Islamabad: A pleasant development at last takes place in Pakistan Railways as federal government approves Rs. 10 billion for purchasing 500 luggage wagons and 40 power engines.
Rising fares and lengthening of traveling time have irked masses. Federal Railways minister Bashir Bilour has always complained of not getting funds whenever he asked about poor performance of the railways.
However final approval for the fund will be given at a meeting of Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) under chairmanship of prime minister.
A surprising thing, according to railway officials, most of the 15,000 luggage wagons were bought during British era. “ About 80 percent of the wagons have already surpassed their usage period as every freight wagon is only capable of being run for 45 years.”
“Out of these 500 freight wagons, 100 would be used to transport oil while other 400 for containers transportations.”
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