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www.swr.indianrailways.gov.in- 2020-09-01
दक्षिण पश्चिम रेलवे/ SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY प्रेस विज्ञप्ति/ Press Release No. 202 Dt: 28.08.2020 MYSURU WORKSHOP IS THE FIRST WORKSHOP on IR TO SUCCESSFULLY MANUFACTURE THREE PHASE MEMU MOTOR COACH WHEEL SET Mysuru Workshop of South Western Railway was established in 1924 as a base workshop of the erstwhile Mysore State Railway. The work shop has stared POH of BG coaches from 1994. With the introduction of LHB coaches on Indian Railways, workshop has been nominated to carry out Shop Shedule-1, Shop Shedule -2 and Shop Shedule -3 Schedules for the LHB coaches from 2012 onwards. Recently, Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) had sought Mysuru Workshop to manufacture the 900 Trailer Coaches Wheel sets for 225 Trailer Coach Cars and 300 Motor Coach Wheel Sets for 75 Motor Coach Cars. BEML is manufacturing MEMU coaches for 8 car formation with Bombardier Propulsion System to ply between Ghaziabad and Delhi region. All the required Material including drill bits have to be supplied by BEML at their cost. The work consists of machining and pressing of wheel and Axle Assy. Wheel shop of Mysuru Workshop has successfully manufactured High speed MEMU motor coach wheel that is fit to run at a speed of 160 kmph. This wheel manufacturing is under taken for the first time in Indian Railway workshop against M/s Bombardiar quality plan. M/S Bombardier Transportations use these type of Motor Suspension Unit (MSU) Assemblies for Electrical Multiple Unit (EMU) rakes in India. The first batch of 6 wheel sets is ready for dispatch to BEML under deposit work of Rs.2.4 Crs. 188 Trailer Coach wheels and 52 Motor Coach wheels have so far been manufactured. Shri T Srinivasu Chief Workshop Manager, Mysuru under the direction of Shri Ravi Kumar, PCME has executed this work for the first time on Indian Railways. Shri Ajay Kumar Singh, GM/SWR commended the work of Mysuru Works shop and said that this is a big achievement as wheels were being manufactured in Rail Wheel factories usually. Chief Public Relations Officer South Western Railway, Hubball 2
www.swr.indianrailways.gov.in- 2020-08-10
दक्षिण पश्चिम रेलवे/ SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY प्रेस विज्ञप्ति/ Press Release No. 185 Dt: 09.08.2020 RAILWAY MUSEUM AT HUBBALLI INAUGURATED Shri Pralhad Joshi, Hon’ble Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal & Mines and Shri Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Union Minister of Railways dedicated the Railway Museum at Hubballi to the nation through video link today( 09.08.2020). Shri Suresh Angadi, Hon’ble Union Minister of State of Railways presided over the function. Shri Abbayya Prasad, Hon’ble MLA of Hubballi-Dharwad East; Shri Arvind Bellad, Hon’ble MLA of Hubballi-Dharwad West; Shri Pradeep Shettar, Hon’ble MLC and other dignitaries graced the occasion. Welcoming the dignitaries, Shri Ajay Kumar Singh, GM/SWR said that the railway museum at Hubballi is the first of its kind in North Karnataka and second in SWR after the Rail Museum at Mysuru. This Museum will enthrall visitors narrating story of Railways in India in past 167 years. The Museum is spread over an area of 4,150 sqm. The museum has fascinating collection of Rolling stock, wide range of artefacts beautified by aesthetic lighting. He said that since Shri Piyush Goyal ji has taken over as Minister of Railways, the functioning of railways has transformed and revolutionized. He thanked Shri Pralhad Joshi for extending constant support for railways by giving valuable inputs. He said that after Shri Suresh Angadi has taken over as Hon’ble MoSR, SWR has been able to complete pending infrastructure projects by regular coordination with State Government. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Piyush Goyal said, “Railways has an emotional connect with all of us. Railways has played an important role in our lives and has been witness to our personal journeys of life in different phases. He referred to Mahatma Gandhi and said that Gandhi Ji also preferred to understand India through trains. Railways have itself gone through great transformations. Story of evolution of Railways from steam era to modern bullet trains era is truly remarkable. Museum is monument of tribute to that extraordinary change. Moving into a post Covid era would also see many changes. The museum will help in sensitizing society about shared