Indian Railways is not a Tent House
The images from Anand Vihar Terminus this week carry a plain message. Indian Railways appears to have forgotten that it is a transporter, not a tent house. A #transporter with … Read More
Indian Railways: The Cost of Entitlement
Indian Railways now runs on bite-sized zones, no rotation of officers, and endless money for projects. A service that once produced engineers of national standing now behaves like a municipal … Read More
Rail Safety Accountability at a Crossroads: The Urgent Need for Reform After Punjab Train Fire
Indian Railways cannot run merely on slogans, publicity and grand announcements. Passengers’ lives must come first If the Railway Minister cannot ensure passenger safety, he must step down NEW DELHI: … Read More
Part XI: The Tyranny of Traffic | Six Trains That Were Not in the Section
At 20:55 an operating officer called out the bursting of an engineering block and blamed it for congestion. By 21:29 zonal headquarters and a second division had told the group … Read More
Shadow Partners in Steel and Concrete: Do Railway Officials Hold Stakes in Contractor Firms?
Are some railway officers merely supervising contractors, or are they acting as silent financial partners in the very companies executing major railway projects? Information circulating in railway circles has raised … Read More
ERC Supply Crisis: When Steel Producers Themselves Raise Red Flags, Why Is RDSO Refusing To Revisit Its Technical Norms?
RINL & JSPL reportedly submitted written objections to mandatory 100% MPI testing and 1.5 PPM hydrogen limit; RDSO maintained its position despite the industry’s warning of an impending railway supply … Read More
RDSO: Integrated Passenger Information System Vendor Approval Controversy and the Inconclusive High-Profile Vendors’ Meeting
The vendor approval for the Integrated Passenger Information System (#IPIS) and the alleged controversies surrounding it have recently become a major talking point in the corridors of Indian Railways. This … Read More
SER achieves âš400+ crore from scrap sales in a record time: leads all Zonal Railways
Kolkata: South Eastern Railway (SER) has achieved a scrap sale of âš403.86 Crore up to October 2026. This is a historical milestone in scrap disposal value, marking the fastest-ever achievement … Read More
RDSO Calls Meeting with ERC Manufacturers Amid Spring Steel Shortage and Growing Railway Supply Crisis
Lucknow/New Delhi | Amid the continuing shortage of RDSO-approved spring steel and the mounting difficulties faced by Elastic Rail Clip (#ERC) manufacturers in maintaining supplies to Indian Railways, ED-TK-III, RDSO, … Read More
Signaling Disarray on the Delhi-Howrah Main Line: âPerfectoâs Failure Exposes Flawed âPerfectionâ Claims
The severe traffic crisis that erupted on October 30 in the strategically vital Sonnagar-Gaya GC section of the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Division under East Central Railway has once again … Read More