puneetmafia | Dysfunctional bogeys on : September 20, 2013 - 07:55:41 AM |
e have to face a lot of difficulties travelling in this coach as it is not interconnected with the rest of the coaches of the train,” said Harish, who was travelling from Jainagar in Bihar to Amritsar on the special coach for disabled passengers. He added that the coach remained overcrowded throughout the journey as passengers with waiting tickets entered it in large numbers.After the passage of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995, the Railway Ministry added a special coach for disabled passengers in all express trains except in special type of trains like the Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto. In addition to that, some seats were reserved for disabled passengers and 75 per cent concession was given on sleeper class tickets with a free ticket for an escort. The Railways have so far designed more than 2,100 of these coaches.However, a close scrutiny of the ground reality would show that the measures have only maximized the difficulties faced by disabled passengers. Firstly, the special coaches are attached either just behind the engine or sandwiched between the luggage and generator car. Being too distant from the platform, people travelling in these coaches find it difficult to get down from the train and access the main platform to buy food and other necessary items. |
puneetmafia | Gurgaon Rapid Metro launch likely on Oct 2 on : September 20, 2013 - 07:55:44 AM |
Gurgaon : The first phase of the Rapid Metro Rail network in Gurgaon is likely to be inaugurated on October 2. This was revealed at a meeting to review the progress of the project here today.The meeting, chaired by S.S.Dhillon, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, was attended by top officials of the district administration and Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Limited.This is the country’s first Metro Rail system developed on the public-private partnership (PPP) mode at cost of about Rs 1,100 crore. The first phase of this Rapid Metro will cover 5.1 km and have six stations, including DLF Phase-II, Belvedere Towers, Gateway Towers, Moulsari Avenue, DLF Phase-III and Sikanderpur. A major part of the rail network is single track. This will provide seamless connectivity to Delhi Metro, thereby connecting DLF Cyber City with the national capital— |
greatindian | Senior railway officers seek govt help to change appointment system on : September 20, 2013 - 07:55:50 AM |
The race for vacant top posts in the Railway Ministry has turned ugly, forcing the senior officers' association to write to the Prime Minister's Office, the Cabinet and the Railway Minister. The letter, sent Thursday by the Federation of Railway Officers' Association (FROA), which represents all Group A officers, states that the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is being misused by various lobbies to eliminate competition by raking up old vigilance cases that have already been settled internally.The FROA has demanded that the entire appointment process be recast to ensure there is no manipulation or victimisation of those vying for top posts.It has been alleged that old complaints were dug up by competing lobbies against some of the five contenders for the post of Chairman, Railway Board. Recently, Northeast Frontier Railway General Manager RS Virdi's contention was eliminated after a 10-year-old vigilance case was brought up in the last minute and sent to the CVC.It is learnt that the CVC clearance for Kolkata Metro General Manager Radhey Shyam and South Western Railway General Manager AK Mittal have reached the Railway Board, while clearance for the others is awaited.Stating that such manipulation and victimisation starts at the level of general managers (GM) of zonal railways, since they eventually become contenders for the post of Railway Board members, the letter demands a complete overhauling of the GM appointment process. Presently, seven GM posts in zonal railways and a few production units are vacant, with intense lobbying on for each post. |
nikhilndls | Railways working on development of locomotive based on Liquefied Natural Gas on : September 20, 2013 - 07:55:54 AM |
MUMBAI: Research Design & Standard Organisation (RDSO), a research wing of the ministry of railways based at Lucknow, is actively working on development of a prototype of locomotive based on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).A railway official said, "Once the prototype is proven on field, Indian Railways plan to build another 20 LNG based locomotives on the same concept. With the introduction of such technology, there is going to be 50% reduction in operating cost of locomotives even at the current enhanced LNG prices." The official added that, in addition, there is an elimination of visible smoke from these locomotives and significant reductions in other regulated and unregulated emissions. Once Indian Railways switches over completely to natural gas as fuel for its diesel locomotives, it would amount to only 2.2% of India's annual natural gas consumption of 81 million tons and therefore commercially feasible. |
riteshexpert | Dysfunctional bogeys on : September 20, 2013 - 08:00:05 AM |
e have to face a lot of difficulties travelling in this coach as it is not interconnected with the rest of the coaches of the train,” said Harish, who was travelling from Jainagar in Bihar to Amritsar on the special coach for disabled passengers. He added that the coach remained overcrowded throughout the journey as passengers with waiting tickets entered it in large numbers.After the passage of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995, the Railway Ministry added a special coach for disabled passengers in all express trains except in special type of trains like the Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto. In addition to that, some seats were reserved for disabled passengers and 75 per cent concession was given on sleeper class tickets with a free ticket for an escort. The Railways have so far designed more than 2,100 of these coaches.However, a close scrutiny of the ground reality would show that the measures have only maximized the difficulties faced by disabled passengers. Firstly, the special coaches are attached either just behind the engine or sandwiched between the luggage and generator car. Being too distant from the platform, people travelling in these coaches find it difficult to get down from the train and access the main platform to buy food and other necessary items. |
