Pakistan Railways is a national state-owned rail transport service of Pakistan , headquartered in Lahore. It is administered by the federal government under the Ministry of Rilways. Pakistan Railway provides a mode of transportation throughout Pakistan. It is commonly referred to as the "life line of the country" by aiding in movement of people and freight throughout Pakistan.Pakistan Railways forms the life line of the country by catering to its needs for large scale movement of freight as well as passenger traffic. It not only contributes to its economic growth but also promotes national integration.
Pakistan Railways endeavors to run the trains strictly in accordance to time table. The progressive freight train support organization operated by professional management and competent staff endavours to provide reliable, competitive and economical service of recognized standards to its customers.
ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF RAILWAYS
The history of transport is as old as that of man himself.The modern railway was a development of the horse-drawn wagon or tramway, used in England in sixteenth to eighteenth centuries for haulage of minerals to reivers or ports.As the roads were bad and weagons had to be guided through tunnels, some one thought of laying down wooden planks for the wheels to run on.The planks wore out quickly and then someone else put iron plates to nail them down to reduce wear.Thus came to first 'plate ways'.The wooden planks and wheels were later replaced with those iron roads i.e 'Rails' .It reduced wear and enabled much heavier loads ro be pulled.The first railway built for general use on payement of fee or toll was the horse-drawn surrey Iron Railway from Wandsworth to Groydon and Carshalton, which was opened in 1804.The Napoleonic was took away the horses and Richard Trevithick (1771-18833) designed a steam engine mounted on wheels which generated sufficient power to move it.This ultinately spelled the exit of the horse and the entrance of the steam engine which was later replaced by the diesel and electric locomotives in the '20' century.
GOLRA SHARIF JUNCTION RAILWAY STATION
The Golra Sharif Junction railway station lies on the main line of the Pakistan Railways which connects the rest of the country in the south and Peshawar in the north. More than 20 trains pass through this station every day.It is situated South West to Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan at the altitude of 1994 feet. Its magnificent building has Victorian architecture and composed of yellow stone masonry comprises five hall-like rooms. The station that once linked Peshawar, Kohat, Havelian and Multan.This station also contains hestoric items belongs to Pakistan Railways (British ones too).I will show You these one by one.
The Pakistan Locomotive Factory at at Risalpur, a public spread on an area of 251 acres (102 ha), was put into service in 1993. The factory was equipped for building diesel locomotives.
DIESEAL LOCOMOTIVE MODEL
A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive. These Diesel Locomotives are using diesel as their fuel.These engines are cheaper and easier to operate than steam, engines that's why these engines are used in most of the countries.
