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

'Parivartan Sangoshthi' of Indian Railways' Top Brass on 7th and 8th December in Delhi

The Parivartan Sangoshthi is to be attended by top Indian Railways officials from the Railway Board as well as General Managers and Divisional Railway Managers from various zones Read more

Railway Board : MAINTENANCE STUDY GROUP MEETING ON TRACTION DISTRIBUTION HELD AT BHAVNAGAR DIVISION

The 31st Maintenance Study Group Traction distribution meeting was held at Somnath on 8th and 9th November, 2019. Western Railway provided the logistic support for the successful conduct of this important meeting attended… Read more

New postings at Railway Board and RDSO

Shri. RK Jain (IRSSE), Director/IRISET, Secunderabad has been transferred to Railway Board and posted as Adviser (Telecom). Shri. Anil Kumar Agarwal (IRSME), Additional Member (Mechanical) has been entrusted with the… Read more

UPDATED: New 9,000 hp WAG-9 HH Locomotive Rolls Out of CLW

Upgraded version of WAG-9H prototype rolled out with power rating of 9000 hp. Read more

UPDATED: Train 18: RDSO and ICF Propose Solution for Damaging Cattle Runovers

Solution to Cattle Runovers on Train-18 found. Testing underway. Read more

Push-Pull Rajdhani with WAP-7s receives RDSO speed certificate

In what may be good news for faster Rajdhani operations, Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) recently issued a speed certificate for a Push-Pull rake configuration between CSMT and New… Read more

Two 6,000 hp GE diesel locos arrive at Mundra Port

The first two diesel locomotives of 6,000 hp, manufactured by GE, arrived at the Mundra port on Sunday. Read more

WAG-7 class locomotive retrofitted with regenerative braking, trials successful

Indian Railways (IR) has successfully trialled a WAG-7 class locomotive fitted with regenerative braking. The experimental upgrade was carried out on locomotive number 24517 homed at Jhansi shed. Trials were… Read more

New Executive Director (TI), RDSO

Shri. Sanjay Agarwal (IRSEE) has been appointed as the Executive Director, Traction Installation (TI) at Research Development and Standards Organisation (RDSO), Lucknow. Read more