Media NewsMumbai, July 22, 2008Laloo Prasad Yadav is a name that needs no introduction. There is little doubt that this Indian railway minister casts a unique figure in the hurly-burly of Indian politics. Be it his hair, his dialect, the style in which he celebrates festivals everything makes a headline. His humility and wit charms all and sundry; even Shah Rukh Khan couldn’t escape of Laloo Pra
Brookemere, B.C. was once the stopping place for steam trains to re water along the Kettle Valley Railway. This tower is actually a water tower that the trains would stop under. The ball on the roof shows the water level in the tower. Clever stuff.The Kettle Valley Railway was built in 1915 for servicing the mining industry in Southern British Columbia. Silver and copper were two of the commodit
I don’t think a toy chest would be complete without a wooden train set. Why?
Well, I haven’t seen a toddler or child who does not like them. In fact, I have seen boys go crazy over them, and my little girl loves her Wooden Railway.
Undoubted, train sets are [...]
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The Opposition introduced a motion condemning the Government for not supporting the extension of the Noarlunga Line to Seaford. The Government amended the motion to simply acknowledge the Government’s report on extending a passenger line to Seaford. While the report found the extension technically feasible, it did not justify the expenditure at this time. The [...]
A delegation of railway specialists from the UK is visiting Viet Nam on June 3-7 to showcase British expertise in the railway sector.
The team aims to identify the areas where assistance or partnership may be required for the continued development of Vietnamese railways and to match the requirements to the significant experience of British companies in both mainline and metro systems.
The
We've had a few of Tony Evans' old Nantwich snaps on the blog. Last week he popped into the office with a few more old prints. I said that I'd scan them and get them on the blog. So Nantwich railway station, from the 1960s (above) and around the turn of the century... .
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'''Broad Green''' railway station is situated in the [[Broadgreen]] district of [[Liverpool]], [[England]]. It is located very close to junction 4 of the [[M62 motorway]] but i
Huge crowds waited in patience to see actor Tarun and Genelia enact an eloping seen at the Anam Kalashetram, in Rajamundry, that was converted into a railway station. Director Krishna Vamsi had to make do with a set up of a railway station as it was difficult to convince the railway authorities to allow them to shoot at the local station. The production personnel and local authorities had th
The day after visiting the zoo I set my sights on a joyride on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. I was up at 5:30am, out of bed by 7am, queued for a train ticket at the rail station around 7:30am, and enjoying breakfast at the popular cafe Glenary’s by 8:30am. I received an email from [...]
Go Tama Go!The railway promoted Tama to "super-stationmaster" in JanuaryThe highest-ranking female at the Wakayama Electric Railway Co. does nothing more than sit around looking cute, but no one minds because she's single-handedly caused ridership on the struggling transit system to jump more than 10 percent.Make that single-pawedly.The miracle worker that's turned the Japanese railway around is a
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The track-bed from Layerthorpe to Osbaldwick, along with part of the former [[Foss Islands Branch Line]] in York, has been converted to a foot and cycle path.
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国労のデモ I was cycling around Akasaka and Nagatacho at lunchtime today, enjoying the cool, dry sunny weather – a pleasant respite from the recent cloudiness and beginnings of summer mugginess. I happened upon this demonstration happening directly across from the National Diet Building. It was in support of a case that goes back no less than 21 years!Back on April 1, 1987, Japan Railways w
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Railway Recruitment Board Solved Paper 1. When a ray of light passes from an optically denser medium to a rarer medium, it(a) Remains undeviated (b) Bends towards normal(c) Bends away from normal (d) None of these2.Who is the author of "Anandmath" ?(a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Bankim chandra Chattopadhyaya(c) Sarojini Nayadu (d) Jyotiba Phule3. Thimpu is the capital of -(a) Nepal
When I’ve walked the paths through the stately giants of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, about 30 miles from my hometown, I’ve always been awed by the majesty of those timeless trees. Equally timeless, it seems, is the far-off whistle of the historic Roaring Camp steam locomotive that runs daily from its mountain home in the town [...]
