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Rlys scrap plus bright idea yield a shunting engine

Wednesday 28 January '09

If one has a good idea, he can create wonders even out of scraps. So while most neglected redundant machineries such as forklift...
Don’t take your co-passenger on face value, watch your bags

Sunday 25 January '09

Rail passengers, who enjoy a nap after locking their luggage with a chain, beware. For, the railway police have recently busted a group of cons which used to lift bags and snatch chains of travellers in trains after posing co-passengers.
Gen X train bubble bursts

Tuesday 20 January '09

Elation has given way to despair after the railway administration acquired and commissioned new rakes.
Soon, local trains from Virar to Dahanu

Thursday 15 January '09

A long-pending demand for local train services to be extended to Dahanu will soon be met. According to sources, the work on the tracks between Virar and Dahanu is nearing completion and these tracks will be operational later this year.
Taking Wing

Monday 12 January '09

If there was any doubt that Indian festivals can be a great route to social harmony, one only needs to visit Mumbai’s ‘Kite Market’ in Patang Gali, Imamwada...
Weeks after 26/11, indicator at CST dysfunctional

Thursday 8 January '09

Passengers look hopefully at the indicator in the Concourse hall at CST suburban station. But their wait turns endless as digits on the indicator fail to illuminate the train timings.
Delighting with the Thumri-Dadra

Monday 5 January '09

Her husky, melodious voice does not really need any introduction. Her Sanwariya dekh jara is ore from the film Sardari Begam was a hit song.
Toy train accident blamed on negligence by engineering dept

Tuesday 30 December '08

The toy train accident between Matheran and Neral could have been averted had the gateman been informed about the train running behind schedule, reveals a source from Neral station.
Toy train collides with truck on Matheran-Neral mini rail route

Saturday 27 December '08

A toy train collided with a truck late on Thursday evening between Matheran and Neral stations of the Mini Hill rail route.
GRP arms its men with more weapons

Friday 26 December '08

After the 26/11 terror attacks on Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, which killed 58 and injured 98, the Government Railway Police (GRP) has now armed its cops with more weapons.
CCTV cameras capture a hero’s lonely end

Friday 26 December '08

Inspector Shashank Shinde died a hero’s death, but he also died a lonely death. Because close-circuit television...
Day before accident, Rly carried out maintenance work at the spot

Wednesday 24 December '08

A day after five commuters were injured after hitting an earthing strip while travelling on footboard of a local train between Jogeshwari and Andheri...
Tribute to A City

Monday 22 December '08

On November 26, hours before the siege of Mumbai began, hundreds of students of the Hasanat High School at Andheri...
Rooftop travel kills, but who cares?

Monday 15 December '08

The railways’ efforts to curb rooftop travelling seem to have had little effect. The casualties among such travellers have increased year after year, possibly because the number of travellers too has increased.
CCTVs at stations to be centrally monitored

Friday 12 December '08

In the wake of the terror attacks that took place last month, Central Railway (CR) has decided to connect all CCTV cameras to a main server.
16 CCTVs failed to capture CST mayhem

Thursday 11 December '08

It was now emerged that the attack at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus could well have been captured better, providing better clues to investigators...
Robbery on rise in Matunga Rly colony: residents

Tuesday 9 December '08

The residents of the Matunga Railway Colony complain about incidents of robbery in their area in the recent past.
Now, entertainment on local trains, first TVs to be in place by new year

Monday 8 December '08

Soon, commuters aboard local trains on Western line will get a dose of entertainment while travelling.
After the hit, move to keep hawk eye on terminus

Monday 8 December '08

Terror-hit Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) is springing back with improved and upgraded security. Central Railway (CR) is taking further steps...
Soon, a film on terror attacks

Saturday 6 December '08

ACTS of terrorism have often made us ponder over the rationale behind such dastardly actions.
Western Railway to introduce 150 trains for Virar section

Thursday 4 December '08

The Western Railway has decided to introduce 200 services in its suburban section, of which 150 will be introduced in the Virar section, for the convenience of the commuters.
Railway shunned midway in Navi Mumbai, Metro to come up instead

Tuesday 25 November '08

The Metro rail in Navi Mumbai will come up at the cost of suburban railway network as the City and Industrial Development Corporation...
Fence to be raised to prevent train robberies

Sunday 9 November '08

The snatching of a mobile phone from a woman commuter a couple of days ago has once again brought into focus the frequent robberies and chain-snatching incidents on local trains between Churni Road and Churchagte.
Illegal hawkers pose security threat

Saturday 8 November '08

Even after the Railways has installed CCTVs at stations and foot over-bridges (FOBs) to ensure round-the-clock security, presence of unauthorised hawkers is becoming a growing concern for the authorities.
When a motorman went up a mountain

Monday 3 November '08

Munesh Kulshrestha is a motorman whose daily job keeps him rooted to Mumbai and its lifeline, the suburban railways, always buzzing with activity and always crowded.
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