RISHIKESH

WR TO REPLACE THREE RAKES OF MUMBAI CENTRAL- H. NIZAMUDDIN AUGUST KRANTI RAJDHANI EXPRESS WITH TEJAS RAKES

Lokshakti Express & Yoga Express trains to run with LHB rakes

To make travelling experience more comfortable, Western Railway has decided to replace three rakes of Train No. 12953/12954 Mumbai Central – Hazrat Nizamuddin August Kranti Rajdhani Express with Tejas rakes Ex Mumbai Central with effect from 12^th December, 2021 and Ex Hazrat Nizamuddin with effect from 13^th December, 2021.

According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur -Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, these new rakes have special smart features for enhanced passenger safety and comfort. The smart coaches will provide world-class facilities to passengers with the help of intelligent sensor-based systems. It is equipped with Passenger Information and Coach Computing Unit (PICCU) provided with GSM network connectivity, which reports to the remote server. PICCU records the data of WSP, CCTV recording, Toilet odour sensors, panic switch and other items integrated with fire detection and alarm system, air quality and choke filter sensor & energy meter. With the use of Tejas SMART Coach, Indian Railways aims to move to predictive maintenance instead of preventive maintenance.

Western Railway has also decided to replace the conventional rakes with LHB rakes of Train No. 22927/22928 Bandra Terminus – Ahmedabad Lokshakti Express and Train No. 19031/19032 Ahmedabad – Yog Nagari Rishikesh Yoga Express. Train No. 22927/28 Bandra Terminus – Ahmedabad Lokshakti Express will run with LHB rakes Ex Bandra Terminus with effect from 15^th December, 2021 and Ex Ahmedabad with effect from 18^th December, 2021. Train No. 19031/32 Ahmedabad – Yog Nagari Rishikesh Yoga Express will run with LHB rakes Ex Ahmedabad with effect from 16^th December, 2021 and Ex Rishikesh with effect from 17^thDecember, 2021.

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Central Railway

Press Release

Eight Central Railway staff felicitated with General Manager’s Safety Award

Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti, General Manager, Central Railway gave away “General Manager’s Safety Award” to 8 Central Railway staff (three from Mumbai Division, two each from Nagpur and Solapur Divisions and o­ne from Bhusaval Division) in appreciation of their alertness during duty, their contribution in averting untoward incidents and ensuring safety in train operations during the month of November 2021, in a function held at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai o­n 6.12 .2021. The award consists of a Medal, commendation certificate, a citation of exemplary safety work and a cash award of Rs.2000/-. 

Shri Rishikesh Kaluram Parnekar, Track Maintainer-IV and Shri Ananta Shankar Lobhi, Track Maintainer-II, Karjat, Mumbai Division while patrolling the Karjat-Lonavala section o­n 30.11.2021, noticed a broken rail head. They immediately alerted the concerned officials thus averting a possible accident.

Shri Pushpendra Meena, Assistant Loco Pilot (Goods), Kurla, Mumbai Division while o­n duty o­n 19.10.2021, noticed a hanging broken door of a passing goods wagon. He immediately alerted the Loco Pilot of the train to stop and with the help of the Guard managed to keep the door back in the wagon, thus averting a possible accident.

Shri Pravin Kumar Prabhakar, Sr. Goods Guard, Nagpur Division, while o­n duty o­n 10.11.2021, noticed a hot axle in the passing goods train. He alerted the next station and the issue was attended to immediately there by averting a possible accident.

Smt.Babita Kumre, Technician-I, Amla, Nagpur Division during a rolling-in inspection o­n 22.10.2021, noticed grease leakage from axle box of goods train. Further examination revealed the temperature of axle box to be 1050 and a broken bearing cup. The wagon was marked sick and a possible accident was averted.

Shri Dadasaheb Mahadev Shinde, Shunting Jamadar, Solapur Division while inspecting a goods train in the yard o­n 12.11.2021, noticed a broken central pivot in o­ne of the wagons. He promptly alerted the concerned officials and the wagon was separated thus saving a possible accident.

Shri Sanjay Chavan, Loco Pilot, Solapur Division while o­n duty o­n a goods train o­n 8.11.2021, heard an unusual sound and stopped the train immediately in the section. Further inspection revealed a weld fracture and the concerned officials were promptly alerted thus saving a possible accident of the next passing train.

Shri Sujit Kumar, Dy. Station Manager, Nagardevla, Bhusaval Division while exchanging signals with passing train o­n 26.10.2021, heard an unusual sound in the 3rd coach and alerted the next station. The cause was found to be flat tyre which was attended to immediately thus saving a possible accident.

Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti, while addressing o­n the occasion said that the awardees have done a commendable job and such 24 x 7 alertness shown by the railway staff for safer working will motivate others and sincerely work towards the safety of passengers.

Shri B.K. Dadabhoy, Additional General Manager and Shri Alok Singh, Principal Chief Safety Officer, Shri Mukul Jain, Principal Chief Operations Manager, Shri Ashwani Saxena, Principal Chief Engineering and other Principal Heads of Departments of Central Railway were present o­n the occasion and Divisional Railway Managers of all the Divisions joined the event virutally.

All covid-19 protocols were followed during the event.

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Date: December 06, 2021

PR No.2021/12/18