Motormen

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  Motorman In Maharashtra Stops Train Midway To Urinate On Track

  The video of a local motorman in Maharashtra, stopping it to urinate on the tracks has gone viral on social media, prompting demands to install toilets in cabins of motormen and guards.

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  Rail Roko, Violence, Motormen Strike Paralyses Mumbai Train Services

  Thousands of commuters rushing to their offices in south Mumbai and other parts were left stranded as the train services were disrupted or delayed after a wire snapped near the Thakurli railway station here.

• Two killed in commuter rush after Mumbai train strike ended

  Two people died and six others were injured after they fell off overcrowded trains in Mumbai yesterday. The trains were running jam packed due to the back log created after the flash strike by over 400 motormen on Mumbai's Western Railway line last evening. Traffic was brought to a standstill during rush hour as the motormen went on a strike demand...

• Mumbai's nightmare rush hour, trains were stalled

  The flash strike by over 100 motormen on Mumbai's Western Railway line, which disrupted suburban services for over an hour today, has been called off. The striking motormen went on a mass sick leave to press for better facilities and security. "The services will resume in 30 minutes," said Sharat Chandrayan, Chief Public Relation Officer of Western...

• Alert motormen save drunk man who strayed on to railway tracks

  Two alert motormen saved the life of a drunk man who had strayed onto the tracks by bringing their respective trains to a screeching halt, inches away from running over him at Masjid Bunder station. The man, who probably did not realise the magnitude of his adventure, escaped miraculously without a scratch.He had jumped down from platform number tw...

• Harassed motormen plan to strike in Mumbai

  Motormen of the Central Railway, who had worked during last week's hunger strike, plan to strike work. The motormen have alleged harassment by motormen who had struck work last week."We are subjected to criticism almost everyday. We are called traitors and are boycotted by those who were part of last week's hunger strike," said a motorman on condit...

• Railways should compensate Mumbaikars affected by strike: Court

  Taking a serious view of the motormen's strike that paralysed the city's suburban railnetwork for nearly two days, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday said the Railways should compensate commuters hit hard by the stir.The strike on May 3-4 by drivers of the suburban trains, used by seven million commuter's daily, affected normal life as only around ...

• Trinamool MP who said 'Shut Up' should apologise: CPM

  The Trinamool leader had shouted and allegedly "hurled expletives" at Acharia in the Lok Sabha when a discussion on the Mumbai rail motormen's strike was on.

• With dabbawalas stranded, Mumbai office-goers went hungry

  Outside railway stations, the mid-morning rush of dabbawalas was missing on Tuesday, as the motormen's strike threw train services out of gear.

• Mumbai motormen strike: Who will foot Rs 100-cr loss?

  The railways are poorer by Rs 100 crore, thanks to the motormen's hunger strike which lasted 36 hours. Twenty motormen -- 10 each from the Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR) -- have been held responsible for the loss by the railways.

• Mumbai train strike ends, motormen back at work

  It was a harrowing Tuesday for Mumbai - quiet offices, empty train stations, jam-packed roads.

• Court asks 'Has Strike Ended? Confirm by 11 am'

  After Mumbai motormen ended their strike, allowing local trains to return to their normal schedule, the Mumbai High Court has asked for a confirmation of whether this is a lasting arrangement.

• Mumbai trains head towards normal after motormen end strike

  Mumbai local trains are expected to get back to their normal schedules - after a meeting with the Home Minister RR Patil, hundreds of motormen have agreed to end their strike and go back to work.

• Mumbai Univ allows strike-harrowed students to complete exams

  Mumbai University students reaching late for their exams owing to the ongoing motormen strike were today allowed to appear for their papers and were given the full stipulated three hours to complete it.

• Motormen stir: Mumbai Congress seeks Sonia's intervention

  Mumbai Congress President Kripashankar Singh has sought the intervention of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to resolve the issue concerning motormen's strike in the metropolis.