The Pakistan Railways has proposed major replacement and rehabilitation schemes for the forthcoming five year plan.
An amount of Rs. 40 billion has been allocated for ongoing and new works. The major physical components which would be completed during the Plan period includes:
i. Doubling of track from Lodhran to Peshawar (800 Km) to ensure sustained improvement in the turn round time of rolling stock and motive power;ii. Manufacture of 51 locomotives;iii. Rehabilitation of 101 diesel electric locomotives;iv. Manufacture of 175 new design light-weight passenger coaches;v. Equipping 7000 wagons with roller bearing;vi. Revamping of 14 electric locomotives;vii. Procurement of 1400 high capacity wagons;viii. Procurement of 50 wagon movers;ix. Introduction of Management Information System;x. Improvement and Rehabilitation of track to cater for high speeds;xi. Telecommunication and Signaling Network on main and important branch lines.
An amount of Rs. 40 billion has been allocated for ongoing and new works. The major physical components which would be completed during the Plan period includes:
i. Doubling of track from Lodhran to Peshawar (800 Km) to ensure sustained improvement in the turn round time of rolling stock and motive power;ii. Manufacture of 51 locomotives;iii. Rehabilitation of 101 diesel electric locomotives;iv. Manufacture of 175 new design light-weight passenger coaches;v. Equipping 7000 wagons with roller bearing;vi. Revamping of 14 electric locomotives;vii. Procurement of 1400 high capacity wagons;viii. Procurement of 50 wagon movers;ix. Introduction of Management Information System;x. Improvement and Rehabilitation of track to cater for high speeds;xi. Telecommunication and Signaling Network on main and important branch lines.
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