LEVERAGING STATUS-REPORT/AUDIT ON TRACK-CONDITION OF THE WHOLE NETWORK OF INDIAN RAILWAYS – A TOOL FOR LONGTERM CAPITAL INVESTMENT-SCHEMES AND MAINTENANCE- STRATEGIES

Published on: December 25, 2017December 25, 2020 by Chaminda Weerawarna Comment

On the journey towards the future, Indian`s political leadership embraces the transformation of Indian Railways to a WORLD CLASS STANDART RAILWAY. The objectives are modern Railway Stations, smart Ticketing Systems, refurbished Luxury Coach Interiors, Inter-City Speed-Up by Semi-High and High-Speed Trains on key corridors, a “Diamond Quadrilateral” of High-Speed Lines, Dedicated Freight Corridors, world class […]

GUIDELINES FOR IMPROVING INDIA`S RAIL-ROADS TO ENSURE “CLOSE-TO-ZERO” FATAL DERAILMENT DISASTERS, AND FOR NEARLY ACCIDENT FREE RAIL-TRAVEL

Published on: December 16, 2017December 12, 2023 by Chaminda Weerawarna

PREFACE: It can never be ethically acceptable that people are killed or seriously injured when moving within a transport system! Rail-Track Engineering and Technology is not difficult to understand. However, it is difficult to make it comprehensible for Politicians, Decision-Bearers and Upper Echelons how a rail-track behaves under traffic load and what can be done […]