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Government of India(Ministry of Railways) Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), GuwahatiStation Road, Guwahati-781001, AssamWebsite : Employment Notice No.1/2008Last date : 22/04/08 (for candidates from far flung areas : 07/05/08)Applications in the prescribed format are invited from eligible Indian Nationals for filling up the following posts in Northeast Frontier Railway: 1. Law Assistant : 05 posts
A feasibility study for construction of the Hanoi-Vinh portion of the north-south express railway was made public in Hanoi on May 12 by the Ministry of Transport and Communication and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).
The total investment for the Hanoi-Vinh express railway was estimated at 12.9 billion USD. It will be 334 km long, 36 km shorter than the existing railway.
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“The Railway Detective,” by Edward Marston is mystery story set in 19th century London.
When the London to Birmingham mail train is robbed it means the loss of a large shipment of mail and gold destined for the national mint, but its just the start of a rash of strange crimes that are being committed against the railroad. A derailed train, a tunnel bombing, and a threat at the Great
Indian Railway ASM Recruitment Board Solved Question Paper - Mulitple Choice Questions - Previous Year 2007 2008 with answers keys and solutions free online download.1. ‘Destination India’, conference on commerce and trade was organised at:(a) Zurich (b) Bangalore (c) Singapore (d) Tokyo2. According to a survey by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry which of the following countries tops the list on labour productivity:(a) India (b) Luxembourg (c) Belgium (d) France3. India’s first Asset Reconstruction Company’s road map was prepared by:(a) SBI (b) IDBI (c) ICICI (d) HDFC4. Which of the following country is the new member of International Coffee Organisation?(a) India (b) Sri Lanka (c) Kenya (d) Vietnam5. Who among the following headed the Indo-UK Round Table conference hel
RAILWAY RECRUITMENT BOARD, RANCHIRailway Offices Complex,Chutia, Ranchi - 834001 (Jharkhand)Website: Notice No.: - 01/2008Last date : 29/04/08 (for candidates from far flung areas : 13/05/08)Applications in the prescribed format are invited from the citizen of India for recruitment to the vacancy at RRB Ranchi on South Eastern Railway / East Central Railway. The application addressed to The Member Secretary, Railway Recruitment Board, Railway Offices Complex, Chutia, RANCHI - 834001 may be sent by Ordinary Post. The envelope containing the application should be clearly superscribed - ‘Category No.’, ‘Name of the post’, & ‘Community’. A candidate should submit only one application for one category & post. ASM : 263 posts , Qualification : Bachelor degree or its eq
Railway Recruitment BoardAjmerApplication invites from eligible candidates for filling up post in Indian Railway as per detail given below:-1. Post: ASM (Total Post = 80)2. Post: Assistant Loco Pilot (Total Post = 122)3. Post: Section Engineer – Works (Total Post = 03)4. Post: Section Engineer – Drawing (Total Post = 02)5. Post: Section Engineer – Mech. (Total Post = 06)6. Post: Section Engineer (Total Post = 04)7. Post: Section Engineer – DSL. Mechanical (Total Post = 01)8. Post: Section Engineer – Electrical (Total Post = 13)9. Post: Section Engineer – Signal (Total Post = 06)10. Post: Section Engineer – Tele (Total Post = 05)11. Post: Section Engineer – Drg./S&T (Total Post = 01)12. Post: DMS-I (Total Post = 02)13. Post: Jr. Engineer – Works (Total Post = 27)14. Po
I tell you, some people are just trigger happy and seem to carry a camera more than yours truly! That Railwayman for starters who seems to churn photos out daily! All good stuff, though, and he took advantage of being in the right place at the right time last week when he spotted two Crewe Works legends side-by-side at Shrewsbury. Both locos pictured were built in Crewe Works - the 47826 was built in Crewe around 1965 and the 48151 was built at Crewe Works in 1942. Both locomotives belong to the West Coast Railway Company, which is a private company... .
