KNOW ABOUT – Running Allowance Rules

03-12-2021

Running Allowance Rules 901.  Running Allowance for staff performing running Duties  1. Running Allowance Rules are called "The Rules for the payment of Running and other Allowances to the running staff on the Railways" coming to force with effect from 1-8-1981. 902.  2. In the provision of these rules, the following terms shall have the meaning assigned to them   for the purpose of payment of Running and other Allowances to the running staff : (i) "Competent authority" means the President of India or any authority to whom the power to amend or interpret these Rules may be delegated or any authority in whom powers are vested by or under these Rules. (ii) "Day" means a

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What’s the ‘tractive effort’ of a locomotive?
June 20, 2019

What’s the ‘tractive effort’ of a locomotive? The ‘tractive effort’ is a measure of how large a load the loco can pull and set in motion from a standstill — the maximum force it can exert at the drawbar or coupling. While the raw horsepower rating of the loco is important, it is not the whole story. The loco's weight also comes into

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Which were the earliest electric locomotives in India?
June 20, 2019

Which were the earliest electric locomotives in India? Two MG electric locos using overhead electrification were supplied to the Mysore Gold Fields in 1910 by Bagnalls of Stafford. Electrical equipment for these was supplied by Siemens. Electrically operated rail trolleys (patented by T A White, an EIR engineer, and hence known as White's

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Other than diesels, were there other internal-combustion locos used in India?
June 20, 2019

Other than diesels, were there other internal-combustion locos used in India? For contemporary applications, see the section on alternative fuels. In 1905 Kerr Stuart delivered a 12hp 0-4-0 petrol-driven 2'6" loco to Morvi Railway and Tramways. In 1909, a railcar with a Dodge petrol engine was supplied to the Matheran Light Rly. In 1909, a

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Which were the earliest diesel locomotives in the Indian subcontinent?
June 20, 2019

Q. Which were the earliest diesel locomotives in the Indian subcontinent? In 1915, a 2'6" gauge diesel loco was supplied to the India Office by Avonside (Bristol). This is presumed to have worked on some tea plantation in Assam. In 1921, a 2'0" gauge 0-4-0 diesel loco built by Baugleys of Burton-on-Trent was delivered to Bengal. In 1923,

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What do the designations such as ‘WDM-2’ mean?
June 20, 2019

What do the designations such as ‘WDM-2’ mean? Locos, except for older steam ones, have classification codes that identify them. This code is of the form '' In this the first item, '', is a single letter identifying the gauge the loco runs on: W = Broad Gauge Y = Meter Gauge Z = Narrow Gauge (2' 6") N = Narrow Gauge (2') The

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LOCOMOTIVES/General Information
June 20, 2019

WHAT DO THE DESIGNATIONS SUCH AS ‘WDM-2’ MEAN? WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF THE CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES FOR LOCOS? WHERE WERE/ARE LOCOMOTIVES USED IN INDIA MANUFACTURED? WHICH WERE THE EARLIEST DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES IN THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT? WHICH WERE THE EARLIEST ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES IN INDIA? OTHER THAN DIESELS, WERE THERE OTHER

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