1. “Philippine National Railway” It’s role in nation’s mass transportation 2 INTRODUCTION Transportation has been used since man knew how to walk. As time passed‚ it grew to not only having one way to travel but a variety of means‚ from cars to planes‚ and from highways to railways. A great example of how transportation has grown and adapted through time‚ can be seen through the Philippine National Railway. “The PNR carries a significant role in the future
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PANTO ENTANGLEMENT Electric locomotive gets power from overhead contact wire through pantograph. For smooth operation of locomotive‚ the movement of pantograph should be unobstructed on the contact wire. When any broken part of pantograph comes in between overhead wires or vice versa‚ panto entanglement takes place. The OHE is meant for supply of power where as the pantograph is for collecting power for the locomotive. The parameters of
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Hypotesis : Economic impact of Railways in India Railroads‚ therefore‚ became an inevitable option for the newly-developing giant in asia. As one of the pioneers in South Asia‚ india gave the needed performance for building a successful network of railroads and consequently this action has been one major factor in the process of fast economic development. Although former ruler‚ the great britian had already establish one for the colonial aims‚ india took reall good advantage of this already-perfected
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History of Indian Railways Introduced in the country in 1853 by the British. 53 kms between Mumbai and Thane The Indian Railways (IR) has a network spread over 63‚000 route kms. and 7000 stations 12 million passengers and more than 1.2 million tonnes of freight daily 40 per cent of the freight and 2- per cent of the passenger traffic in the country. 8.5 per cent of the organised employment of the country either directly or indirectly. Transport output of both passenger and freight traffic
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Monopoly of Indian Railways : IIM Case Study By: Yogin Vora on May 13‚ 2009 22 Comments Business internet connection Internet Marketing Business Cards In economics‚ a monopoly (from the Latin word monopolium – Greek language monos‚ one + polein‚ to sell) is defined as a persistent market situation where there is only one provider of a product or service. Monopolies are characterized by a lack of economic competition for the good or service that they provide and a lack of viable
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INDEX 1. Acknowledgement 2. Introduction 3. Layout of Railway Workshop 4. Salient Features of Jodhpur Railway Workshop 5. B.T.C. 6. Shop Organization 7. Machine Shop 8. Mill Wright Shop 9. Black Smith & Heat Treatment Shop 10. Roller Bearing 11. Corrosion Shop 12. Brake Gearing Shop 13. Lifting Shop 14. Project ACKNOWLEDGEMENT To
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Railways in Colonial India: An Economic Achievement? Dan Bogart* Latika Chaudhary† May 2012 1 Introduction Railways were the most important infrastructure development in India from 1850 to 1947. They were inter-connected with all aspects of Indian society. In terms of the economy‚ railways played a major role in integrating markets and increasing trade. Domestic and international economic trends shaped the pace of railway construction and the demand
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SAFETY PROBLEMS OF RAILWAY PASSANGERS IN EXPRESS RAILWAYS Although Indian Railways have progressed a lot‚ both quantitatively and qualitatively‚ during the last few years‚ this system is still plagued by a number of problems which require immediate attention. A lot has been done‚ but a lot more is yet to be done. Some of the major problems faced by the Indian Railways are briefly discussed as under: Safety Indian Railways have been in the news albeit for wrong reasons. With the rapid increase
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Assignment Business Communication Should Indian Railways be Privatized? Introduction As regular travellers‚ we all have invariably come across situations when we would have very strongly feel “why should railways not be privatized?” or “Why can’t they just manage thing here?”. Whenever we stand on a railway platform and see the state of affairs‚ the feeling grows stronger. But‚ the loyal citizen inside us will never truly like to see Indian railways going in to in the hands of a private company
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palgrave-journals.com/jit/ Teaching Case Competing technology options and stakeholder interests for tracking freight railcars in Indian Railways Shirish C Srivastava1‚ Sharat S Mathur 2‚ Thompson SH Teo3 1 Operations Management and Information Technology Department‚ HEC School of Management‚ Paris‚ France; Centre for Railway Information Systems‚ Indian Railways‚ New Delhi‚ India; 3 School of Business‚ National University of Singapore‚ Singapore 2 O PY Correspondence: SC Srivastava
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