RAILWAY SAMACHAR

SHRI B. B. MODGIL TAKES OVER AS
GENERAL MANAGER, CENTRAL RAILWAY

Shri Bharat Bhushan Modgil belongs to Indian Railway Service of Mechancial Engineers 1972 batch. He entered the Railway Service after graduating from Indian Railways Institute of Mech. & Electrical Engg., Jamalpur as a Mechanical Engineer. He also holds degree in Production Engineering & Electrical Engineering. He has handled many important and challenging assignments as Addl. Divl. Railway Manager, Mumbai, Divl. Railway Manager, Vadodara, Western Railway and Chief Mechanical Engineer/South Western Railway.

Prior to joining Central Railway, he was General Manager, Rail Wheel Factory, a major Production Unit of Indian Railways at Bangalore. He underwent various trainings in USA & Europe. He attended 2nd Advanced Leadership Programme in Stern Business School, New York, USA in Oct.,2006. He is a keen golfer and an avid reader.

SHRI R. N. VERMA TAKES OVER AS
GENERAL MANAGER, WESTERN RAILWAY

Shri Ravindra Nath Verma has taken over as General Manager, Western Railway on 30th December, 2008. Shri Verma joined the Indian Railway Traffic Service on 19th December 1973. He is an M.Sc. in Statistics from University of Allahabad and M.A. in Transport Economics from University of Leeds, U.K.
Prior to joining as General Manager, Western Railway, Shri Verma was GM of Metro Railway, Kolkatta. He was also holding additional charge as General Manager, Eastern Railway.
During his distinguished career, Shri Verma held various important positions such as Additional Member (Traffic), Advisor (Infrastructure) at Railway Board and also key positions in the Zonal Railways such as Chief Operations Manager, Central Railway (Mumbai), Divisional Railway Manager, South Central Railway at Secunderabad. Earlier in his career he had held significant positions as Executive Director in Railway Board and Director in the Ministry of Surface Transport, Government of India.