Loco Pilot
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Indian Railways loco pilot spots dust on Tricolour atop engine, his next move goes viral
offbeat | Aug 13, 2026, 07:40 AM ISTA video of an Indian Railways loco pilot cleaning the Tricolour on the front of his engine has caught attention online. Shared by Ananth Rupanagudi on X, the moment comes ahead of India's 80th Independence Day and the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign.
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Fact Check: Loco pilot did not stop the train to buy samosas, Railways reveals truth of viral video
Fact Check | Jul 09, 2026, 12:00 AM ISTA viral video showing a train halted near Rangwasa Road in Rau, close to Indore, sparked claims on social media that the loco pilot of the Indore-Mhow DEMU passenger train had stopped the service to buy samosas from a roadside eatery
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Eagle shatters windscreen of train in J-K's Anantnag; loco pilot injured | VIDEO
Jammu and Kashmir | Nov 08, 2025, 06:27 PM ISTThe loco pilot, identified as Vishal, sustained minor injuries and was provided medical treatment at the Anantnag railway station. He is out of danger now, said officials.
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Meet Hyderabad's Indira Eegalapati who is set to drive Riyadh Metro trains
World | Nov 10, 2024, 11:58 PM ISTHyderabad's Indira Eegalapati, who is among the few women loco pilots associated with the Riyadh Metro and currently running trial trains, said she never faced any challenge as a woman in this profession.
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'Attempt to demoralise railway with fake news will fail': Ashwini Vaishnaw on loco pilots' condition
India | Jul 10, 2024, 01:27 PM ISTThe railway minister added that when pilots complete a trip, they come to the running room for rest if they are out of headquarters. Before 2014, running rooms were in very bad shape.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meets loco pilots, pledges to address concerns over working conditions
India | Jul 05, 2024, 10:48 PM ISTDuring a meeting with loco pilots at New Delhi railway station, Rahul Gandhi promised to address their grievances about understaffing and inadequate rest, which contribute to railway safety issues.
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Asia's first female loco pilot Surekha Yadav to attend PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony
India | Jun 07, 2024, 06:49 PM ISTSurekha Yadav, who is originally from Satara district in Maharashtra, is also the first woman train driver in India who started her career in 1988.
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Odisha train drivers chilling revelation: 'Trains received 'GREEN' signal and weren't OVERSPEEDING'
India | Jun 04, 2023, 04:16 PM IST"I have seen rumours being spread about overriding of signals and speed. But, these are just rumours. Both the drivers said they moved the train after getting a green signal and were moving at a speed of 128 km per hour," said the railway official.
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Odisha train mishap: What happened to loco pilots and guards of ill-fated trains? Are they safe?
India | Jun 03, 2023, 07:11 PM ISTThe goods train was stationed in a loop line beside the tracks through which the Coromandel Express was passing when it got derailed and some of its coaches fell on it.
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Loco pilot injured in Hyderabad train collision succumbs to injuries
India | Nov 17, 2019, 01:07 PM ISTChandrashekhar, 31, was rescued after eight-hour long operation from the mangled motorman cabin of MMTS which had rammed into Kurnool City-Secunderabad Hundry Intercity Express at Kacheguda railway station here on November 11, injuring 16 passengers.
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Hyderabad train mishap: Loco pilot's condition still 'critical'
India | Nov 14, 2019, 08:35 PM ISTThe Lingampalli-Falaknuma multi-modal transport system (MMTS) apparently overshot the signal and collided with the Kurnool-Secunderabad Hundry Intercity Express (17028) at 10.41 am on Monday, leaving 17 people, including Chandrasekhar injured
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Assistant Loco Pilot exams: Railways begins special trains to clear rush
Career | Aug 08, 2018, 09:37 AM ISTNearly 48 lakh candidates are set to appear for the first set of computer-based tests for the 66,502 vacancies of assistant loco pilots (ALP) and technicians to be held on Thursday.
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Railway Board exam question paper leaked, two arrested
India | Jul 13, 2014, 09:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: Two people on Sunday were arrested for allegedly being involved in the Railway Board Exam question paper leak case.The Special Task Force(STF) of Lucknow Police arrested the accused with answer-sheets 90 minutes before