Final batch of two 3,300 HP locomotives manufactured by BLW reach MozambiqueIndian Railways has successfully completed its order of 10 locomotives to Mozambique, with the final two 3,300 HP diesel-electric locomotiv...
20 Apr, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
18 years on, Railways all set to replace iron trunks of loco pilots, guards with trolley bagsThe Indian Railway Board has requested all its zones to provide trolley bags to loco pilots and guards, replacing the iron trunks they carr...
25 Jul, 2024, 05.36 PM IST
COVID-19: Northeast Frontier Railway to convert coaches into isolation wardsIn view of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is converting coaches at the Coach Maintenance Depot in Kamakhya and...
28 Mar, 2020, 06.33 PM IST
Northern Railways conducting study to use train coaches as COVID-19 isolation wardsThe Indian Railways, which runs 13,523 trains daily, has suspended all passenger services till April 14 and its rakes are lying idle. Sourc...
27 Mar, 2020, 08.50 PM IST
Indian Railways mulls converting coaches into isolation wardsAccording to sources, the proposal to offer the empty coaches and cabins to be used as isolation wards was discussed in a meeting of Railwa...
27 Mar, 2020, 09.37 AM IST
Railways plans aircraft-like pressurised coaches for world's highest railway track in LehThe Railways plans to use aircraft-like pressurised coaches in its trains for the Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line so that passengers do not have b...
28 Oct, 2018, 01.00 PM IST
Naxalites disrupt rail services on two lines in BiharThe railway services, which was hampered after midnight last night on the Kiul-Jhajha rail section and the Kiul- Jamalpur rail section, wer...
03 Aug, 2017, 02.43 PM IST
How Indian Railways selects 55 big ideas to get itself back on trackThe Transformation Cell is mandated to implement 55 new ideas that originated in the Rail Vikas Shivir, the first-of-its-kind railway offsi...
19 Mar, 2017, 06.16 AM IST
Suresh Prabhu flags off Howrah-Yesvantpur Humsafar ExpressOther double line projects between Azimganj Cabin-Poradanga in Malda Division, between Azimganj Cabin-Gosaingram of Howrah Division were al...
20 Jan, 2017, 09.35 PM IST
Escargots in Ambala? Suresh Prabhu travels in driver's cabin in French TGV bullet trainPrabhu travelled on TGV, the French high-speed train, which can clock up to the maximum speed of 320 km per hour, during his recent visit t...
15 Apr, 2016, 07.31 PM IST
Railways to suffer Rs 130 crore due to fire at RRI cabin in ItarsiRailways is likely to suffer a loss of about Rs 130 crore with services of more than 180 trains being affected due to recent major fire at ...
19 Jun, 2015, 10.25 PM IST
16,252 vacancies of locomotive drivers in RailwaysVacancies over 16,000 locomotive driver post is reported in the RS;minister adds need of train drivers worked out periodically.
08 Aug, 2014, 05.10 PM IST
Mallikarjun Kharge to launch dual cab locomotive tomorrowRailways will launch a new designed locomotive with dual cabin system tomorrow in a bid to enhance the safety aspect and provide better fac...
05 Nov, 2013, 07.44 PM IST
Chandigarh Shatabdi to have first Anubhuti coachChandigarh Shatabdi will be the first train to have "Anubhuti" coaches, the AC luxury class proposed in rail budget 2013, providing higher ...
03 Mar, 2013, 12.52 PM IST
- Mumbai rail services disrupted by midnight fire
Thousands of commuters were stranded at the Mumbai's Central Railway (CR) stations after a midnight fire in a signal cabin.
18 Apr, 2012, 11.32 AM IST
- Railways to introduce dual cab passenger locomotive
Railways have decided to introduce cabins at both ends of a diesel locomotive to enable them with better range of view, speed and operation.
31 Oct, 2010, 12.21 PM IST
- Rs 1 lakh a night on Maharajas' Express
For the next six days and seven nights, the luxury train will move towards Delhi
19 Mar, 2010, 07.58 AM IST