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How vigorous is the job profile can be noted from this very fact that the Railway recruits persons as 'Assistant Loco Pilot' . They work on freight trains for as long as 10–12 years. During this tenure they are supposed to work with experienced Loco Pilots and perform only assisting work during the run of a locomotive i.e. a train.
The Chief Ministers of Indian states have varying salaries, with Telangana's Chief Minister earning the highest at ₹400,000 (US$4,800) per month. Other states like Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra follow with salaries of ₹390,000 (US$4,700), ₹365,000 (US$4,400), and ₹340,000 (US$4,100) respectively.
50% vacancies in the initial recruitment grade of the Indian Railways Personnel Service (IRPS) Railway office are filled up through the UPSC Civil Service Examination held every year while remaining vacancies are filled up by promotion of Group 'B' officers of feeder cadres through selection made by UPSC.The first direct recruitment to the cadre was done by UPSC in the year 1980.
DSB train driver in 1987 Czech steam locomotive driver The cab of a New South Wales Xplorer diesel multiple unit Inside the train driver's cab of a German ICE train Women railway shunters, England, c. 1915 –1920
At the divisional level the Sr Divisional Electrical Engineers (General, Traction Operation, Traction Distribution, Electrical Loco Shed) head the organisation. The Sr DEE reports to the Divisional Railway Manager of the Division. Technical supervision is provided by the zonal Chief Electrical Engineer.
When the crafts unions raised the issue, they demanded a 12-hour working day for loco running staff. This led to railway strikes by rail workers across the country in 1967, 1968, 1970 and 1973, finally leading to the 1974 strike which was participated in by 70% of the permanent work force of railways.
It unsuccessfully attempted strike action, as a result of which the NER was able to break up the Society. [5] In 1872, an industrial union, the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, was founded with the support of the Liberal MP Michael Bass. [6] In 1872, the ASRS reported having 17,247 members, but by 1882, this had declined to only 6,321. [7]
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways.The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) locomotive, 7th generation (7).