No. 17207  Sai Nagar Shirdi - Vijayawada Weekly Express will be augmented with two additional Sleeper Class Coaches o­n 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th September, 2013

          These additional 64 Sleeper Class Coaches will make available 4608 additional Sleeper Class Berths.