What are running signals and subsidiary signals?

21-06-2019

Running signals are the normal signals that control the movement of regular trains. Subsidiary signals are those that control other movements such as shunting, or which provide additional information (repeater signals, points indicators, etc.). ये भी पढ़े - योगासन का इतिहास तथा योग से होने वाले फायदे Source -

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Who is a ‘train superintendent’?
July 17, 2019

A train superintendent is an official in charge of the internal operation of a train — the passenger amenities, catering, etc. This official does not have anything to do with the running of the train the way a guard (see above) does. Only a few trains have such a train superintendent — mostly the prestigious Rajdhanis, Shatabdis and a few

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Who is a ‘guard’?
July 17, 2019

The guard is responsible for assuring himself that the station master (directly or indirectly) has authorized the departure of the train from the station. The guard can also require the driver to stop the train, or to operate it under his direction, in special circumstances. For instance, in some cases if the train parts, or breaks down, or if a

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How are drivers assigned to different trains?
July 17, 2019

A driver's link (schedule) is such that once every so many days (34 days in the case of Mumbai division CR drivers) he has to work all the Mail / Express trains. Similarly the passenger drivers have their own links. When there is no A special (mail/express) driver available, a passenger (A grade) or Goods (C grade) driver officiates instead of the

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What is an ‘A grade’ driver, or a ‘B’ driver, etc.?
July 17, 2019

There are some variations across the zones, but in the main the following grades of drivers are usual in the railway hierarchy. An A special driver is one qualified to handle mail, superfast, and express trains. An A driver is qualified to handle ordinary long-distance passenger trains. In some zones, there is no separate category of 'A-special',

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What are ‘mixed’/‘composite’ trains?
July 17, 2019

Originally, this term was given to trains that had a combination of passenger and freight cars in the rake composition. However, more recently this term is used to denote a train that runs as an express for a partial distance and a passenger for the remainder of its journey. For eg: the 4307/4308 Baraeily - Mughalsarai Express is a passenger

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Why are mail trains so called? What’s the RMS?
July 17, 2019

Mail trains originally were trains that actually carried bags of mail to be delivered between their termini or at intermediate stations, under special contracts with the Post Office. In many cases that was in fact the main or only reason for running these Mail trains, and some of the famous mail trains got their reputation for speed and

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