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Jul 28 2021 (21:03)   Limited response to Indian Railways’ private operations tender

Ravi~   237 news posts
Entry# 5027037   News Entry# 460485         Tags   Past Edits
INDIAN Railway’s (IR) much publicised plan to operate private passenger services on the mainline network has failed to take off after state-owned Indian Railways Catering and...

1 Public Posts - Wed Jul 28, 2021

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Jul 28 2021 (22:33)
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G_I_P_R^~   7211 blog posts
Re# 5027037-2              
This is nothing surprising.

Railways want private players to maintain 95% punctuality with all controlling being done by IR.

With these terms and conditions, no private operators except IRCTC is going to
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bid for private trains.

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Jul 31 2021 (18:19)
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G_I_P_R^~   7211 blog posts
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In many countries, railways have been successfully run by private organisations after de nationalisation of railways, for eg, UK, France.

In the USA, bulk of passenger traffic is handled by Amtrak, but it is a PSU.

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you expect private players to maintain the same level of operations, then NO, it would not be enough to run all services profitably. Infact, many services would be culled for want of profitability or be subsidised by govt, which would defeat the whole purpose.

Then there is always fear of crony capitalists taking advantage of the system, govt as such always behaves like a toothless tiger.

Some middle ground will need to be achieved or else, we can all keep mum on this and suffer the travesty which IR doles out in the name of service.

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Oct 26 2020 (18:39)   2,835km of South Western Railway network yet to be electrified

VijaySai~   71 news posts
Entry# 4759282   News Entry# 422796         Tags   Past Edits
BENGALURU: While Indian Railways plans to complete electrification of all lines in the country by 2023, only 731km (20%) of the 3,566km track network in South...

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1 Public Posts - Wed Oct 28, 2020

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Oct 28 2020 (09:57)
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G_I_P_R^~   7211 blog posts
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SWR can easily electrify the rest of the sections except the ghats in the Kulem-Castle Rock in Braganza Ghats and Subrahmanya Rd- Sakleshpur in the Shiradi Ghats.

GIPR could electrify the much steeper Bhor and Thull ghats more than 75 years ago, so this should be much easier.
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Oct 11 2020 (10:19)   Non-AC coaches to be phased out in all Mail, Express trains: Railway Board Chairman

Ankit^~   21 news posts
Entry# 4742267   News Entry# 421010         Tags   Past Edits
Railway Board Chairman and CEO Vinod Kumar Yadav says the policy change from sleeper to AC is aligned with the Railways’ plan to raise the speed...

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9 Public Posts - Mon Oct 12, 2020

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Oct 12 2020 (11:03)
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G_I_P_R^~   7211 blog posts
Re# 4742267-20              
It is 60-40 ratio.

60% - Because it is not feasible to operate the non AC classes at the existing fares.

40% - Because non AC coaches create drag and wind
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resistance due to which loco consumes more power for higher speeds.

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Oct 01 2020 (09:03)   चार अक्तूबर से चलेगी झांसी बांद्रा स्पेशल एक्सप्रेस

AmanGupta^~   137 news posts
Entry# 4730364   News Entry# 419966         Tags   Past Edits
झांसी। झांसी से बांद्रा स्टेशन के बीच स्पेशल ट्रेन का संचालन चार अक्तूबर से शुरू हो जाएगा। ये ट्रेन पूर्व की तरह सप्ताह में दो दिन...

7 Public Posts - Thu Oct 01, 2020

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Oct 01 2020 (14:40)
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G_I_P_R^~   7211 blog posts
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IR cannot start trains just like that during Corona.

COVID specials need clearance from the respective state Govt through which the train passes. The severity of the COVID cases are different in different states.
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Sep 24 2020 (12:05)   Rail accused of window dressing

Baaz_SGUJ_WDP4~   123 news posts
Entry# 4723994   News Entry# 419414         Tags   Past Edits
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Wednesday accused the railways of “window dressing” to present its operating ratio in “a better light” during the...

3 Public Posts - Thu Sep 24, 2020

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Sep 24 2020 (13:09)
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G_I_P_R^~   7211 blog posts
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Railway budget was often a political stunt. Absolutely no need to bring it back. Railways is the not even the biggest department under the cabinet.

There is always a fund allocation plan at the zonal level and accordingly funds are disbursed for projects / augmenting services.
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