First Published on May 23, 2021 || Last Updated on May 23, 2021 by Prashant Chaturvedi
Indian Railway Glossary PDF 2021: Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) released official notification for the recruitment to the post of Junior Manager, Executive and Junior Executive etc. Total Number of Vacancies are 1074. Candidates can apply online from 24.04.2021 to 23.07.2021.
Here in this article we are sharing Indian Railways Glossary PDF 2021, which is most important for upcoming DFCCIL Exam 2021.
Indian Railways is a statutory body under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India’s national railway system. It manages the fourth-largest railway network in the world by size, with a route length of 67,956 km.
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Indian Railway Glossary PDF 2021
Capital-at-Charge : Book value of the capital assets of Railways.
Gross Earnings : The true earnings in an accounting period whether actually realized or not.
Gross Receipts : Earnings actually realized in an accounting period.
Net Revenue : Gross traffic receipts minus total working expenses.
Operating Ratio : Ratio of working expenses to gross earnings.
Suspense : Unrealised earnings, liabilities not discharged in an accounting period.
Working Expenses : Expenditure on administration, operation, maintenance & repairs, contribution to Depreciation Reserve Fund and Pension Fund.
Density : The volume of traffic moving between any two points on the Railway expressed in terms of passenger kilometres or net tonne kilometres per route kilometre/running track kilometre or train kilometres per running track kilometre.
Engine Kilometre : Movement of an engine under its own power over the length of one kilometre.
Gross Tonne Kilometre: Gross tonnage comprising payload and tare weight hauled
by a train.
Lead : Average haul of a passenger or a tonne of freight.
Loaded Wagon Kilometre: Movement of a wagon loaded with goods over one kilometre.
Net Load or Net Tonnage: Payload of passengers, luggage or goods carried by a vehicle or a train.
Net Tonne Kilometre: Payload of one tonne carried over one kilometre.
Non-Revenue Traffic: Traffic conveyed free for working the Railways.
Passenger Kilometre : A passenger transported over one kilometre.
Revenue Earning Traffic: Traffic which is paid for by the consignor or the consignee.
Route Kilometre : The distance between two points on the Railway irrespective of
the number of lines connecting them, whether single line, double line etc.
Running Track Kilometre : The length of all running tracks excluding tracks in sidings, yards and crossings.
Smalls : Goods consignments whose weight and dimensions do not require the exclusive use of a wagon.
Track Kilometre : The length of all running tracks and tracks including tracks in sidings, yards and crossings.
Train Kilometre : Movement of a train over one kilometre.
Vehicle/Wagon Kilometre : Movement of a vehicle/wagon over one kilometre.
Wagon Turn-Round : Interval of time between two successive loadings of a wagon.
Freight Forwarder : The scheme of collection of “smalls” as well as piecemeal wagon-load consignments from the premises of individual traders by an external agency that consolidates and offers them as wagon-load/train-load traffic for carriage by rail.
Number of Staff : All employees paid directly by the Railway administration.
Stores : Materials or parts either purchased by the Railway or manufactured in Railway
workshops for working the railways.
Tractive Effort : Load-hauling capability of a locomotive expressed in terms of the tractive force exerted by the locomotive at wheel.