Chennai- Mysuru Vande Bharat  – a review

Chennai- Mysuru Vande Bharat – a review Read more

Linen – Indian Railways’ (un)avoidable fiasco

When Indian Railways announced in early March that linen service would be resumed ‘immediately’ in air-conditioned coaches in all trains, it sent a wave of relief to all passengers, or… Read more

K-Rail SilverLine Semi HSR Project Is Flawed, and Kerala Deserves Better

Silverline could change travel in Kerala if the state government can realize the original ambition of a full-fledged HSR line. Read more

The Year Gone By – IR at 168

As much as a birthday is to celebrate, it is also a day when one gets a year older. It is also a day when one looks forward to the… Read more

The Tale of the Indian Rail… Cow

The Indian Railways is much like the cow Lalu Prasad Yadav claimed it to be; milked dry, worked to exhaustion and under-nourished Read more

Outrage All You Want, But Indian Railways Did A Terrific Job In The Lockdown

I take a look at how the Indian Railways did a wonderful job ensuring that the country had food and fuel during the lockdown, and why the outrage over diverted… Read more

Push-Pull: Missing the Woods for the Trees?

The Indian Railways should pause a while and consider whether these may actually be the wrong class of trains which are being prioritized for this format Read more

IR employees take great efforts to save elephants from being hit

Alert railway employees do whatever it takes to save the lives of elephants being killed on rail tracks.This includes speed restrictions and honking by loco pilots. Read more

Colonial Era protocols and practices: the bane of Indian Railways

Pre-independence colonial-era customs followed by the British are still prevalent on IR which is hampering the behemoth’s progress. Read more

Araku Vistadome to go for periodic overhaul, passengers fume

The Vistadome coach introduced on 58501/02 Visakhapatnam-Kirandul-Visakhapatnam in April 2017, will not be available on this train from May 1 to 31, 2019. Read more