Documents, Databases, Maps, etc.

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• Railway Maps
• Articles
• History
• Train Numbers, Routes, Place Names, etc.
• Technical: Rake Link, Brakes, etc.
• Locomotive Fleet Lists, Shed Holdings, Allocations, etc.
• Statistical Information
• Railfanning
• Foreign
• South Asian Industrial Locos, Preserved Locos, etc.
• Miscellaneous Documents
• Rule Book

Railway Maps & Geographical Information

• Chainage and distance markers on IR's network New
• Catalogue of regional, suburban, and historical maps at IRFCA
• Google Earth placemarks: New Delhi area railway locations, by Shashanka Nanda, July 2009 (KMZ file)
• Google Earth placemarks: Hyderabad area railway locations, by Vrijilesh Rai, Sep. 2005 (KMZ file)
• More Google Earth placemarks and tours…

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Articles

• Essays, articles, and opinion pieces

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History

• The First Railways in India by Simon Darvill, 2011
• Extracts from Historical Archives
• The Indian Steam Pages
• Historical Timetable Archive New
• Chronology of Railways in India
• Closed Marshalling Yards by Alok Patel, 2004
• Chronology of Electrification, from CORE, 2004
• Eminent Railwaymen of Yesteryears by R R Bhandari, 2008
• Railway Network Sizes From The 19^th Century
• Historical Train Times by John Lacey and others
• Timeline of Mumbai Suburban Stations Opening - Central Railway by Kedar Karambelkar New
• India: The Complex History of the Junctions at Siliguri and New Jalpaiguri by Alastair Boobyer (from Rinbad)

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Train Numbers, Routes, Place Names, etc.

Note: Many documents listed in this section are from the early 2000s and do not reflect the current state of IR's operations. They have been included for the sake of completeness and historcial research purposes.

• Narrow Gauge Lines in 1948 by Vikas Singh, 2005
• India: Narrow-gauge lines 2002-2003 by Simon Mortimer (from Rinbad)
• Narrow Gauge Lines in 2005 by Vikas Singh, 2005
• Narrow Gauge Lines in 2007 by Vikas Singh, 2007
• Meter Gauge Lines in 2005 by Vikas Singh, 2005
• Railway Network Sizes From The 19^th Century
• Common Indian Place Name Suffixes from IRFCA posts.
• Station Names and their Suffixes by Vibin Andrews, 2006
• Origins of Train Names by Dr Jitendra Mulky, 2010. (MS Word document, 513KB)
• Colonial Place Names in the Subcontinent by Ajai Banerjee
• Old IR train numbers by Rabibrata, April 2003
• Trains introduced by Railway Ministers by S Skandan with updates by K K Subramanian
• Altered Trains – Changes in Routes, Names, etc. by Samar, Sep. 2002.
• Historical Train Times by John Lacey and Others
• Superfast Trains of the past - July 1993 by Vijay Balasubramanian, 1993
• Comparison of Superfasts 1993-2004, by Abhijit Lokre, Jan. 2005. (MS Excel document, 34KB)
• Trains with late arrivals (10pm-4am) by Amit Kumar, Feb. 2012.
• Analysis of Superfast Trains, by Dhananjay Aradhye, Sep. 2011.
• IR's Busiest Junctions by Samar, April 2003 (MS Excel document, 75KB)
• Frequencies of Trains between the Top 7 Metros by Samar, 2002 (MS Excel document, 82KB)
• Parliamentary Report on Route Decongestion by the Railway Convention Committee, 2001 (PDF, 1.7MB)

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Technical: Rake Link, Brakes, etc.

• Sample Rake Link from S Krishnamorthy (MS Word document)
• Caution Orders by Ravindra Bhalerao, 2008
• Brake systems used by IR by S Krishnamorthy
• Brake systems used on IR EMUs by S Krishnamorthy
• Brake testing for an electric loco by Zubin Dotivala
• Braking procedures for WAP-5/WAG-9 locos (MS Word document)
• Determining the stress-free temperature in the field by Rajeev Shrivastava, 2004
• Cold weather track patrolling by Rajeev Shrivastava, 2004
• Thermit (aluminothermic) welding of rail joints by Rajeev Shrivastava, 2004
• EMU Rake Acceptance Tests - MRVC (2007)
• Marshalling Yards by Ravindra Bhalerao, 2008
• Evolution of High-Speed Haulage on Indian Railways by Shashanka Nanda, 2015
• Starting a WDM-2 (Alco 251) diesel locomotive by Apurva Bahadur
• Starting a WDP-2 diesel locomotive by Poochi Venkat
• Starting a WAM-4/WAP-4/WAG-5/WAG-7 electric locomotive by Zubin Dotivala
• Notes on a YDM-4 locomotive's internals by Apurva Bahadur
• Energizing a dead or stabled electric loco by Zubin Dotivala
• Rules for Shunting Operations by Zubin Dotivala
• Mumbai Suburban - Auxiliary Warning System, 2006
• Train Management System (TMS), 2006
• Protective equipment in AC locomotives by Lakshman Thodla
• Tap-changer Operation by Khalid Kagzi, Oct. 2005
• AC Loco Auxiliary Equipment by Khalid Kagzi, Oct. 2007
• Auto-Emergency Brakes (AEB), 2006
• Diesel Loco Pre-Commissioning Checks, 2008
• RDSO studies on variations in Horsepower to Trailing Load ratios, 2006
• WAP-5 and WAP-7 Tractive Effort / Braking Effort charts and figures, Indian Railways, 2001. (MS Excel, 3 sheets)
• Wheel slip detection and prevention, by Khalid Kagzi, 2006
• Circuit diagram of traction power feeding system (grid - catenary)
• Diagram of track formation
• Dimensions of Rolling Stock — 1971
• Single Line Block Instruments, by Apurva Bahadur
• An Introduction to WR's Train Management System by Abhishek Bajpai et al., 2007

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Locomotive Fleet Lists, Shed Holdings, Allocations, etc.