North East Frontier RailwayBiharRailway invites application for Staff Nurse as per detail given below:-Post: Staff Nurse for the pay of Rs.4785/- consolidated. Post: 05, Age Limit: 20 - 35 Years (Relaxation for SC/ST/OBC as per govt. rules). Qualification: Candidate should have Certificate as Registered Nurse and Mid-wife. Or B.Sc (Nursing) from a recognized university.General Instruction:-These posts are for contract basis and the salary is consolidation. Railway will not give any other perks/facilities. Interested candidate attend interview positively by 10:00 hrs on 26.04.2008. Candidate brings their original documents on the time of interview.Venue of Interview:Office of Chief Medical SuperintendentNortheast Frontier Railway HospitalOT ParaKatihar, BiharDate of Interview: 26.04.2008 to
The Ministry of Railways have set up Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) by an amendment to Railways Act, 1989 (Amendment No. 47 of 2005) for commercial development of vacant railway land for generating revenue. So far 115 sites, covering a total area of 1139 hectares (approx) have been entrusted to the Authority for commercial development [...]
It has just been reported that Mark Speight has been found dead at around 10am this morning in a remote spot at Paddington railway station in London. Police officers have said that he was not struck by a train.
Mark who was 42 was said to be in a “vulnerable” state following the drug death of [...]
Amritsar: The Railway Ministry has earmarked Rs 19 crore for modern facilities, including centrally air-conditioned waiting rooms, washrooms and immigration centre, at the Attari international railway station.
The union government was also considering starting fast trains from Amritsar to New Delhi and Jaipur and proposals in this regard were being looked into and a decision would [...]
Today saw Margate’s famous rollercoaster, the Scenic Railway which was the centrepiece of Dreamland destroyed by fire. The Scenic was built in 1920 and was grade II listed. It’s said that the railway was the third oldest of its kind left in the world.
Police are said to be treating the fire as suspicious. Fire investigation [...]
Istanbul Haydarpaşa is a terminus main station of the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) in Haydarpaşa close to Kadiköy at the Anatolian part of Istanbul, Turkey. International, domestic and regional trains running to east- and southbound destinations depart from this major terminal which was built as the terminus of the Istanbul-Baghdad and Istanbul-Damascus-Medina railways during the final years of the Ottoman Empire."Real Turkiye"
Key railway projects scheduled for 2008 will help speed up the development of a modern national railway system in Viet Nam, Minister of Transport Ho Nghia Dung has said.
At a meeting on the projects held in Hanoi this month, Dung said although investment was high, work was progressing very slowly. He urged responsible agencies to write up detailed plans to make sure the projects would be put
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav today presented his fifth consecutive Railway Budget for the year 2008-09.As expected the budget was a people centric one keeping in mind the coming elections in the year May 2009.It is one of the biggest ever annual plan for the Railways to spend over Rs 37,500 crores in this [...]
Reasonable rateWhen i asked you to guess, even I did not know the property rate of Queenstown. I know the real estate rates in almost all locations of Pune. If you are reading my Pune real estate market news blog regularly, you know Amit's Bloomfield at Ambegaon on new Mumbai Bangalore bypass is asking Rs.3,800 and Rs.4,000 per sq.ft. Property rate of Amannora Township on Hadapsar Kharadi bypass is Rs.3,500 and Rs.4,000. At Balewadi and Bavdhan Koolhomes's property rate is Rs.4,000. Midori Towers of Pimple Nilakh, was launched at special rate of Rs.3,000 per sq.ft. But all these projects were in undeveloped areas. In last couple of years, not a single township was launched in the developed area of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad. Why? How can you have a township in the city if the big plots are
The Spring Festival may have ended officially for most of us, but for China's railway authorities, it's not over just yet. They're gearing up for another wave of peak travel as students and workers journey back to study or work after the Festival.Volumes are expected to peak on Friday as well as over the weekend, as millions of students, workers return from around the country after a month-long holiday. Passenger levels on trains are expected to hit around 4.6 million on Friday, a spike of around 300,000 people from the day before.
