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M J Antony: Guidelines for accepting tenders: Supreme Court Decision
From the Business Standard of 20th December 2006
Sent by Shri Vinayak Rao, IRAS. The tender case in question was dealt with by him in his capacity as Director Finance, MSEB Holding Co. Ltd.

Freight corridor: a stakeholder model like Delhi Metro’s is ideal
An article by Shri A V Poulose, former FC(Railways), published in Financial Express of 18th July 2006.

India's New Rajdhani
A photo-feature by rediff.com on the new LHB rake of the New Delhi - Mumbai Rajdhani Express.

The Lure of the Deccan
A photo-feature by rediff.com on Deccan Odyssey, the luxury tourist train inaugurated by Hon. PM in Mumbai on 16th January 2004.

Rail and Road in Intercity Transport
Article dated 18.10.2003 in Economic & Political Weekly.
Link contributed by Shri Nawal Srivastava, DyFA&CAO(C)CCG/WR.

Can IT transform Indian Railways
By Professor S. Sadagopan, Director of the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore.

What does 'privatization' do for efficiency: Evidence from Argentina and Brazil's Railways

How to ride the tracks smoothly
An article by Shri Satyabrata Chattopadhyay, a retired Railway official. From the online edition of The Statesman dated 16.7.2003.

Civil Services to get a whiff of reform
From the online edition of Business Standard dated 9th April 2003.

Bandits and the Constitution
In Article 311 lies the root of corruption in India, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan : Published in The Business Standard of 15th March 2003.
Link contributed by Shri Sanjeeva Shivesh, DyFA&CAO/Bridges/WR.

Lost Journeys
A nostalgic look at colonial India's three most famous trains: Published in The Sunday Express of 9th March 2003.
Link contributed by Shri Sanjeeva Shivesh, DyFA&CAO/Bridges/WR.

Indian Railways: A Surfeit Of Status Papers
An article in the online edition of Financial Express dated 11th November 2002 by Shri A.V.Poulose, former FC(Rlys).

On Track - The Indian Railways' Suggestion Site seems to be gathering steam
Link to an article in Rediff Guide to the Net

The Elusive ROI
An article by Shri Harsh Kumar, IRAS(1981), Adviser/IT/HPCL, in the Network Magazine of July 2002.

Chinese Railways Back In Profit Ahead Of Target
From the International Railway Journal - Link Contributed by Saurabh Mitra, ADAO/BRC/WR

Please. Somebody Derail Amtrak
An interesting article from Time.com
Link contributed by Shri S.C.Mitra, ADAO/BRC/WR.

Analytical Study of Cases pertaining to Railways
An article on corruption in the Railways, published on the CVC site.
Link contributed by Shri Anand Prakash, JDFB/Railway Board.
The article is in the pdf format. You will require Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your PC.

Restructuring of Indian Railways
Indian Railways' IT Interface
Click on the links above to read the Reports on the above topics. These Reports were prepared by participants in the course on 'Infrastructure Development and Financing' at IIM, Ahmedabad. The Reports are in pdf format.

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