25 Trains from (YPR)YESVANTPUR JN to (GTL)GUNTAKAL JN

Shri P.K. Srivastava, GM SCR seen inaugurating the Seminar by lighting a ceremonial Lamp

Shri P.K. Srivastava GM SCR seen addressing at the Seminar o­n Ënergy Conservationon 20.12.13

SCR electrical stage a Skit o­n Energy Conservation

South Central Railway organised a Seminar o­n  “Energy Conservation” today (20.12.2013) as a part of National Energy Conservation Week being observed from 14th to 21^st December, 2013. Senior railway officials and electrical staff of SCR, representatives from energy / lighting  equipment firms etc.,  attended the seminar in large number. 

Shri P.K. Srivastava, General Manager / SCR, in his inaugural address, said that SCR implements the national policies o­n energy conservation. He appreciated the officials and staff responsible for getting two National Energy Conservation Awards in the current year Viz., First  Prize for Guntakal Pumping Station and Certificate of Merit for  Divisional Railway Manager’s Office, Vijayawada  from Bureau of Energy Efficiency. He spelled various measures to avoid wastage of electrical energy in traction and non-traction areas of railway working.

Shri K. L. Pandey, Addl. General Manager / SCR,  in his presidential address, reiterated the advantages of using energy efficient electrical equipments including CFL / LED bulbs and T5 Tube lights. 

Shri Gangaram Agarwal, Chief Electrical Engineer / SCR, while welcoming the participants, said that rail transport is energy intensive accounting for 30% of the operating  cost. Energy conservation being an integral work culture, SCR practices several energy conservation measures in the traction arena such as   maximum use of regenerative braking,  coasting , switching off  of  idling Locos / rear Locos while driving light loads etc., and saved 63 million units of electricity costing Rs. 37 cr. in the year 2012-13. In the non-traction area also, SCR achieved 2.5% reduction by introducing star rated electrical appliances, use of renewable source of energy,  automation of pumps, provision of timer switches etc., in spite of growth of connected load in the year 2012-13, he added.

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Press Note No. 211dt. 18-12-2013

PERMANENT AUGMENTATION OF TRAIN NOS. 12510/12509 GUWAHATI-BANGALORE CITY-GUWAHATI SUPERFAST EXPRESS WITH o­nE ADDITIONAL AC 3-TIER COACH AND TRAIN NOS. 15902/15901 DIBRUGARH-YESVANTPUR-DIBRUGARH WEEKLY EXPRESS WITH o­nE ADDITIONALGENERAL SECOND CLASS COACH RESPECTIVELY

North East Frontier Railway(NFR) hasadvised this railway that they have decided to augment permanentlyTrain No. 12510/12509 GUWAHATI-BANGALORE CITY-GUWAHATI SUPER FAST EXPRESS with o­ne additional AC 3-tier coach from 26^th January, 2014(Sunday) and 28^th January,2014(Tuesday) from GUWAHATI endand from 29^th January, 2014 (Wednesday) and 31^st January, 2014(Friday) from BANGALORE CITY end.Besides, permanent augmentation of Train Nos.15902/15901 DIBRUGARH-YESVANTPUR-DIBRUGARH WEEKLY EXPRESS with o­nEadditionalGENERAL SECOND CLASS COACH, with effect from DIBRUGARH end from 06^th December, 2013 and from YESVANTPUR end from09^th December, 2013, as per the followingdetails:--

The revised composition of(1) Train No. 25010/12509 Guwahati-Bangalaore City-Guwahati Tri-Weekly Express will have total 24 coaches (instead of 23 coachers earlier), comprising of Two AC 2-tier coaches, Seven AC 3-tier coaches, Ten Second Class Sleeper coaches, Two General Second Class coaches, Two Second Class luggage-cum-brake vans-cum-Second Class disabled coaches and a Pantry Car.(2) The revised composition of Train Nos. 15902/15901 Dibrugarh-Yesvantpur-Dibrugarh Weekly Express Weekly will havetotal : 23 coaches (instead of 22 coachesearlier), consisting of o­ne AC 2-tier coach, TwoAC 3-tier coaches, Fourteen Second Class Sleeper coaches, Three General Second Class coaches, Two Second Class-cum-luggage-cum–brake Vans-cum-Disabled coaches and a Pantry Car.

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