Advisory Boards

National Railway Users’ Consultative Council, Zonal/Divisional Railway Users’ Consultative Committees, etc. These Committees at different levels provide for formal consultation between the management and the rail users with the ultimate aim of betterment of services. Divisional Railway Users’ Consultative Committees (DRUCCs) and Zonal Railway Users’ Consultative Committees (ZRUCCs) have been reconstituted for a two year term w.e.f. 1.9.2006. National Railway Users’ Consultative Council (NRUCC) has also been reconstituted for a two year term w.e.f. 1.11.2006. The Suburban Railway Users’ Consultative Committees and Station Consultative Committees at important stations also provide useful inputs to railway administration.

Central Board of Railway Research Central Board of Railway Research comprises of Director-General, RDSO as Chairman, concerned senior officers of Railway Board as Members and Additional DG, RDSO as Member Secretary. Representation is also given to non-railway members from the IITs, eminent scientists, engineers, other Government departments, Industry,etc. The Board recommends and reviews Railways’ research programmes and also ensures co-ordination and assistance from other research laboratories.

Railway Hindi Salahakar Samiti Railway Hindi Salahakar Samiti functions under the Ministry as an aid for progressive use of Hindi in official work.

INDIAN RAILWAYS ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2006-07 77 Important Events

2006 7th April Regional Rail Museum near Howrah Station inaugurated. 10th April Centenary celebration of South Eastern Railway headquarters building inaugurated. 3rd May 1st Private Container Train from Garhi Harsaru (Rewari) flagged off. 19th May Newly converted Kanpur Anwarganj-Farrukhabad broad gauge section inaugurated. Flagging off of vintage steam trains 9th June The Golden Peacock award for Environment Management conferred on different gauges at Siliguri by the World Environment Foundation on Chittaranjan Locomotive Junction, Northeast Frontier Railway. Works . 17th June Newly converted broad gauge section inaugurated & train services between Mayiladuturai and Kumbakonam started. 22nd June President of presented Colours to Railway Protection Force in Delhi. 17th July New broad gauge line between Banka and Barahat inaugurated. 29th July New locomotives type WAG-9 & WAG-9H with Satellite Remote Diagnosis System “Dr.Silver”, built by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, dedicated to the nation. 6th Aug. Newly converted broad gauge section inaugurated & train services between Puducherry and Villupuram started. 23rd Aug. To commemorate the completion of 125 years of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, 3 steam-hauled trains on different gauges organised. 29th Aug. Martyrs’ Memorial at Bolpur station unveiled. 27th Sept. Foundation stone for Dedicated Freight Corridor (Eastern) project laid. 1st Oct. Bilaspur-Chennai Express train inaugurated. 5th Oct. Foundation stone for Dedicated Freight Corridor (Western) project laid. 12th Oct. Handing over ceremony of locomotives exported by Diesel Locomotive Works to Angola Railways. 17th Nov. Heritage run of resurrected Veyer Garratt steam locomotive from Shalimar flagged off. 22nd Dec. Platinum Jubilee celebrations of Electric Multiple Unit Workshop at Tambaram inaugurated.

2007 5th Jan. Newly converted broad gauge section inaugurated & train services between Tiruchchirappalli and Pudukkottai started. 20th Jan. Handing over ceremony of locomotives exported by Diesel Locomotive Works to Sudan Railways. 10th Feb. Goods train on newly constructed Jaipur-Keonjhar Road-Tomka rail section started. 13th Feb. Foundation stone for Rail Coach Factory at Rae Barelli laid & Rae Barelli-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) Link Express flagged off. 14th Feb. Bhubaneshwar-Puducherry Superfast Express introduced. 21st Feb. Garib Rath (weekly) Superfast Express between Chennai Central and Hazrat Nizamuddin flagged off. 22nd Feb. Hazrat Nizamuddin-Mumbai train flagged off. 5th Mar. Restoration of track of Neral-Matheran section completed and regular train services on the section commenced. Flagging off of vintage steam trains 14th Mar. Golden Jubilee celebrations of Research Designs and Standards on different gauges at Siliguri Organisation inaugurated. Junction, Northeast Frontier Railway. 78 ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2006-07