history and culture. It will tell us about our roots and our foundations. We must preserve memories and legacy. We are now making Railways fully electrified and 100 % green. It will be world class passenger and freight services organization. Railways will continue to change and transform. Legacy will continue to be great and would require to be constantly preserved. Shri Suresh Angadi said that it's a great day for Hubballi and north Karnataka. After Mysuru, a second museum is set up here. He appreciated the work by railways in transporting migrant workers ensuring safety and also providing food. Shri Pralhad Joshi appreciated SWR for running 266 Shramik trains carrying 3.90 lakh passengers to their native places. He also appreciated SWR for converting 320 coaches as isolation coaches. He asked to complete the Hubballi-Belagavi-Bengaluru double line and electrification work expeditiously and speed up the trains to reach Bengaluru in 6 hrs. Later Shri Pralhad Joshi Hon’ble Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal & Mines and Shri Jagadish Shettar, Minister of Large and Medium Scale Industries, Public enterprises and District Incharge Minister of Dharwad visited Railway Museum and appreciated the work of SWR. Shri P.K.Mishra, AGM, SWR; Shri Ravikumar, PCME; Ms. Roopa Srinivasan, PFA; Shri Arvind Malkhede, DRM, Hubballi and others were present. The Highlights of the Museum: Galaxy of Rolling Stock Malaprabha and Ghataprabha cottages Theatre Coach Suruchi Cafeteria Toy Train Memorabilia Shop Ticket Printing Machine Model train run Children’s Activity Room A grand arch at the entrance welcomes one to the bygone era. Embellished with emblems of forerunners of South Western Railway, that served this region which is Southern Mahratta Railway, Mysore and Southern Mahratta Railway etc.,The welcome arch beckons visitors to explore the world of Railways. Outdoor landscape: Two narrow gauge locomotives (train Engines) are the prime attraction in the Museum. All the exhibits that run on track and are related to track such as Rolling Stock (engines), Coach, wagon, tanker, Permanent way material like Rails, sleepers, Level crossing gate, signals etc are provided in the galleries setup amidst soothing greenery of the Museum. A narrow gauge coach which depicts “Unity in diversity with life size statues of passengers from various parts of the country is an added attraction for the visitors. Two beautiful cottages constructed in 1907, are converted to two parts of museum named as Malaprabha and Ghataprabha after the two rivers of the region. Ghataprabha cottage: The cottages define quintessential old age charm, house collection of indoor artifacts. Ghataprabha cottage features a model room with running train, signal instruments etc. History of Locomotives, wagons, coaches is presented along with antique Books and Plants. Glimpses of working of Railway in Medical and security fronts can be seen. A colourful children activity room with fun facts is also part of Ghatprabha. A memorabilia counter where souvenirs can be bought and a history corner where history of Railway companies is covered in the cottage. Malaprabha Cottage: A series of beautiful charcoal sketches constitute art gallery at the entrance of Malaprabha. Booking office with ticket counter, printed tickets, iron cash chests reflect reminiscences of the ticketing of a few decades back. A station master room is simulated with Panel, all the apparatus, registers, furniture and even life size statues of station master and Points man. The adjacent room is designed on theme of waiting room with antique furniture. A parcel office setup is also recreated with 150 year old parcel weighing machine. The evolution and progress on of Permanent way, rails, sleepers, track fitting, telecommunication, electrical. The regular working Hours for the Museum from 11th Aug 2020 are as below: Normal Days (Tuesday to Friday) 12 noon to 7 pm Weekends & Public Holidays 12 noon to 8 pm Every Monday is a Holiday Entry Ticket Charges Adult (above 12 Years) INR 20/- Child (5-12 Years) INR 10/- Less than 5 Years Free Theatre Coach Show timings (every one hour starting from 12.00 pm 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, 5 pm) In Group of 10 members each ticket INR 10/- Show Time 15 mts Toy Train Ticket (one trip) Each Ticket INR 10/- * Three rounds of to and fro constitutes one trip. . Chief Public Relations Officer South Western Railway, Hubballi
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