An Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME) officer of 1984 batch, Ashwani Lohani has been appointed as Chairman, Railway Board vice A. K. Mittal. Prior to this Ashwani Lohani was the CMD of Air India and als had served as DRM, Delhi Division; Director, National Rail Museum; and Chief Administrative Officer, Rail Alternate Fuel. He holds the Guinness Record for successfully running the ‘Fairy Queen Express’, the world’s oldest working steam locomotive.
Mr. Lohani holds four engineering degrees and also has authored two books (one on steam engines and the other on management) and is credited with the turnaround of the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation and the India Tourism Development Corporation.
NBSB wishes him all the best!!
