Kanchanjunga Express accident: ECR suspends issuing of T/A 912, directs drivers to maintain cautionThe East Central Railway (ECR) has suspended the T/A 912 written authority letter for train drivers to cross signals in case of automatic s...
Kanchanjunga Express accident: Signal had been defective since 5.50 am, says a railway sourceIn West Bengal, a defective automatic signalling system between Ranipatra Railway Station and Chattar Hat Junction led to the collision bet...
Kanchanjunga accident: Why was the goods train driver allowed to pass red signals? Here's what internal documents showThe goods train that rammed into the Kanchanjunga Express between Ranipatra Railway Station and Chattar Hat Junction in West Bengal on Mond...
Sirhind train collision: Loco pilot, assistant fell asleep at wheelFour days after a goods train collision in Punjab, the investigation revealed that the loco pilot and his assistant fell asleep at the whee...
High-powered committee to implement breaks for food, nature's call for train driversThe Ministry of Labour has constituted a high-powered committee to work out the modalities "to provide defined time intervals for food and ...
Railway orders 15-day intensive safety driveIn the aftermath of the tragic collision between two trains in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, resulting in the loss of at least 14 lives, the Ra...
Train drivers shouldn't work beyond 12 hours: Railway BoardThe Indian Railway Board has issued consolidated guidelines to all zones regarding the maximum working hours for train drivers. The guideli...
Railway Board examining demand for giving one-time option to women drivers, track maintainers to change job categoryThe Railway Board is considering a request from the National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR) to allow women track maintainers and ru...
Northeast Frontier Railway working on device that can detect if a driver is drowsy based on blinking of eyesThe device is still in development and is expected to be ready in a few weeks, after which it will be fitted in 20 train engines as a pilot...
Gorakhpur train accident: Driver fatigue to blameThe accident has once again highlighted the shortage of loco pilots in railways and the heavy workload being shared by the ones on duty.