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Posted: Jul 17 2013 (21:45)
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The Inspection of the newly electrified BG line between Dindigul[DG] and Virudhunagar[VPT] by CRS Mr.Satish Kumar Mittal scheduled for yesterday was cancelled due to "Technical" reasons.
However, railway sources told that the programme finalized three week back was cancelled only after SR's MDU div. DRM Mr. A.K. Rastogi failed to accompany him for the inspection. The DRM was with MoS for Rlys Mr. Kotla Jaya Surya Reddy, who was in MDU in connection with the inauguration of escalators at MDU Jn.
The MoS was scheduled to visit MDU on Wed & Thurs, however...
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However, railway sources told that the programme finalized three week back was cancelled only after SR's MDU div. DRM Mr. A.K. Rastogi failed to accompany him for the inspection. The DRM was with MoS for Rlys Mr. Kotla Jaya Surya Reddy, who was in MDU in connection with the inauguration of escalators at MDU Jn.
The MoS was scheduled to visit MDU on Wed & Thurs, however...
more...
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The Commission of Railway safety is a independent of the Railway Board and is charged with functions of securing the safety of both the members of traveling public and of persons operating the Railways.The commission is placed under the Ministry of Civil Aviation to ensure its independence.
The electrified DG-MDU-VPT section would be opened for traffic after clearance from CRS who was scheduled to inspect the section on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013.
- Mr. Rastogi, DRM, MDU div., SR.
- Mr. Rastogi, DRM, MDU div., SR.
The CRS Mr. Mittal inspected the newly electrified DG-MDU-VPT BG section on Wednesday. The trail run commenced from Dindigul and completed successfully.Speed trail involved a train with an electric engine covering 110 km in 2 hrs.
photo : G. Karthikeyan .
photo : G. Karthikeyan .
Though electrification has been completed up to Virudhunagar, electric locomotives will run only upto Madurai initially. Madurai division proposes to run 4 express trains including Pandian exp, Vaigai exp and Guruvayur exp and 3 goods trains with electric locomotive once CRS clearance is obtained.
photo: Dinakaran / Dinamalar.
photo: Dinakaran / Dinamalar.
Electrification upto Tirunelveli and Tuticorin is expected to be commissioned by March 2014. On the Nagercoil-Tirunelveli section, electrification has been completed for goods train operations and is underway for passenger trains at Tirunelveli yard.