The acute shortage of loco pilots in the Thiruvananthapuram division has been taking a toll on the services of the Railways this pilgrimage season. Owing to the shortage, the Railways is forced to appoint ‘unqualified and inexperienced drivers’ to operate the extra trains.
Dearth of drivers has been prevalent in the Section for the past three years, but the shortage has become severe this year, especially after the division failed to fill the vacancies that cropped up against retirements.
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shortage of loco pilots in the Thiruvananthapuram division