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1 month, 1 week ago

Bihar Rail Worker Death Indian Railways Probe Into Barauni Junction Shunting Mishap Cites Coordination Gap Pointsman Suleman Blames Loco Driver

ABP News

A preliminary inquiry into a tragic incident at Bihar’s Barauni Junction has revealed that a lack of coordination between two rail employees during a shunting operation led to the death of one of them. The incident occurred on Saturday when 25-year-old Amar Kumar was fatally trapped between the buffers of an engine and a power car. Bihar Rail Official Death: …

Car Engine Rail Kumar Suleman Shunting Mishap Loco Driver

5 months ago

Railways constitute multi-disciplinary committee to look into problems of Loco Pilots

The Hindu

The Ministry of Railways have constituted a multi-disciplinary committee comprising top officials of the Railway Board to look into the problems faced by Loco Pilots and submit holistic recommendations. They would discuss issues faced by Loco Pilots, especially working hours, periodical rest and basic amenities, with trade unions, official sources told The Hindu on Monday. Another important demand flagged by …

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5 months ago

Dibrugarh Express Accident: UP Police Denies Loco Pilot's 'Explosion' Claim As Railways Begins Probe

ABP News

Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Train Accident: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday denied the claims of an explosion made by the loco pilot of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express before the train derailed between Motiganj and Jhilahi railway stations in Gonda district. A high-level investigation into the train accident has begun to uncover the reason behind the accident On Thursday, the loco pilot of the …

Explosion Accident Railway Train Pti Claim Dibrugarh

5 months ago

Dibrugarh Express accident: Train's loco pilot claims he heard explosion sound just before derailment

India TV News

Dibrugarh Express derailment: The loco pilot of the Dibrugarh Express train, which derailed near Gonda railway station in Uttar Pradesh earlier today, claimed that he heard an explosion sound just before the train went off the tracks. LJN: 8957409292 GD: 8957400965 Commercial Control: 9957555984 Furkating : 9957555966 Mariani : 6001882410 Simalguri : 8789543798 Tinsukia : 9957555959 Dibrugarh : 9957555960 At …

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5 months ago

Railways relax Make-in-India rules to buy walkie-talkie sets for crew

The Hindu

Amidst acute shortage of walkie-talkie sets, which are essential for crews operating passenger and goods trains, the Indian Railways have relaxed the “Make-in-India” norms to procure the Very High Frequency communication system from the global market. The Loco Pilot and Train Manager of the goods train that rammed into the rear of Kanchanjunga Express were not given walkie-talkie sets. The …

India Railways Railway Train Crew Sets Wireless Communication

5 months ago

Rahul Gandhi shares video highlighting struggles of labourers, loco pilots

The Hindu

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi shared a video on Facebook sharing snippets of his recent interaction with labourers and loco pilots in Delhi. "Today in India, everyone from daily wage labourers to government employees are in dire straits--some due to inflation, unemployment, and some due to government negligence," Rahul Gandhi said. Earlier this month, …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Kanchanjunga Express accident: Three employees suspended, Commissioner of Railway Safety inquiry almost complete

The Hindu

The inquiry by the Commissioner of Railway Safety into the accident involving Kanchanjunga Express and a goods train on June 17 in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district that claimed 10 lives has reached completion and a final report is being awaited. According to officials, three railway employees, Rangapani Station superintendent, the signal technician of the section between Rangapani and Chattarhat and …

Accident Railway Train Express Goods Crs Kanchanjunga Express

5 months, 1 week ago

Duty hours of loco pilots monitored, rest provided after trips: Railway Minister

The Hindu

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on July 10 that there had been a lot of theatrics by the Opposition parties to demotivate train loco pilots. Mr. Vaishnaw said on X, “Duty hours of loco pilots are carefully monitored, and rest is provided meticulously after trips. Since there is a lot of misinformation and theatrics by opposition to demotivate our Loco …

Railway Train Hours Rti Vaishnaw Pilots Loco Pilots

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi met train drivers brought from ‘outside’? Unions counter Railways

Hindustan Times

A day after Rahul Gandhi met loco pilots at the New Delhi railway station, train drivers' unions on Saturday rejected Railways' claim that the pilots were 'brought from outside the Delhi Division.' Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi during a meeting with the loco pilots at New Delhi Railway Station, in New Delhi. Kamlesh Singh, Central Treasurer of the Indian Railway …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Railways says Rahul Gandhi met drivers from outside, 'we have similar issues,' counter Unions