Location...Location....heart of Pimpri Chinchwad Pimpri Chinchwad is taking on the role of being a whole new Pune, website of "Queenstown" claims. I find it a little difficult to accept but i can not disagree. A large number of people are shifting to Pimpri Chinchwad to take advantage of the upcoming lifestyle. This is not true. And not wrong too. We Punekars are smart. Aundh annex - Pimple Saudagar, Pimple Nilakh, Wakad and Rahatani is all "Pimpri Chinchwad." But we try our best to claim it as a part of Pune. So how can i say people are preferring Pimpri Chinchwad over Pune!Of course, i have to accept that "Pimpri – Chinchwad present numerous lifestyle and business opportunities to the residents. Upcoming malls, multiplexes, improved road-way connectivity, industrial setups, Aditya Birl
My great love and dislike – well some things like that aren’t they? – about the railways is that when it affords me a keyhole peek into the real India, I, sometimes, get disgusted by the people and...
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Whilst exploring around Motovun, we stumbled across several railway tunnels and bridges, all without rails. Several locals told us the old constructions belonged to the Parenzana Railway.
Completed in 1902 on the route shown above, La Parenzana was the name of a railway that ran between Trieste, Italy, and Poreč, Croatia, until 1935. (Parenzo is the [...]
The Indian Railway is one of the largest railway networks in the world. Thanks to the booming Indian population. Indian Railway's website www.indianrail.gov.in is again one of the Sites which receives the good chunk of traffic / unique hits from whole of the India. Everybody need to know his train availability, seat availability, PNR No., Seat confirmation, various train schedules etc etc.Now all of these 'trades' could be done via Mobile Phone, or with a Text Messaging / SMS. So the SMS could be send on these numbers in India for any railway inquiry!Indian Railway SMS Enquiry Numbers 55888, 5676747, 56677, 58888, 57886 Cheers!
I happened to read a news article in Mint Newspaper which was lying on the floor inside Bangalore airport last night. While I have several other posts lined up I felt this news deserves some attention.Indian Railways has decided to increase the capacity of its train by around 12% by introducing an additional berth in the coaches. It is difficult to describe in words how they are planning to implement the same. Refer the image below for current seating layout and new layout. (S=Seat, B= Berth)In other words, a third berth will be introduced in between existing 2 berths on the side seats. This extra passenger will be sharing seats with either of the three passengers as shown in the diagram. Reportedly this idea of increasing the capacity has been accepted to generate more revenue by carrying more passengers in same number of trains, so that the need to increase ticket fare will be eliminated.This move is guaranteed to cause more and more inconvenience to the passengers who will have to s
BEIJING: Chinese troops travelled on the high-speed Qinghai-Tibet railway from mainland China to Lasha for the first time since the world's highest railway line was inaugurated 17 months back.The move comes immediately after Chinese troops were reported to have demolished Indian Army posts on its border with Arunachal Pradesh.
According to the 11th Five-Year Plan, China’s railway industry will enter a dramatically developing period. Railway network construction, located upstream of the railway industry, will get the business opportunities first, including rail-track laying, engineering & machine, bridge bearings.
Similarly, the railway equipment manufacturing industry will boom in a manner commensurate with being located midstream of the [...]
Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal said the development of a 27-km-long airport railway in Jakarta will start in March 2008. "The project`s ground breaking will be carried out in March 2008 and it is expected to be completed in June 2009," the minister told the press after the launching of Ciliwung Blue Line at Gambir railway station here on Friday. "The threat of flooding induced by high tide as happened last week and caused traffic congestion on the road to the airport, will no longer recur if we have an airport railway. Besides, its carrying capacity will be much bigger than buses," the minister said.Meanwhile, the elevated railway project will be operated by PT Railink, a subsidiary of state railway company PT KA, with a share ownership of 60 percent by PT KA and the rest by PT Angkasa Pura II airport management company, President Director of PT KA Ronny Wahyudi said. The funds of the airport railway project, which was estimated to cost around Rp2.2 trillion, wou
Believe it or not, Stanley Kubrick's sci-fi masterpiece is nearly 40 years old! If we're lucky, we might see Crewe station revamped by 2047! However, they're still talking, according to Andy Skidmore of Network Rail. They're talking to Cheshire County Council, Crewe and Nantwich councillors, key organisations and contractors (Sentinel article here). The lot. I'm not suggesting that Network Rail are buying time, but it looks as though no firm decisions will be made regarding Crewe station's future until at least 2010. When you consider that the Crewe Rail Gateway plans were on the table at he start of 2007 that's a massive blow for those hoping to see the old rail interchange revamped along with the town's beautiful park and dilapidated town centre. As it stands, only the park is WIP. Just! That's disappointing and frustrating...
