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The Hindu
19-05-2025
- The Hindu
Loco pilots should switch off personal mobile phone when train is moving; use official phone only during emergencies: Railway Board
The Railway Board has directed all the zonal general managers to launch special drives, including 'ambush' checks, immediately across all their respective divisions to strictly curb mobile phone usage during train operations by the loco pilots and assistant loco pilots. The loco pilots and motormen were asked to declare any personal mobile phone, including the number and the mobile phone service provider, while signing for duty and the loco pilot inspector concerned should check this information regularly. Personal phone usage barred when train is moving In the latest directive, the Railway Board (RB) had said that during the train run all mobile phones, both official phone under the common user group category and the personal one, must be switched off and kept securely in the bag/box. While the personal mobile phones should not be used under any circumstances when the train is moving , the official phone can be used during emergencies like accidents, equipment failures, any unusual incident, etc. Track phone usage and call records during duty hours And, any such use of the official phone under the common user group must be recorded at the end of the journey in the register maintained at the crew lobby. Senior officials should continue to digitally track the official/personal phones usage and the phone call records during duty hours. Facility to track phone usage during work hours available The facility to track mobile usage during work hours is already available in the Crew Management System (CMS). Call records from mobile service providers is uploaded to the system. Those loco pilots found to be using mobile phones – personal or official, unauthorisedly will be liable for disciplinary action, said the official directive. The Railway Board has reminded the zonal railways about dangers of mobile phone usage following goods train 'mistakenly' assumed a green signal at the Lusa station of Prayagraj division of the national capital region (NCR) and jumped the signal. A board meeting which had reviewed the incident has called for daily random checks by each division. A monthly summary of the checks conducted, violations detected, and the action taken should be submitted from every division every month, it added.
Hindustan Times
07-05-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
Railway Ministry directs all zones to ensure prime condition of engine ACs
New Delhi, The Railway Ministry has directed all its 17 zones to launch a month-long drive to ensure the air conditioning systems in train engines are in prime condition to beat the summer heat. Railway Ministry directs all zones to ensure prime condition of engine ACs In a written communication sent to all zones, the ministry said that improving the working conditions of running staff is a thrust area for the Indian Railways to ensure safety in train operations. Asserting that effective Cab ACs are essential in the summer, it advised the zones to make sure during the month-long drive that "no locomotive should turn out from homing sheds/base sheds with any defective Cab AC." The May 6 letter added that Cab AC abnormality reports are being filled up by loco pilots/assistant loco pilots in the Crew Management System or log book and are also relayed to Traction Loco Controller for entry in the System for Locomotive Asset Management. It asked the zones to sensitise the departments concerned about paying timely attention to any defect in Cab ACs and "chalk out an action plan for early attention of locos with non-working Cab ACs as well as expedient fitment in remaining locos". "Officers and supervisors are advised to footplate in WAG 9 locomotives to understand and observe the effectiveness of Cab AC," the ministry said. It also added that the zonal railways should cover all electric and diesel locomotives fitted with Cab AC in this drive and submit a compliance report in a month. The All India Loco Running Staff Association, which held a day-long across the vast expanse of the rail network on April 30 demanding AC in all locomotives, has appreciated the ministry's move. "Your timely initiative in directing General Managers through your letter dated 06.05.2025 to improve the locomotive cabs is highly appreciated by the loco running staff," KC James, the secretary general of the association, said in a letter to the ministry. "We also expect that the Locomotive Cabins will be provided with AC in the near future to reduce the stress level of the crew and thereby improve the efficiency and safety of Railways," James added. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