The Hindu

The train drivers' unions have countered Railways' claim that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met loco pilots who were not from the Delhi Division and were brought from outside. On Friday, after Mr. Gandhi visited the loco pilots' crew lobby at the New Delhi Railway Station, the Chief Public Relation Officer of Northern Railway under which the Delhi Division falls, said …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Train drivers draw Rahul Gandhi's attention to serious safety issues in Railways

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The All India Loco Running Staff Association's South Zone president said Saturday loco drivers handed a memorandum to Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, blaming poor working conditions for recent train accidents.R Kumaresan, who played a crucial role in organising the interaction between the former Congress president and the loco pilots at the New …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Railways loco pilots complain of inadequate rest to Rahul Gandhi, claim Congress sources

The Hindu

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on July 5 met a group of Indian Railways loco pilots, who complained of “inadequate rest due to understaffing”. Congress sources said that Mr. Gandhi met around 50 loco pilots from all over India at the New Delhi railway station in the afternoon for an interaction. Explaining their issues to Mr. …

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6 months ago

What can the Railways do to stop accidents? | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: On June 17, a train accident killed 10 people and injured over 40 near New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal, about 600 km from Kolkata. The Railway Board initially said the prima facie cause of the accident was that the loco pilot of the GFCJ container train, who died in the accident, disregarded the Railways’ General and …

Accidents Train Accident Indian Railways Failure Signal Kavach Loco Pilot

6 months ago

Southern Railway suspends loco pilots for 46-hour ‘rest’

The Hindu

In an unprecedented move, the Southern Railway has suspended at least 29 loco pilots/assistant loco pilots and initiated disciplinary action against many others for taking a 46-hour break from duty. Trade unions say the action was taken after the loco pilots availed the mandatory 16-hour rest on return from outstation trip, along with their weekly off or periodical rest of …

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6 months ago

West Bengal train accident: Railway official says loco pilot disregarded signal

Hindustan Times

A top Railways official on Monday said the collision between the Kanchanjunga Express and a goods train took place because of a human error. Sinha said the driver of the goods train and the guard of the express train also lost their lives in the accident. Meanwhile, a Railways source told PTI that the automatic signalling system between Ranipatra Railway …

Accident Railway Pti Goods Signal Express Train Sealdah

6 months, 1 week ago

Forest Department, Railways jointly inspect tracks near Coimbatore to improve safety of wild elephants

The Hindu

Officials from the Tamil Nadu Forest Department and the Palakkad Division of Southern Railway inspected railway lines passing through the Madukkarai forest range in Coimbatore district to chalk out plans to improve safety measures for wild elephants. Divisional Engineer Anshul Bharti and Additional Divisional Engineer Bibhash Paswan from Palakkad Division joined the Forest Department team along with loco pilots and …

Railway Forest Department System Pilots Forest Department Wild Elephants

6 months, 1 week ago

Loco pilot from Kerala special guest at Modi 3.0 swearing-in ceremony

New Indian Express

KOCHI: Shobhana P P was glued to the television at her home in Moozhikulam near Aluva on Sunday when Narendra Modi took oath as India’s Prime Minister. Reason: Her only daughter, Aishwarya S Menon, was among the few Malayalis invited to the PM’s swearing-in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, having received the special invite from Modi himself. …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Amid strike by some Loco Pilots, Railways is trying to ensure undisrupted service: Palakkad Division

The Hindu

The Palakkad Division of Southern Railway on Friday, said it was making all efforts to keep trains running in time amid a section of Loco Pilots continuing to strike from work with a demand for a 46-hour periodical rest. However, a section of LPs owing allegiance to ‘unrecognised’ All India Loco Running Staff Association have resorted to strike in Palakkad …

Work Hours Palakkad Division Loco Pilots Loco Palakkad Division

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sirhind train collision: Loco pilot, assistant dozed off: Report

Hindustan Times

Four days after a goods train collision in Punjab, the investigation revealed that the loco pilot and his assistant fell asleep at the wheel and failed to apply the brake at the red signal, a railway official said. “Had LP and ALP joined the duty after taking a complete rest and been alert while driving, this incident would have been …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Railways to install optical fibre-based system to detect elephant crossing

