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Introduction of Indian Railway
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INTRODUCTION
Introduction Of Indian Railway
The Indian railway stands at the first largest organization in ASIA and second largest organization in WORLD. The credit for the establishment of the Indian railway goes to East Indian Company in 1831. This company thought about the railway development in India to get the more commercial profit from here. The railway lines were aid down at different palaces on India till 1850. On April 16, 1853 first train ran from BOMBAY to THANE on 34 km long track.
With this the development of railway in India was began which is still continue at that time railway was in private sector. In 1950 nationalization of Indian railway was done and it is a public sector.
North -Western Railway
North -Western Railway is the second largest zone of Indian railway. Its head quarter is in Mumbai at church gate. It undertakers the Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and some part of M.P & U.P. The total length of route in north -western railway has reached approximate 10,000 Km. The western offer a long travel of 100 years.
North–Western Railway was established by British Govt. at that time, it was known as Rajputana Railway. Baroda, Bombay & Central India prepared a proposal in 1863 for establishment of Rajputana Railway. According to this proposal a railway track should prepare from Jaipur to Ajmer and then to Indore. Code No. of western railway is 9 to train No. of those trains which are running in North–Western Railway is started from 9.
Ajmer WorkShop
Ajmer has been in the limelight from the time of the great king Prithvi Raj Chouhan. It continued to maintain its importance during the Moghul dynasty. Subsequently, British resident was head quartered here for controlling the princely states of Rajputana and Malwa. Rajputana State Railway was opened on 18th Aug 1876. The Railway was renamed as Rajputana-Malwa Railway when a new line from Ajmer to Khandwa was added to it. Bombay Baroda & Central India Railway came into existence in 1890 and Rajputana-Malwa MG system was leased to it Central Workshop was setup at Ajmer in 1877.
The foundation of the prestigious Central Workshop was laid in 1876 and established in 1877 to undertake repairs and manufacture of steam locomotives, carriages and wagons of Rajputana-Malwa MG system. Carriage and Wagon activity was shifted in 1884 to south of this shop. Carriage and Wagon workshop was built in 1884 for repairs and manufacture of Carriage and Wagon for the Rajputana-Malwa Railway. This Workshop has proud privilege of being the first workshop in the country to set up facilities in 1902 for the production of steel castings. The manufacturing of new coaching and wagon stock continued in this workshop till the setting up of Integral Coach Factory and till development of certain private and public sector factories for the manufacture of wagons. This Workshop was modernized during 1986-92 at a cost of Rs. 31.81 crores. Gauge conversion in the Workshop took place in 1995-96.
Ajmer Workshop Group consists of following Administrative units.
1. Carriage Workshop
2. Ajmer Diesel Loco & Wagon
CARRIAGE WORKSHOP
This Workshop has obtained IS 9002 Certification in Sept. 2001 and has obtained ISO 14000 Certification in Oct. 2002 This workshop is having 10 Officers, 282 Supervisors and 3054 other staff.
PRESENT ACTIVITIES
The outturn of Rolling Stock is as under:-
1. Coaches : BG 81 VUs per month MG 53 VUs per month.
2. POH of BG AC Coaches was started on 30.9.96 and present
outturn is 10 VUS per month.
3. Corrosion repair of BG Coaches was started on 17.6.96.
4. This workshop under takes POH of prestigious trains Palace on
Wheels (BG), Royal Oriental Express (MG).