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GUARDS TO GO OUT OF LOCALS , MOTORMEN TO MAN BOTH ENDS Mumbai Mirror | Feb 27, 2016, By Kamal Mishra The Western Railway has taken a discretionary clause out of its rulebook to reduce the turnaround time of local trains, thus ensuring their punctuality. In an experiment that will begin soon, motormen will be placed in both ends of the train. As per General and Subsidiary Rules of the Indian Railway, trains cannot be run without guards. However, in special cases, senior divisional operation manager or other higher authority can waive this requirement. Currently, a guard is stationed at the rear end of the rain while the motorman drives it; when the train reaches the terminating station, the guard and motorman exchange their positions, which takes around 3 minutes. During the trial runs, both cabins will have motormen so that the train has a shorter turnaround time at the terminating station - the moment the train arrives at the ...