Five repaired engines inducted into PR

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Five repaired engines inducted into PR

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General Manager PR Saeed Akhtar said five repaired engines have been inducted into railways fleet.

06 November,2011 07:47 am

Talking to media at the ceremony of induction of five repaired locomotives into Pakistan Railways fleet, GM Saeed Akhtar said that the talks with 16 companies have been finalised to collect advance rent.He said that suspended operation of goods trains will be restored by utilising this advance rent from the private sector.He informed that 50 percent operations of the trains will be under Pakistan Railways while the remaining 50 percent will be handed over to private sector.He said that 100 out of 500 locomotives of the Pakistan Railways have surpassed their term. He also informed that railcar service between Rawalpindi and Lahore will start from today.