Of all the bloody things to do, the Indian Railways have decided to install A/C in locomotives – mind you not for the fare paying passengers, but the “so overworked”, “dog-tired”, “much-fatigued” loco drivers.
And those drivers are ‘loco’ – take a look at the rail accidents in India this year - 13 accidents till date, and 7 of them in the month of January alone.
At a glance, it appears that most of them are because of the carelessness of the ‘loco’ drivers – otherwise how you one slam a train into another train standing still ?
It is not only me who says so, but a detailed study has show that a whopping 62% of all train accidents in India are due to failure of the ‘Railway Staff’ – thankfully the article doesn’t clarify what percentage was due to driver error alone. Read the report here (it is a doc file).
Now the idiots want to provide A/C comfort for the drivers – so they can relax better, nod off to sleep and slam into more stationary trains.
:-(
More likely, they’d find a way to monkey with the A/C plant and either refuse to drive the train or claim ‘hardship’ allowance. Even that report doesn’t ask for A/C provision in the locomotives – just an ‘ergonomic’ design of the locomotives. It also recommends more simulator training, breathalyzer testing, minimize monotony and review of working hours.
So do they do all those meaningful things? Nope – just A/C the engine.
How about a mini coffee bar next ?
Or since it may get more chilly during winter, warm clothing allowance ?
If you think these administrators are a bunch of dummkofps -
What will you call these idiots !?!
But below is my all time favourite train; I must have run a 1000 miles in them .
And those drivers are ‘loco’ – take a look at the rail accidents in India this year - 13 accidents till date, and 7 of them in the month of January alone.
At a glance, it appears that most of them are because of the carelessness of the ‘loco’ drivers – otherwise how you one slam a train into another train standing still ?
It is not only me who says so, but a detailed study has show that a whopping 62% of all train accidents in India are due to failure of the ‘Railway Staff’ – thankfully the article doesn’t clarify what percentage was due to driver error alone. Read the report here (it is a doc file).
Now the idiots want to provide A/C comfort for the drivers – so they can relax better, nod off to sleep and slam into more stationary trains.
:-(
More likely, they’d find a way to monkey with the A/C plant and either refuse to drive the train or claim ‘hardship’ allowance. Even that report doesn’t ask for A/C provision in the locomotives – just an ‘ergonomic’ design of the locomotives. It also recommends more simulator training, breathalyzer testing, minimize monotony and review of working hours.
So do they do all those meaningful things? Nope – just A/C the engine.
How about a mini coffee bar next ?
Or since it may get more chilly during winter, warm clothing allowance ?
If you think these administrators are a bunch of dummkofps -
What will you call these idiots !?!
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