SCR to Conduct Route Proving Trial for Push-Pull Service between Secunderabad and Balharshah on 17th Dec

South Central Railway (SCR) has decided to conduct a special Rajdhani service for the route proving trial on 17th December 2019. The trial is to take place between Secunderabad (SC)… Read more

Faster Rajdhani Services Coming: RB Directs All Rajdhanis to be Converted to Push-Pull Config by March 2020

Rajdhanis, Shatabdis, Durontos to be made Push-Pull to reduce journey times. RB asks Zones to ensure speedy implementation. Zones asked to suggest a revised timetable for converted trains. Mumbai Rajdhani… Read more

Diamond Jubilee of 25 KV electric traction on IR: how it all started

Sixty years of AC traction on Indian Railways completed. Durgapur to Mughalsarai, Asansol to Tatanagar, Kharagpur to Rourkela and Rajkharsawan to Dangoaposi sections were the first sections on 25kV AC. Read more

WR : EMPLOYEE AWARDED BY HON’BLE RAILWAY MINISTER FOR EXEMPLARY WORK IN LOCO PUSH-PULL OPERATION AT WR’S ELECTRIC LOCO SHED, VADODARA

During the concluding ceremony of the two-day Parivartan Sangoshti held in New Delhi on 7th and 8th December, 2019, Hon’ble Minister of Railways Shri Piyush Goyal felicitated Shri Jitendra Kumar Jain –… Read more

WR: Mumbai New Delhi Rajdhani Express Set to Get Faster, Cut Travel Time by More Than an Hour with Push-Pull

Western Railway has proposed a new, faster schedule for the 12951/52 Mumbai New Delhi Rajdhani Express. Read more

138 locos on ER fitted with RTIS

RTIS will help the ER in better operational planning, improving efficiency in train movement and ultimately benefit passengers. Read more

Over 500 Trains now Working with Energy Efficient, Environmentally Friendly HOG Technology

During April 2018 to 5th November 2019, 436 trains (cumulatively over 500 trains) have been converted into HOG compliant trains. It is planned to convert balance End-On-Generation (EOG) LHB rakes… Read more

GM SCR inaugurates Crew Monitoring Manager application

There was no system to monitor or check the number of day and night footplating carried out by Chief Loco Inspectors with their nominated Loco Pilots. CMMA will now allow… Read more

CR: Fuel Savings of 113 Crores from Switch to Electric Traction and Other Measures so far in 2019-20

Central Railway has saved Rs.113 crore approximately in its fuel by reducing the use of High-Speed Diesel oil as various measures taken to shift the traction to electric on its… Read more

CR: Kalyan Electric Loco Shed Celebrates 91st Anniversary

The premier Shed of Indian Railways has the proud distinction of being the First Electric Loco Shed under the then Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR). It was established on 28.11.1928. Read more