Op-Ed / Commentary

Pushed to the Limit: The Working Lives of India’s Freight Train Drivers

Zaen Alkazi

The Wire

September 25, 2023

Loco pilots are being pushed to the limit to cover the work on the railways – through lengthening work hours, continuous night shifts and reduced rest times. These conditions go a long way in explaining the recent spate of fatal railway accidents.

Read: Loco pilots are being pushed to the limit to cover the work on the railways – through lengthening work hours, continuous night shifts and reduced rest times. These conditions go a long way in explaining the recent spate of fatal railway accidents.

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Alkazi, Z. (2023) ‘Pushed to the Limit: The Working Lives of India’s Freight Train Drivers’, The Wire, 25 September. Available at: https://thewire.in/labour/pushed-to-the-limit-the-working-lives-of-indias-freight-train-drivers.