SCR GM holds interaction with officials of all divisions

​Hyderabad: South Central Railway General Manager Vinod Kumar Yadav undertook an interaction meeting with the Loco Running staff from all the six divisions of the Zone on Tuesday at Rail Nilayam in Secunderabad.

The meeting was attended by 40 personnel working as Loco Inspectors, Loco Pilots and Assistant Loco Pilots from Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Nanded, Guntur and Guntakal Divisions. The meeting centred on issues concerning accident free train operations and the view points of Loco Running staff regarding the same.

Additional General Manager A K Gupta and Principal Heads of Departments representing Electrical, Operating, Mechanical, Personnel, Safety & Signal, and Telecommunications were also present. Addressing the meeting, Vinod Kumar Yadav called upon the Loco Running Staff to spell out their ideas, suggestions and grievances. The General Manager advised them to exercise total alertness so as to avoid even a minor unsafe incident, since this impacts passenger safety and also entails strict disciplinary action.

The Loco Running staff should take care of their health, rest adequately, meet family needs and relieve stress, he said. Vinod Kumar wanted them to pro-actively report any unusual occurrence or defect they notice in the Track and Signalling system during the course of duty. Likewise, the Loco Inspectors should closely associate with the Loco Pilots, understand their requirements, reach out to their family members and build a trustworthy bond with them, he said.

During the course of Interaction, the Loco Running staff personnel suggested that more employees be drafted and to ensure friendly duty charts, redress technical aspects concerning Signalling system, sought more co-ordination with the Operating control, wanted more continuous refresher training and more weather friendly conditions of the Loco cabins which will help them to perform their best.