Seshadri express engine derails near Vijayawada station

Engine of the Bengaluru-Kakinada Seshadri Express derailed near Vijayawada railway station in the wee hours of Wednesday causing disruption of traffic between Vijayawada and Chennai for nearly five hours.

Loose bolts on the railway track caused the mishap at 2.30 am when the train was about
The Simhapuri Express travelling between Secunderabad and Gudur was halted near Kondapalli for four hours, while Vijayawada-Chennai Pinakini Express was delayed by 90 minutes.

Howrah-Secunderabad Falaknuma Express was diverted via Warangal and Kazipet due to the disruption of services through the Vijayawada-Guntur-Nadigudi route.

Vijayawada-Guntur passenger service was cancelled on Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, passengers on Seshadri Express were stranded at the station for more than four hours.

Railway new imprest cards from Vijayawada division

Railway authorities of Vijayawada division introduced imprest cash cards, with the help of SBI, to avoid handling of petty cash by field officers. Releasing them on Friday, DRM Pradeep Kumar said they would help avoid cash handling up to Rs 30 lakh each month for transactions and added that 265 field officers in the division have been authorized as imprest holders

He added the cards would facilitate hassle-free payment of imprest decampment amount which will be credited in the imprest account of SBI main branch.

Source - Times of India