John Thomas is new Additional General Manager of South Central Railway

John Thomas of 1982 batch of Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) took charge as Additional General Manager on Tuesday. Prior to the new posting, John Thomas was holding charge as Chief Electrical Engineer, South Central Railway.

He started his career with the Indian Railways in 1984 and in over three decades of service, has held several important assignments on various zones including on Southern, Central and South Central Railway.

Commencing his service as Assistant Electrical Engineer on Southern Railway in 1986, John Thomas has went on to serve in several important posts during his career till present.

Amongst the assignments he has held are Divisional Electrical Engineer, Senior Divisional Electrical Engineer/Deputy Chief Electrical Engineer, Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Chennai, Chief Electrical Loco Engineer, Chief Projects Manager (Railway Electrification), Chennai, Divisional Railway Manager, Sholapur, Central Railway. He also served as Chief Safety Officer, Southern Railway.

During his stint as Chief Electrical Engineer, SCR, John Thomas initiated various innovative measures towards energy conservation leading to the zone achieving national level recognition by winning a record nine National Energy Conservation Awards for 2016 from the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power, Government of India.

He has also been instrumental in initiating efforts towards better work efficiency and boosting work force morale amongst the Loco running staff on the Zone. John Thomas succeeds Anil Kumar Gupta, who has been promoted and posted as General Manager, Western Railway.