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K. Hariharan Krishnamurthy (K. Hariharan)

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Tuesday, 2 July 2013

English Vinglish

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A VERY EDUCATIVE MAIL. NOT JUST LANGUAGE BUT A HISTORY BEHIND IT (1909 AD).

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English-Winglish- An Idea Can change .......!!

*Okhil Baboo’s letter to the Railway Department (1909)*

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“I am arrive by passenger train Ahmedpur station and my belly is too much

swelling with jackfruit. I am therefore went to privy. Just I doing the

nuisance that guard making whistle blow for train to go off and I am running

with ‘lotah’in one hand and ‘dhoti’ in the next when I am fall over and

expose all my shocking to man and female women on plateform. I am got leaved

at Ahmedpur station.

This too much bad, if passenger go to make dung that

dam guard not wait train five minutes for him.

I am therefore pray your honour to make big fine on that guard for public sake.

Otherwise I am making big report to papers.”

Okhil Chandra Sen wrote this letter to the Sahibganj divisional railway

office in 1909. It is on display at the Railway Museum in New Delhi. It was

also reproduced under the caption “Travellers’ Tales” in the Far Eastern Economic Review.

Any guess why this letter is of historic value?*

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*It led to the introduction of TOILETS in trains!!!!

Always speak up.

Shud we not thank Okhil Baboo, instead of laughing at his English!

K. Hariharan Krishnamurthy (K. Hariharan)

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Monday, 13 August 2012

Indian Railways Amazing Facts

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Indian Railway Facts

Following are the some of the important Indian Railway Facts

The total distance covered by the 14,300 trains on the Indian Railways everyday, equals three & half times the distance to moon
The first train on Indian soil ran between Bombay and Thane on the 16th of April 1853
IR has about 63,028 route kms. of track
IR employs about 1.55 million people
It carries over 13 million passengers & 1.3 million tones of freight everyday
It runs about 14,300 trains daily
IR has about 7,000 railway stations
The longest platform in the world is at Kharagpur and is 2,733 ft. in length
Nehru Setu on Sone River is the longest Railway bridge
42 Railway companies operated in the country before independence
Electric Locomotives are manufactured at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan
Coaches are manufactured at ICF/Chennai, RCF/Kapurthala and BEML/Bangaluru
The national Rail Museum at New Delhi was set-up in 1977
People Employed in Indian Railway are about 1.6 million
Stations across State Lines are Navapur (Maharashtra and Gujarat) and Bhawani Mandi (Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan)
Classes of travel on Indian Railway: Ist AC, 2nd AC, 3rd AC, AC Chair Car IInd sleeper & IInd ordinary
Railway Station with all the Three Gauges is Siliguri Railway Station

First Passenger Train Ran On: 16th April 1853 (between Bombay to Thane)
First Railway Bridge: Dapoorie Viaduct on the Mumbai-Thane route
First Rail Tunnel: Parsik Tunnel
First Ghats Covered by Rail Lines: Thal and Bhore Ghats
First Underground Railway: Calcutta METRO
First Computerized Reservation System Started In: New Delhi (1986)
First Electric Train Ran On: 3rd Feb' 1925 (between Bombay VT and Kurla)
Toilets on Trains Introduced In: 1891 (1st Class) & 1907 (lower classes)
Shortest Station Name: Ib (Orissa)
Longest Station Name: Sri Venkatanarasimharajuvariapeta (Tamil Nadu)
Busiest Railway Station: Lucknow (64 trains everyday)
Longest Run (Time): Himsagar Express (3751 km in 74 hrs and 55 min)
Shortest Run: Route between Nagpur and Ajni (3km)
Longest Run for Daily Train: Kerala Express (3054 km in 42.5 hrs)
Longest Non-Stop Run (Distance): Trivandrum Rajdhani (528 km in 6.5 hrs)
Longest Railway Platform in the World: Kharagpur (2,733 ft in length)
Longest Railway Bridge: Nehru Setu on Sone River (10044ft in length)
Longest Tunnel: Karbude Tunnel of the Konkan Railway (6.5 km)
Oldest Preserved Locomotive: Fairy Queen (1855), still in working order
Gauges of Track: 4 Gauges; BG (5'6"), MG (1 metre), NG (2)
IR Daily Carries: More than 11 million passengers & 1 million tonnes of freight
IR's Only Line with Rack & Pinion System: From Mettupalayam to Conoor
IR's Fastest Train: Bhopal-Shatabdi (runs at a speed up to 140 Km/ph)
Railway Station with all the Three Gauges: Siliguri Railway Station
Route Kilometers of Track: More than 62,000 kms
People Employed in IR: About 1.6 million people
Train with Maximum Number of Halts: Howrah-Amritsar Express (115 halts)
Trains without Commercial Halts: Sampoorna Kranti Express, Howrah Rajdhani, Bombay Rajdhani, Pragati Express and Pune Shatabdi
Stations across State Lines: Navapur (Maharashtra and Gujarat), Bhawani Mandi (Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan)

Thursday, 28 June 2012

COMPLAINT TO INDIAN RAILWAYS-- MUST READ

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From M.V.Ramana Murthy ,
Incident 1
It happened few months back. We were traveling and me & family were waiting in the A/C waiting room at Secunderabad Station. The attached bathroom was not clean and was giving bad smell. Added to this discomfiture, the bathroom door was not closing tight, and I also observed that shutter was not closing tight because of faulty door closer. I complained to the attendant .

I also sent an SMS " The bathroom of A/C waiting room on platform No 1 of Secunderbad Station is dirty and stinking. Pl arrange cleaning . Also the door is not closing properly". After few minutes we left the waiting room as our train arrival was announced. Within few minutes I received text reply from Railways, giving an Id No and that action will be taken . After few hours I received a message that the bathroom has been cleaned . After ten days I received another message that the faulty door has been repaired and thanking me.

Incident 2
Recently on 24 th October I and my wife were traveling by Hyderabd Ajmeer Express on our Rajasthan trip. Next day morning, I noticed there was no water in the bathroom and the taps are all dry, whereas our journey will continue and we will be reaching our destination ( Bhilwara near Ajmeer) after another 18 hours. I was worried that it is going to be a miserable time to travel without water. Water or No water, people will continue to use the bathrooms and the stink will become unbearable. I complained to the Conductor. I also sent a SMS "Traveling in the A1 compartment of Hyderabad Ajmeer express train No 12720. No water in the bathrooms . Pl arrange. Also replace leaking valves else problem repeats." Pat came the reply" Your reference id is 1110250019. For status visit www.scr.indianrailways.in. or SMS as STATUS<SPACE><id> TO 8121281212 . Thanks for registering complaint " .

After about 20 minutes I received message that water will be filled at the nearest Railway station having water filling facility. At Itarsi station, water was filled and we had no problem . After about a week I received another message that the faulty valves have been replaced . It was amazing.

I am thankful to the Railway authorities for introducing a system where one can complain from a running train even and doubly grateful that they have acknowledged the complaint and attended.

I collected this help line number from the Railway waiting room !

Many times while traveling by train we are put to unexpected inconvenience, we react by cursing and criticizing. No other response. Of course once we reach our destination we just forget.

There is no use in cursing the darkness around you, do light a candle however small it be, it gives an inspiration and ten more candles will be lit . The process continues reducing the darkness.

The Railway Number to which you can SMS is 8121281212 . Please pass on this message to your friends and it may help some one in need including you ._________________________________

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"Apologizing does not mean that you are wrong and the other one is right...
It simply means that you value the relationship much more than your ego"