Note: Many documents listed in this section are from the early 2000s and do not reflect the current state of IR's operations. They have been included for the sake of completeness and historcial research purposes.

• MRVC Rake Lists for WR and CR by Akshay Marathe, 2008
• Chittaranjan Loco Works -- Electric Loco Production Figures
• Diesel Locomotive Fleet List by Mark Bristow, 2002 (MS Word document, 290KB)
• Electric Loco Holdings by Shed scanned by Samar, Feb. 2010 (PDF document, 430KB)
• Electric Loco Holdings by Shed by Samar, Feb. 2003 (MS Excel document, 32KB)
• Electric Loco Holdings by Availability by Samar, Feb. 2003 (MS Excel document, 17KB)
• Electric Loco Allotments and new Commissions by Samar, Feb. 2003 (MS Excel document, 18KB)
• Diesel Loco Holdings, Lucknow Diesel Shed by Samar, March 2003. (MS Excel document, 28KB)
• WDM-2/WDM-3A locos rebuilt by DCW (DMW), Patiala, 2001-2004 by Shashanka Nanda and Samar
• Locos dispatched from Diesel Loco Works, Varanasi
• WAP-1 holdings by Rabibrata, March 2003 (MS Word document, 72KB)
• WAP-4 holdings (May 2005) by Rabibrata (MS Word document, 236KB).
• Older lists by Rabibrata: WAP-4 holdings (June 2004), WAP-4 holdings (June 2003), and WAP-4 holdings (Feb. 2003) (MS Word documents).
• WAM-4 numbers by Rabibrata, August 2004 (MS Word document, 186KB) and WAM-4 numbers from June 2003 (214KB)
• Allocation of locomotives for superfasts, 2004 by Samar, 2004 (MS Excel document, 97KB)
• Allocation of locomotives for superfasts, 2002 by Samar, 2002 (MS Excel document, 88KB)
• Loco allocations for SR trains in May 2005 and in 2004, by Naren Damodaran, 2004-2005 (MS Excel documents, ~60KB)
• Hyderabad, Secunderabad, and Kacheguda Loco Links, Sep. 2005 by Vrijilesh Rai (MS Excel)

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Statistical Information

Most recent statistical information is available from IR's website. Historical data (from the 1990s and early 2000s) that was previously present in this section will be added soon.

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Railfanning

• Safety while Railfanning
• IRFCA FAQ section on railfanning Some suggestions for locations for railfanning, etc.
• Trip Reports and Travelogues

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Foreign

• "A knife pushed into my vitals" : Railways in Afghanistan, past and future by Andrew Grantham, 2006
• Pakistan Railway Stations by Owais Mughal, 2004
• Pakistan - Closed Sections by Owais Mughal, 2004
• Pakistan Railway Locomotive Classes by Owais Mughal, 2004
• Pakistan Railway Train Names by Owais Mughal, 2004
• Pakistan Railway Broad Gauge Diesel Locomotives by Thomas Kautzor, 2005
• Pakistan Railway Broad Gauge Steam Locomotives by Thomas Kautzor, 2005
• Pakistan Railway Metre Gauge Steam Locomotives by Thomas Kautzor, 2005
• Pakistan Railway Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives by Thomas Kautzor, 2005
• Pakistan Tour Steam Loco Report - Jan/Feb 2006, by Thomas Kautzor, 2006

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South Asian Industrial Locos, Preserved Locos, etc.

• Industrial Locomotive Lists for India and South Asia by Simon Darvill
• Preserved Steam Locos in India by Rajesh Agrawal, 2008 (MS Excel)
• Darjeeling Himalayan Railway - Steam Locomotive List, 2006 by Harsh Vardhan.
• Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Locomotives, 1998 by David Churchill / Darjeeling Mail.
• Steam Survivors List for India by Geoff Coward. (158KB)
• Steam Survivors List for Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal by Geoff Coward. (29KB)
• Steam Survivors List for Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar by Geoff Coward.(81KB)
• Ceylon Government Railways preserved locos by Julian Rainbow. (22KB)

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Miscellaneous Documents

• Carbon emissions from Indian Railways by Eswara Arun Kishore, 2012 (PDF)
• Railway Ministers
• Indian Railways Organization Structure by P V S Praveen Kumar, 2002 (MS Word document, 54KB)
• Analysis of the Budgeting Process of Indian Railways by Ranjeet Ramaswamy Iyer, 2011
• Status and Benefits of Railway Electrification, by Aniruddha Phadke, IRIEEN, 2011

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Rule Book

• Rules for Railway Projects, 1893 by Julian Raibow, 1995
• Rules for carrying luggage, 2001
• Rules for break of journey, 2001
• Rules for Passengers, from the Indian Railway Act, 2001

The following are extracts from the Indian Railways (Open Lines) General Rules, 1976 (the 'GR'):

• General Rules: Train working generally
• General Rules: Train working at stations
• General Rules: Block working of trains
• General Rules: The absolute block system
• General Rules: The automatic block system
• General Rules: Accidents and unusual occurrences
• General Rules: Level crossings
• General Rules: Permanent way
• General Rules: Working of trains on electrified sections
• General Rules: The Following Trains system
• General Rules: The Pilot Guard system
• General Rules: The Train Staff and Ticket system
• General Rules: The One Train Only system