The Great Victoria, BradfordThe Grade II-listed Great Victoria was built in 1867 as a railway hotel, and has retained its good looks – unlike Bradford's Interchange across the road. The hotel re-opened last year after a £5m revamp by the new owners, the Tomahawk Group. The interior designers Browning & Baize were in charge of the recent overhaul, and opted for a contemporary design scheme.
RAILWAY STATIONS and their Departments are being banned from being used for shooting Movies and the like. Railway Ministry released a circular in this regard. Reportedly, all the Railway Divisional offices have received these circulars already.So, from now on, the producers have to shell out more for some realistic looking sets. I just hope that this improves the quality of the ART DIRECTION. Now, how many of you guys/gals have seen THE TERMINAL by STEVEN SPEILBERG staring TOM HANKS? 99% of the movie is picturized in a huge airport terminal set. It has to be seen to believe it... I know that for a single scene, it would be foolish for any producer to erect such sets. But you gotta understand that the film studios like Ramoji Film City have standard sets for such brief scenes. But the problem is that these standard sets are being used as is and without any customization of any sort. So, when ever we see these stations or airports on screen, they all look alike. And moreover they always
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Eldar Alexandrovich Ryazanov, the renowned master of comedies, one of the most beloved Soviet and Russian directors, has written/directed during his long career many films that don’t get old or outdated. They are beautiful, moving, funny, and unforgettable. Ryazanov created his own style of [...]
PT Kereta Api is certain that at least three national banks are interested in providing loans for the airport railway project in Jakarta.The three banks are PT Bank Mandiri Tbk, PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk. and PT Bank Mega.According to PT Kereta Api’s Managing Director, Ronny Wahyudi, the three banks have stated their readiness to cover up to 70 percent of the total investment.The railway project between Manggarai and Soekarno-Hatta Airport is estimated to cost between Rp1.7 and Rp2.2 trillion.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
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Laid out at his Beverly Hills mansion, the 1:87-scale version of New York's Grand Central Station in the Forties boasts 100ft of track, period locomotives, skyscrapers, advertisement hoardings and lots of tiny passengers in period hats and coats.
Its appearance on the cover of this month's Model Railroader realises a lifelong ambition for 62-year-old Rod, who has said that such an
Me he topado con esta camiseta en el blog de Arnau, Patatas Traigo (el cual os recomiendo si tenéis tiempo de echaros unas risas). Se pueden comprar en ShirtCity por 12.95 €. Ya estoy pidiendo tres XDDD.
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The Hong Kong Railway Museum is located at Tai Po, including the old Tai Po Market railway station. It is quite worth to have a look if you want to see something special, beside the major scenes in Hong Kong.The museum is originally an old railway station, it was built in 1913, about 100 year old now. However, the building is still in good condition since the railway company is keeping it in very high standard. Beside the old station building, you can see some old train cars, especially those in the "diesel era". Opening Hours: 9:00am – 5:00pm(closed on every Tuesday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year Day and the first 3 days of the Lunar New Year)Admission: FREELocation: 13 Shung Tak Street, Tai Po Market, Tai Po, Hong KongTransport: KCR Tai Wo Station, then follow the road sign, walk for about 10 minutes. You can follow this kind of road sign (upper), from Tai Wo Station, and follow the path located on the map and walk for 10 minutes to the museum. (Map Source: KCRC)
As I said in one of my post last week, Beijing is preparing to receive the 2008 Olympic Games and they are making wonderful things, like this fresco at the passenger hall of the Beijing Railway Station, this painting represents architectures from around the world and a variety of sports activities. Source & Image:chinadaily
Puisque l'on est dans la catégorie des groupes qui ont la classe totale, parlons un peu d'un groupe de Detroit qui n'a pas la reconaissance qu'il mérite. Un groupe qui ne fait aucune concession dans sa musique et dans ses choix de morceaux, car en effet il s'agit d'un "groupe de reprises", vous l'avez compris, il s'agit des Detroit Cobras. Groupe de reprise ne veut pas dire groupe de bar miteux ou groupe de merde, au contraire par leur seule existence, The Detroit Cobras ont inventé un genre à part entière, le groupe pas connu qui reprend des chansons rarissimes mais toujours de bon goût, pour couronner le tout, ils arrivent à rendre chaque morceau unique en developpant leur style à travers la chanson sans jammais manquer de respect à l'artiste original, sans jammais oser plus que de raison (au temps des Star Academy et nouvelles starlettes, ca fait du bien), le tout réhaussé par les voix profondes et puissantes des chanteuses.Si vous conaissez déjà le groupe, pas
Dividends Matter reader Rick has requested that we have a look at Canadian National Railway Company which trades on the TSE under the symbol CNR. With Warren Buffett himself investing in rail transportation (Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp), could this be our Canadian play?
