R Okay. B. MATHUR, member in command of visitors, Railway Board, stated right here at this time that it had been deliberate to abolish the metre-gauge strains within the nation in phases.
Mr Mathur stated they had been already changing the metre-gauge strains between Kurdwadi and Miraj stations on Central Railway and would step by step lengthen it as much as Hubli. Stating that the Railway Estimates Committee had advisable the abolition of the complete metre gauge system. Mr Mathur stated “ the metre-gauge is an eyesore.”
Mr Mathur defined that the principle industrial centres had been located on the broad-gauge and that motion on the metre-gauge was gradual. The Bezwada-Guntakal M. G. part carried solely 440 tons per practice whereas broad-gauge trains may carry 1,200 tons. Equally, an M.G. practice may carry solely 350 passengers on the identical part as towards 700 carried by a broad-gauge practice.
The Indian Railways had moved 116 million tons of products final yr as towards 105,5 million tons the yr earlier than.
Equally, wagon miles per wagon-day had improved from 43.4 to 48.9 within the early a part of this yr. Out of the whole wagon holdings of two,35,000, the proportion of wagons below repairs was diminished from 7 to three per cent through the busy season final yr, thus making accessible about 10,000 wagons extra for visitors from current assets.
Normal visitors was now being moved freely apart from stations past Mokameh Ghat and to sure locations in Assam. The railways had been additionally shifting 3,870 wagons per day from Bengal and Bihar collieries. This, he stated, was actually a proud achievement.
As regards rushing trains between Madras and Delhi, Mr Mathur stated it had been determined to supply pucca interlocking system between Vijayawada and Kazipet. When this was accomplished, trains would be capable of run sooner by means of stations on this part.