“Exploring the contributing factors in train accidents in pakistan ii railways:
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2018
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UMT Lahore
Abstract
Accidents and derailments are the common problem in every country of the world where
the railway system has laid according to those country demographics. In Pakistan
railways industry is one of the most important industry which deal in the transportation,
freight forwarding and financial enhancement of the country economic situation. Pakistan
railway is one of the important parts of CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) that
will make the link with all the provinces of Pakistan. By having the longest infrastructure,
mechanical factories, dry ports, locomotives and engines and huge number of human
resources but still we are facing the lot of problems related to the accidents and
derailments in our industry. The increasing number of accidents in railways causes
several problems for the government and the people who used these services. This
research is about factors which cause the accidents and derailments in Pakistan railways,
those unique and rapidly contributing factors will be identified in order to make the best
possible solution to overcome these issues will extract from this research. The research
was started due to initial and preliminary observations, by observing the different
accidents occurred in the past few years the damages of locomotives & wagons, the
human life loss, track damages, shortage of skilled staff, road users’ negligence, signaling
system disorder & old age, the expired tracks and all related observations. These all
outcomes were observed from both eye like print & electronic media as well as human
eye reported rapidly in the past few years with the same causes.
Data is collected primarily. Interviews which were conducted by the railways
management were neither fully structured nor unstructured and NVIVO 11 is used for
data analysis. The methodology is of exploring the causes and factors affecting the
railways image and outcomes of these continuously happened accidents in the railways
industry. Our methodology includes exploring the causes & factors and providing a
solution that will be feasible for the ministry for adopting some necessary steps for the
eradication of this problem from its root cause and make it possible for the long term
solution on comprehensive recommendations.