Let’s have a look.
Company Profile:
From the 2006 Annual Report
Operates the largest rail network in Canada and the only transcontinental network in North America. The company operates in eight Canadian provinces and 16 U.S. states.
Market capitalization is $29.4B.
Company Fundamentals:
Starting with return on invested capital, I see a very nice uptrend over the last 5 years. From an ROIC of 4.9% back in 2002 to last year’s ROIC of 13.7%. The 5 year average ROIC is 9.9%.
Return on equity had been very consistent for the first 7 years in the 12% range. The last 3 years have seen the ROE jump to 17%. The 10 year average ROE is 13.45% while the 5 year average ROE increases to 14.91%.
The equity
The first journey on Thessaloniki's new electrically-powered suburban railway to Litohoro in Pieria was carried out on Sunday with Transport Minister Mihalis Liapis on board. Inaugurating the Thessaloniki-Litohoro railway line, Liapis said its construction had cost 50 million euros. The 98-kilometre line will go into commercial operation on Monday, while passengers will be able to travel free of charge on the first day in order to become acquainted with the new service.
As with the Weston Road snap of the old railway control offices just over the Nantwich Road bridge, I need a bit of help with today's image. This fantastic sweep of brickwork can be found on Gresty Road as you head down to the YMCA building. You might have seen it if you travel to see Crewe Alexandra and use the club's council-run car park. This building is just past there. It's controlled by Unipart Rail Logistics these days but I suspect that a few rail-related functions have been performed here over the years. Quaint was the station platform (digital) clock above the doorway near the yellow "to let" sign. I wonder who acquired that, officially or otherwise? Still, with office space to fill I wonder if this could yet become more housing if new tenants cannot be found? Just along from here is Sir William Stanier Place, a housing development next to the YMCA and opposite the Claughton Avenue loop. The single-storey building doesn't really lend it to modern-day, two and three level
Okhil Chandra Sen wrote this letter to the Sahibganj divisional railway office in 1909. It is on display at the Railway Museum in New Delhi. It was also reproduced under the caption "Travelers' Tales" in the Far Eastern Economic Review."I am arrive by passenger train Ahmedpur station and my belly is too much swelling with jackfruit. I am therefore went to privy. Just I doing the nuisance that guard making whistle blow for train to go off and I am running with lotah in one hand and dhoti in the next when I am fall over and expose all my shocking to man and female women on platform.I am got leaved at Ahmedpur station. This too much bad, if passenger go to make dung that dam guard not wait train five minutes for him. I am therefore pray your honor to make big fine on that guard for public sake. Otherwise I am making big report to papers."Any guesses why this letter was of historic value? It apparently led to introduction of toilets in trains
View of New Delhi Railway StationView of Old Delhi Railway Station (Delhi Jn.) Crowd at New Delhi Railway Station-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------New Delhi Railway Station : Located in Central Delhi in Paharganj area, two kms aways from the North of Cannaught Place. The one of the largest railways station handles about 350 trains daily. It has 12 platforms.Delhi Junction : It is the oldest railway station built by the British. It has more than 12 platforms. It is located near Red Fort.Details of other railway stations in Delhi :>> Hazrat Nizammudin>> Sabzi Mandi>> Delhi Cantt>> Keerti Nagar>> Sabzi Mandi
The Railway Board has given its nod to bring commercial development on the spaces available at 21 railways stations in major cities. A number of real estate companies are likely to make a beeline to upgrade, redevelop, and maintain the stations - creating space for the development of commercial ventures in the process.