puneetmafia | Gurgaon Rapid Metro launch likely on Oct 2 on : September 20, 2013 - 08:00:08 AM |
Gurgaon : The first phase of the Rapid Metro Rail network in Gurgaon is likely to be inaugurated on October 2. This was revealed at a meeting to review the progress of the project here today.The meeting, chaired by S.S.Dhillon, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, was attended by top officials of the district administration and Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Limited.This is the country’s first Metro Rail system developed on the public-private partnership (PPP) mode at cost of about Rs 1,100 crore. The first phase of this Rapid Metro will cover 5.1 km and have six stations, including DLF Phase-II, Belvedere Towers, Gateway Towers, Moulsari Avenue, DLF Phase-III and Sikanderpur. A major part of the rail network is single track. This will provide seamless connectivity to Delhi Metro, thereby connecting DLF Cyber City with the national capital— |
ConfirmTicket | Senior railway officers seek govt help to change appointment system on : September 20, 2013 - 08:00:14 AM |
The race for vacant top posts in the Railway Ministry has turned ugly, forcing the senior officers' association to write to the Prime Minister's Office, the Cabinet and the Railway Minister. The letter, sent Thursday by the Federation of Railway Officers' Association (FROA), which represents all Group A officers, states that the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is being misused by various lobbies to eliminate competition by raking up old vigilance cases that have already been settled internally.The FROA has demanded that the entire appointment process be recast to ensure there is no manipulation or victimisation of those vying for top posts.It has been alleged that old complaints were dug up by competing lobbies against some of the five contenders for the post of Chairman, Railway Board. Recently, Northeast Frontier Railway General Manager RS Virdi's contention was eliminated after a 10-year-old vigilance case was brought up in the last minute and sent to the CVC.It is learnt that the CVC clearance for Kolkata Metro General Manager Radhey Shyam and South Western Railway General Manager AK Mittal have reached the Railway Board, while clearance for the others is awaited.Stating that such manipulation and victimisation starts at the level of general managers (GM) of zonal railways, since they eventually become contenders for the post of Railway Board members, the letter demands a complete overhauling of the GM appointment process. Presently, seven GM posts in zonal railways and a few production units are vacant, with intense lobbying on for each post. |
messanger | Ticketless train passengers fined on : September 20, 2013 - 08:55:41 AM |
The Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway has penalised 61.53 thousand passengers for travelling without or with improper tickets from April to August this year which is 9.28 thousand more than the corresponding period of last year. |
ConfirmTicket | Central Railway to run special AC superfast train to Delhi on : September 20, 2013 - 08:55:47 AM |
MUMBAI: The Central Railway (CR) will run a special air-conditioned superfast train from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) to Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi on September 24.CR plans to make it a weekly train later. It will be the third Rajdhani-type train that will leave the city late in the day."Number 02109 AC superfast special train will leave LTT on September 24 at 2.30pm and arrive at Hazarat Nizamuddin at 10.20am the next day," a CR spokesperson said.The special train will halt at Nashik Road, Bhusawal, Bhopal, Jhansi, Gwalior and Agra Cantonment. |
ConfirmTicket | Kerala cabinet to consider setting up suburban rail corridor on : September 20, 2013 - 08:55:53 AM |
The proposal to entrust the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation with the preparation of the Detailed Project Report for setting up a suburban corridor and commencing suburban train services on Thiruvananthapuram-Chengannur-Harippad section will come up before the Cabinet on Friday.A steering committee headed by the Chief Secretary with representatives from Railways and the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation will also be set up to oversee the ambitious project and take it forward, official sources said.The State government has decided to take up the project mooted by Divisional Railway Manager Rajesh Agrawal for hassle-free travel of short-distance commuters.The decisions comes in the wake of a meeting convened by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy with the Rakesh Misra, General Manager, Southern Railway, and Rakesh Saxena, Chairman and Managing Director, Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation, at the Secretariat here on Thursday.It has also been decided to set up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to implement the project that Railways want as a joint venture between the State and Railways.The SPV will take care of the automatic signalling system, modernisation of the stations, purchase of the rolling stock, upgrade of the level-crossings, and foot and road overbridges. |
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