The Hindu

The Railways will soon install an optical fibre-based intrusion detection system along the elephant infested 33-km stretch between Kottekkad and Madukkarai as part of its latest measure to prevent elephant deaths on the tracks. The optical fibre network will detect the presence of animals big and small through vibrations, and send real-time alerts to the intrusion monitoring cell, station masters …

Railway Tracks Elephant Chaturvedi Madukkarai Elephant Deaths Loco Pilots

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Railways, loco pilots lock horns over working hours

The Hindu

Even as a section of loco pilots have called a strike from June 1 in protest against the increasing workload and stress, which is not in the greater interest of the safety of train operations, the data available with the Southern Railway revealed that the loco pilots in Kerala work for six to seven hours per day, including preparatory time …

Work Railway Train Hours Thiruvananthapuram Working Pilots

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Playing to the gallery can be injurious to rail safety

The Hindu

Believe it or not, adhering to the rules can sometimes invite disciplinary action. The Preliminary Report of the CRS/SC Circle, which was submitted in November 2023, a little over two weeks after the accident, had concluded that the accident was caused by “errors in train working” — essentially meaning that the station staff and the crew of the train in …

Safety Railways Disciplinary Action Accident Case Train Rules

8 months, 1 week ago

Visakhapatnam-Guntur Simhadri Express Assistant Loco Pilot Praised Hailed for Heroism

Deccan Chronicle

VISHAKHAPATNAM: Rajahmundry assistant loco pilot, G. Rajat Kumar, is being hailed a hero for his quick thinking and bravery in ensuring the safety of passengers aboard the Visakhapatnam-Guntur Simhadri Express on Saturday. Undeterred by the risk involved, Kumar crawled underneath the carriage in the sweltering heat to reset the alarm, sustaining minor scrapes in the process. Mohan, the loco pilot, …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Runaway train was not secured: probe blames engine, station staff

Hindustan Times

The engineers of a freight train that rolled down from Kathua station on Sunday morning and travelled roughly 75km with no one in control did not adhere to protocol to deploy adequate number of brakes and track wedges when they parked the locomotive, a preliminary inquiry into the incident has found, according to details accessed by HT. HT Image Six …

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Bihar Rail Worker Death Indian Railways Probe Into Barauni Junction Shunting Mishap Cites Coordination Gap Pointsman Suleman Blames Loco Driver

Railways constitute multi-disciplinary committee to look into problems of Loco Pilots

Dibrugarh Express Accident: UP Police Denies Loco Pilot's 'Explosion' Claim As Railways Begins Probe

Dibrugarh Express accident: Train's loco pilot claims he heard explosion sound just before derailment

Railways relax Make-in-India rules to buy walkie-talkie sets for crew

Rahul Gandhi shares video highlighting struggles of labourers, loco pilots

Kanchanjunga Express accident: Three employees suspended, Commissioner of Railway Safety inquiry almost complete

Duty hours of loco pilots monitored, rest provided after trips: Railway Minister

Rahul Gandhi met train drivers brought from ‘outside’? Unions counter Railways

Railways says Rahul Gandhi met drivers from outside, 'we have similar issues,' counter Unions

Train drivers draw Rahul Gandhi's attention to serious safety issues in Railways

Railways loco pilots complain of inadequate rest to Rahul Gandhi, claim Congress sources

What can the Railways do to stop accidents? | Explained

Southern Railway suspends loco pilots for 46-hour ‘rest’

West Bengal train accident: Railway official says loco pilot disregarded signal

Forest Department, Railways jointly inspect tracks near Coimbatore to improve safety of wild elephants

Loco pilot from Kerala special guest at Modi 3.0 swearing-in ceremony

Amid strike by some Loco Pilots, Railways is trying to ensure undisrupted service: Palakkad Division

Sirhind train collision: Loco pilot, assistant dozed off: Report

Railways to install optical fibre-based system to detect elephant crossing

Railways, loco pilots lock horns over working hours

Playing to the gallery can be injurious to rail safety

Visakhapatnam-Guntur Simhadri Express Assistant Loco Pilot Praised Hailed for Heroism

Runaway train was not secured: probe blames engine, station staff