PR renews bid to outsource 11 trains
The trains selected for outsourcing include Hazara Express, Millat Express, Bahauddin Zakariya Express, Subak Kharam, Thal Express, Rawal Express, Badar Express, Ghauri Express, Ravi Express, Mohenjo Daro Passenger and Faiz Ahmad Faiz Passenger.
According to official sources, the technical bids for the outsourcing process will be opened on August 12. Railway officials said that this was not the first attempt to bring the private sector on board for operating these trains as in a previous round, the PR had floated a similar tender for the same 11 trains.
However, only two companies submitted bids and that too for Shalimar Express only. No bids were submitted for the remaining ten trains. In light of the lacklustre response, the PR has decided to reinitiate the outsourcing process for the same trains, hoping for broader interest this time around.
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