Reconstruction of the Delhi Railway Station would see the investment of whopping Rs 7,000 crore. The proposed project will fall under the public-private-partnership (PPP). Railways will give a presentation for the same on Saturday at chief secretaries’ conference, which is to be inaugurated by finance minister P Chidambaram.
The 21 railway stations are likely to witness a major facelift with such exclusive developments, says an official while explaining the PPP initiative. All the assets were developed by private real estate firms and will go back to the Railways at the end of the concession period, he adds. The state would support the Railways in its presentation at t
Apasionante juego de escape, estas encerrado en una celda que esta en medio de la via del tren, tienes 90 segundos para encontrar la manera de escapar antes de que llegue el tren y no morir atropellado.
The agreement was included in a memorandum of understanding signed by the Austrian transportation minister, Werner Faymann, and his Italian counterpart, Antonio Di Pietro. The memorandum also foresees 2022 as a completion date. The Brenner Base Tunnel will have a length of about 56 kilometers (35 miles) — or 62 kilometers (39 miles) including a detour around the Austrian city of Innsbruck — and will link the north of the continent to its Mediterranean south.
The Historic Niles Canyon Railway runs from Sunol to Niles and back, offering departures and arrivals from both towns on most Sundays throughout the year. April and May, the trains run more often for the "Wild Flower" specials. The trip takes about half an hour and takes you on a journey through Niles Canyon. Niles Canyon Railway
The Historic Niles Canyon Railway runs from Sunol to Niles and back, offering departures and arrivals from both towns on most Sundays throughout the year. April and May, the trains run more often for the "Wild Flower" specials. The trip takes about half an hour and takes you on a journey through Niles Canyon. Niles Canyon Railway
More often than not, ethical issues - in financial areas or other walks of life - are not totally black-and-white. What’s ethical from my point of view, might be outrageous in your opinion and vice-a-versa. However, most of us generally tend to paint things with a broad brush and conveniently ignore all lines of thought that do not match our personal yardstick of what’s “ethical”.
On this subject, here is some food for thought.
There is this particular problem of a railway trolley which is pretty popular among people who study ethics and/or philosophy. It’s not a financial problem as such, but I am sure that such situations arise in the financial world where we (I am including myself here) are quick to judge other people about their ethical (or unethical) behavior. A problem like the one described below has the potential to make us think twice before we become too judgmental. There are numerous versions of the problem, but I will choose just two to make
More often than not, ethical issues - in financial areas or other walks of life - are not totally black-and-white. What’s ethical from my point of view, might be outrageous in your opinion and vice-a-versa. However, most of us generally tend to paint things with a broad brush and conveniently ignore all lines of thought that do not match our personal yardstick of what’s “ethical”.
On this subject, here is some food for thought.
There is this particular problem of a railway trolley which is pretty popular among people who study ethics and/or philosophy. It’s not a financial problem as such, but I am sure that such situations arise in the financial world where we (I am including myself here) are quick to judge other people about their ethical (or unethical) behavior. A problem like the one described below has the potential to make us think twice before we become too judgmental. There are numerous versions of the problem, but I will choose just two to make
Bangalore June 14: Karnataka Minister for Tourism and Infrastructure B Sreeramulu today said that the state government has urged the Railway Ministry to provide a High Speed Railway Corridor between Mysore-Bangalore, Hubli-Bangalore and Hubli-Pune before...(read more)
Phase 1 of the AREX airport link between Gimpo and Incheon airports opened in March. Phase 2, which takes the line from Gimpo into Seoul Station, has been under construction for sometime now and I have been photographing what I can of the sites where work is occurring.At Gimpo airport the line is deep in tunnel, it heads north east and rises to the surface to cross the Han river on a new bridge.On the north bank of the river the next section of the bridge is being built, ready to be moved into position.The line curves to the east and descends into tunnel to go below Susaek bridge. The line is being built in a cut and cover tunnel running parallel to mainline railway to Susaek station. From Susaek to Gajwa railway station there is a short section being constructed using the "Tubular Roof and Trench Tunnelling method" it proclaims on a banner at the site entrance. At Gajwa I sneaked into the work site and got this photo of the 50m deep excavation. You can just see the guard on the far l
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Thursday offered some major concessions and incentives in freight and loading of goods in railway wagons to manufacturers and traders of coal, cement, steel, fertilisers and food grains.
