Pakistan Railway Projects.

[Pakhtoon yum]

Should learn to start making these engines in Pakistan... it's not rocket science.

I mean we already know how to make rockets so rocket science is in the bag. This would be peanuts

 

[jupiter2007]

If i am not mistaken a gud 5 yrs back South korea offered us a dozen or so old GE engines which were to be overhauled.. Some in south korea and rest here...
Wud b a gud option for us if we can get some tot from them too

We are in love with Chinese refurbished crap.

Should learn to start making these engines in Pakistan... it's not rocket science.

No technical knowledge or skill level to even build motorcycle engine, lazy attitude, miss management, no money in the budget, etc.

We can request Japan to transfer the required technology and training.

 

[ghazi52]

New arrival........................

 

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[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

The first step is tracks should be clean and pristine
There is no shortage of crushed rocks in Pakistan

A fence should ensure no one is walking on tracks , fence on both sides of track

 

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Freight trains HQ being shifted to Karachi: Sheikh Rasheed

https://nation.com.pk/NewsSource/web-desk
Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Friday has announced that Railway Headquarters of freight trains is being shifted to Karachi.

Addressing inaugural ceremony of a freight train at Cantt Station here in Karachi today, he said the policy of zero tolerance to corruption will be implemented in the railway and Pakistan Railway will be put on the path of progress.

"Nobody would be allowed to create any obstacle in the way of Karachi Circular Railway," he added.

The minister told that the entire track from Karachi to Peshawar would be upgraded soon.

 

[ghazi52]

Pakistan Railways has decided to open pharmacies at major railway stations across the country.

The ministry will set up the pharmacies through inviting bids according to the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) rules.

“The bids will be offered as per single stage two envelope procedure and the technical and financial proposal will be submitted by the bidders,” revealed an official of the Railways.

It needs to be noted here that Pakistan Railways has taken many steps to improve its performance and increase revenue. Recently, it has launched an app ‘Pak Rail Live’ that enables train users to track the exact location of trains across the entire network

 

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[ghazi52]

Today's evening
Haripur..

 

[ghazi52]

The Pakistan Railways is set to launch a VVIP train — Jinnah Express — from Lahore to Karachi on March 30.

 

[ghazi52]

Pakistan sets up committee to review ML-I project

March 14, 2019

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has set up an Implementation Committee for the multibillion dollar Mainline-I (ML-I) project of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to review the possibility of reducing its scope and cost from the existing $8.2 billion aimed at making it financially viable.

The decision was taken by Cabinet Committee on CPEC, on Wednesday, which was chaired by Federal Minister for Planning and Development Khusro Bakhtyar. It was decided to split the project into more than two phases and also drop some sections that were part of the original plan of constructing 1,872 kilometre long line of Pakistan Railways.

The original plan was to construct the road between Peshawar and Karachi in two phases. The project faces over three years of delay. The cabinet committee discussed the Pakistan Railways ML-1 project in detail, said Bakhtyar while speaking to media-persons after the meeting.

“An implementation committee, headed by the railways minister was constituted to identify financial savings, phasing of the project, scope etc within two weeks in order to fast-track the project,” he added. The minister said that the final decision would be made in light of the committee recommendations.

According to the proposal, the project should be completed in more than two phases besides dropping some sections and reducing the scope of other sections. Due to change in scope, the phase-I of the project could cost around $2 billion as against Pakistan’s earlier estimate of $3.4 billion, according to the Ministry of Planning officials. The Chinese consultants calculated the cost of the first phase at $4.1 billion.

The ML-I project has a total length of 1,872 kilometres.

The previous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government had decided to split the project into two due to its high cost and extensive work that requires refurbishment and expansion of the main railway line. The project’s initial cost of $8.2 billion was based on a joint feasibility study, which was not backed by a technical design study.

The cabinet committee also discussed the possibility of financing some parts of the ML-I from the Public Sector Development Programme to lower reliance on Chinese financing.

According to the framework agreement for the ML-I, China was supposed to provide 85% of the project cost as a concessionary loan. The project has been declared strategically important by both the countries.

Bakhtyar said that the proposal to construct the ML-I project on Build Operate Transfer model has been shelved and now it will be completed on government to-government basis, as per the framework agreement.

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1111709902668468224

 

[ghazi52]

PM launches Lahore-Karachi non-stop train

LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday launched the Lahore-Karachi non-stop luxurious train, Jinnah Express. The non-stop train will cover the distance in 15 hours.

Speaking at the inaugural ceremony at the Lahore Railway Station, he said rail tracks are required to reduce pressure on roads. He said: "Across the world, a common man uses train and this actually shows the priority of the countries". The premier said China is a leading country in terms of train technology and its help would be sought in this regard. Imran said he was going to China next month and he would seek Chinese cooperation in up-gradation of Main Line-I from Karachi to Peshawar and railway technology. He regretted that operationalisation of the railway track in Pakistan has only reduced by 2000 kilometres since the British era in the sub continent.

Referring to the basic facility of health, the prime minister said the government has started Insaf Health Card scheme from the poor of the poor which will be extended to other people. He said every salaried person should have health insurance card to have free medical facility. He said everybody should get health insurance in the country and the government is starting health insurance from the lower level. He said health cards would support medical treatment up to Rs720,000. The PM said: "We have to uplift the deprived segments of society.” The premier, while responding to the Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid’s request for health cards for railway labourers, he said, unfortunately, prime ministers considered themselves kings in the past. "Being a responsible prime minister of a democratic government, I will not make any announcement before discussing it with the federal finance minister," the PM added.

The premier said that Main-Line 1 project would bring about a revolution in the railways besides facilitating the people, adding he would direct the Ministry of Petroleum to use trains for freight.

The railways minister said Lahore Railway Station had been renovated at a cost of 25 million rupees. He announced launching Sir Syed train in a month, saying a train would play the upgraded ML-I at a speed of 160-220 km per hour reducing the Lahore-Rawalpindi travel distance to about two-and-a-half hours.