Pakistan Railways near Bankruptcy

[chops3d]

The latest audit report of AG Pakistan reported a fraud of 564 Million during fiscal year 2010 - 11. What action has been taken so far? nothing.....
The corrupt people in PR are sucking this profitable organization for years. Every train that leaves railway station is always full, rather overloaded, same is case with PIA, the reason of loss is just corruption nothing else.

dollars or rupees??

 

[SpArK]

Nature has not been too kind to Pakistan Railways either. According to the National Disaster Management Authority, the recent floods have caused a loss of Rs.6.7 billion to the railway network as several hundred kilometres of lines were washed away. The railway coaches were also the targets of angry mobs and arson attacks after Benazir Bhutto’s assassination resulting in huge losses.

 

[justanobserver]

Pakistan railways has around 220 engines . The member seems to be ignorant about his own country.

True

Pakistan Railways currently has 500 locomotives, out of which 200 are operational while 300 have been grounded for want of spares.

Only 140 locomotives are available to pull the passenger train service, and less than 20 are operating the freight train service.

About 50 locomotives are used for shunting and departmental services. Only locomotives is no solution, Pakistan Railways is also facing issues of fuel and lube oil for engines, forcing railways to operate to minimum.

Railways minister seeks Rs11.5bn bailout | Business | DAWN.COM

 

[chops3d]

What..? Only 8 engines in Pakistan Railways..? So, a maximum of 8 trains running..?

Somehow it seems Private Bus Operators mafia has something to do in this..

the video says so, must be correct

 

[S.M.R]

dollars or rupees??

Rupees, sorry i forgot to add.

 

[Al Bhatti]

1. Let us put it this way, what is not on the verge of bankruptcy in Pakistan?
   
2. On our east, we have a very large network of railway and it (the railway) is not on the verge of bankruptcy. Where as we have a very small network compared to their's and still we cannot even manage it?

 

[chops3d]

Pakistan railways has around 220 engines . The member seems to be ignorant about his own country.

i am just saying what the video is saying, the video says,

pakistan railways

passenger trains

2007: 47

2011: 8, see the video picture

 

[chops3d]

True



Railways minister seeks Rs11.5bn bailout | Business | DAWN.COM

ary yaar it includes frieght trains, not only passenger trains yaar

 

[S.M.R]

What..? Only 8 engines in Pakistan Railways..? So, a maximum of 8 trains running..?

Somehow it seems Private Bus Operators mafia has something to do in this..

No that figure is not true, by going with 8 engines, means 4 trains running, not true.

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Buy some engines from us we make good engines at a good price

We cannot afford indian engines, as for that we will have to pay kickbacks on both sides.

 

[SpArK]

i am just saying what the video is saying, the video says,

pakistan railways

passenger trains

2007: 47

2011: 8, see the video picture

So do you believe in whole of Pakistan there are just 8 trains working?

I suggest you check the railways web site and check how many trains are operational.

Welcome to Pakistan Railway

Check under the train names i can see many, infact plenty.

 

[chops3d]

No that figure is not true, by going with 8 engines, means 4 trains running, not true.

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We cannot afford indian engines, as for that we will have to pay kickbacks on both sides.

8 engines, 4 trains??? does it make sense at all??

 

[twoplustwoisfour]

ary yaar it includes frieght trains, not only passenger trains yaar

Locomotives are interchangable between freight and passenger trains.

 

[justanobserver]

ary yaar it includes frieght trains, not only passenger trains yaar

Well it says 140 for passenger and 20 for freight

 

[Al Bhatti]

Nature has not been too kind to Pakistan Railways either. According to the National Disaster Management Authority, the recent floods have caused a loss of Rs.6.7 billion to the railway network as several hundred kilometres of lines were washed away. The railway coaches were also the targets of angry mobs and arson attacks after Benazir Bhutto’s assassination resulting in huge losses.

And how many lines were actually added by the concerned authorities. We still have railway signals and lines being used from the colonial era.

A roads and transport official from one of our provinces once said that investment in transport infrastructure is considered internationally as a dead invcestment.

So what do we expect from the concerned ministry then.

 

[S.M.R]

8 engines, 4 trains??? does it make sense at all??

Yes, take the example of Karakoram Express, it leaves karachi for lahore in the evening, and at the same time it leaves from lahore for karachi. so at least two engines for one train.