Lalu Prasad made the announcement at the first meeting of the Railway-Industry Coordination Committee held at the Rail Museum here.
Representatives of various trade and industry bodies attended the meeting, said a railway ministry spokesman.
The railway minister announced indefinite postponement of a 10 percent surcharge proposed on the freight for rakes charged on two point rakes and mini rakes.
Lalu Prasad acknowledged that very often it takes a long time for the Indian Railways to decide on applications seeking freight discount, adding that henceforth the railways would decide within two months from the date of application on all such demands.
“If the decision has to be taken at the level of the Railway Board, a maximum of three months wil
Chicago, April 28 (IANS) Two decades ago when Sam Pitroda introduced computerisation to railway ticketing, he was greeted with scepticism and derision by politicians and labour leaders. They thought he wanted to replace humans with machines.
Now in 2007, the same Indian Railways has enthusiastically embraced Pitroda’s mobile transaction technology that enables ticketing directly from cell phones.
His Oak Brook, Illinois-based technology company C-SAM’s mobile ticketing solution has just gone live for Indian Railways, which transports around five billion passengers a year.
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp Ltd (IRCTC), a division of Indian Railways which issues tickets to about 15 million passengers daily, now offers “IRCTCmobile” services to provide “cutting-edge technology” powered by C-SAM, improving customer convenience, security and flexibility.
The IRCTCmobile launch has the potential to become the first mass market adoption of a tec
An absolute stunner of a photoshoot for those who like bare feet. Here is a hot (unknown, as i have no idea who the model is or what the photoshoot is about) o a railway track.
Super surroundings and oh so cute feet :D
here are photos from the same photoshoot
The eldest plays footy on Saturday morning at Mablins Lane school, where Crewe Alex coaches come and attempt to mould some of the future stars. I usually take the youngest and watch but, as you can image, the little fella often gets bored as he won't be able to join in until he's five. So, today, having dropped the big un off, I headed into town and took the youngest to The Railway Age, otherwise known as the Heritage Centre. Now I've written about this before. On the couple of occasions I have visited it was a wholly disappointing experience. Since it was opened in 1987, by HM Queen, it's become a little tatty. And that's being kind to it. However, much to my delight, having chatted to Tim (he of the Equinoxe website) I discovered that plans are afoot to revamp the whole experience. And it should be, and enjoyable day out for families. Well, as detailed on here and in the local press, a fantastic addition to the centre has been made this year. One of the old TPO (travelling Post
Extraordinary architectural model!Mini Wonderland Hamburg's warehouse district is home to one of the world's largest model railway tracks. Every half hour, day turns to night in this miniature world. This is one of the biggest mock-up railways of the world. Over 450 railway carriages with more than 7.000 trailers, 50.000 trees, 30.000 figures, 10.000 cars, 5.000 meters of track, 3.000 houses and plenty of bridges.More pictures here Source & Image:archibase.net
I posted about the LMR club's pitch the other day. Then on Friday morning I took a fresh look at some of the areas around Goddard Street and Dunwoody Way. The snaps show a few things. BREL House (currently on the market at £2,560,000), the back of the terraced houses on West Street, The old, wooden stand at the LMR club, Grand Central apartments (part of the ongoing development of old railway land) and the land clearance that is almost complete on the corner of Goddard Street near to Morrisons...
