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Edit The Hindu 24 Jun 2016
Age no bar to research ... In the U.S., he discovered IRFCA, the Indian Railway Fans’ Club of America. IRFCA is a privately maintained website that had its beginnings when Vijay Balasubramaniam, doing his Ph.D ... Today, IRFCA members are authors of hundreds of articles on all aspects of Indian Railways ... A couple of days after I came across the anagram IRFCA, I came across another intriguing American one, this one even closer to Madras....

These rail enthusiasts’ hobby benefits regular travellers

Edit Indian Express 13 Apr 2016
Meet the Mumbai Chapter of the Indian Railways Fan Club (IRFCA), an association of rail enthusiasts connected by an electronic discussion forum. IRFCA was started in 1989 in the US as a mailing list of nine members and has grown over the years with over 8,000 members worldwide now ... The member of the IRFCA has pioneered several initiatives for change in the Mumbai locals....

Mumbai bids goodbye to last DC local

Edit Indian Express 11 Apr 2016
Also present on the occasion was the Mumbai chapter of The Indian Railways Fan Club Association (IRFCA), a group of rail enthusiasts that has more than 5,000 members. The differentiating factor in the DC local train was highlighted by 35-year-old Nikhil Karunakaran, a part of IRFCA ... with in my childhood,” said Vijay Aravamudhan, another IRFCA member....

The sweet sound of clickety-clack

Edit The Hindu 07 Feb 2016
Every year, railfans meet each other at a convention hosted by the Indian Railways Fan Club (IRFCA) ... Pratik Joshi, an IRFCA member from Mumbai and a convention regular, was introduced to railfanning by his grandfather ... of IRFCA be roped in as brand ambassadors of Indian Railways. The IRFCA (www.irfca.org) was founded by Dheeraj Sanghi in August 1989....

Pantry car pangs for foodies

Edit The Times of India 14 Nov 2015
Dr Shirish Yande, a urologist from Pune and member of the IRFCA (Indian Railways Fan Club), remembers not just the elegant crockery and the silverware on the Deccan Queen 25 years ago, but also its liveried attendants ... Incidentally, food is a hot favourite on IRFCA forums, with members keen for updates on what's cooking on a given train....

When train tickets cost more than air fares

Edit The Times of India 25 Oct 2015
CHENNAI. Train tickets on flexi-fare Suvidha specials have started to cost almost as much as air fares that have become more competitive due to entry of regional low-cost carriers, at least on short-haul routes ... Sources said this was an all-time high on a southern route ... Rail fan and member of IRFCA Sridhar Joshi said the fares were an indication that there was a market at whatever price ... Suvidha Specials are more or less punctual ... ....

Watching the moves they make

Edit The Hindu 25 Aug 2015
Mostly members of the Indian Railways Fan Club Association (IRFCA), these train spotters share information about trains, which may include technical details, routes, engine and coach specifications ... Ashwin Gandhi says the IRFCA has a portal — www.irfca.org — where all information regarding the history of Indian Railways collected from various sources....

Train junkies go locospotting

Edit The Hindu 28 Oct 2014
Every few weeks, a small group of people clambers up the hills at Makalidurga, on Bengaluru-Hindupur highway, at 6 a.m ... The IRFC hobby group discusses everything to do with Railways in India ... Its website (http.//irfca.org) has information and photos of Indian trains, engines, routes, bridges and tunnels, new locomotives assigned to different sheds and Railway trivia. Sometimes, Railway officials also refer to the website ... ....

Station names to change, railway codes will remain

Edit The Hindu 25 Oct 2014
A member of the Indian Railway Fans Club (IRFCA) said, “Indian Railways seems to have no specific policy for changing codes when changing names of stations.” When Bombay Victoria Terminus was renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the code changed from BBVT to CSTM, but Mumbai Central retains its BCT code....
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