2 Sep : The Union Service Public Commission will hold the Special Class Railway Apprentices’ Examination, 2010 on  December 19, 2010 for recruitment to the Special Class Apprentices in the Mechanical Department of Indian Railways.  The examination will be held at various centers across the country.
For details regarding Eligibility Conditions, the Syllabus and Scheme of the examination, Centres of Examination, Guidelines for filling up application form etc. aspirants must consult the Detailed Notice of the examination published in the Employment News/Rozgar Samachar dated  August 28, 2010.
CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY:
(a)                             Age Limit: …

25 Aug : In a special gesture, Indian Railways have decided to run an exhibition train named ‘Mother Express’ to commemorate the birth centenary of Mother Teresa, the noted missionary social worker. Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata and who worked tirelessly in the service of the poor, sick, orphaned and destitute for over 47 years.
The ‘Mother Express’- a tribute from Indian Railways – would showcase life and philanthropic deeds of this great soul who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 …

27 June ;  Railways have launched an SMS campaign to make the people aware about the possible danger of mishaps at unmanned level crossings.

“The SMS campaign involves sending of safety precaution messages to the local populace around the unmanned level crossings,” a senior Railway Ministry official said.
The text messages in Hindi and English are educative in nature and appeals to the road users, drivers of buses and tractors and others residing near the unmanned level crossings to take adequate precaution while negotiating them.
“Since majority of the people have mobile phones …

22 June : The Railways will soon come out with checks and balances to streamline the Railway Recruitment Board examination process across the country even the ministry also plans to curtail the powers of the Chairmen of all the 22 Railway Recruitment Boards across the country.
Responding to questions at a press conference in New Delhi on Tuesday, Railway Board Chairman, Vivek Sahai said the new system is aimed at making the leakage of question papers a remote possible.
He said Railways are mulling changing the selction procedure for question papers. As …

On the completion of one year of the United Progressive Alliance-II, the Indian Railways have unprecedented achievements to its credit. This has helped launch IR towards a path of huge growth and development, keeping in view the future transportation needs of the nation. The period from May 2009 to May 2010 has been significant for the Railways in achieving its goals and targets with regard to the following:
Revenue Generation
The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during the financial year …