SCR to use automatic coach washing machines

Secunderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) is planning to use automatic coach washing machines soon, informed SCR general manager Vinod Kumar Yadav while addressing the staff in a review meeting held on Monday. He stressed upon installation of quick watering facility to coaches at Secunderabad and some other important railway stations across the zone.

Another issue that was discussed was the safety aspects on the zone including minor incidents of unusual happenings like gate open case, minor derailments in yards and human failures etc., He instructed officials to follow the gate working rules strictly and advised the officials that no short cut methods should be followed. He instructed the officials to strictly implement the system improvement circulars to ensure the safety.

He further added asset failures mostly signal and loco failures which are hampering the punctuality. He instructed the Divisional Railway Managers to plan to educate the passengers regarding unnecessary acts of alarm chain pulling to avoid the hindrances causing loss of punctuality.