{"id":5724,"date":"2025-08-04T05:15:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T05:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=5724"},"modified":"2025-08-04T05:15:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T05:15:47","slug":"works-machinery-rolling-stock-programmerrsp-pink-book-2019-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/works-machinery-rolling-stock-programmerrsp-pink-book-2019-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Works Machinery Rolling Stock Programmer(RSP) Pink Book 2025-23"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2><strong>Works Machinery Rolling Stock Programmer(RSP) Pink Book 2019-20<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Work, Machinery and Rolling Stock Programme of Railways for 2025-20 (Detailed Programme) Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 62.9081%;height: 121px\" width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 56px\">\n<td style=\"height: 56px\" width=\"229\">\n<h2><strong>Click the Below Link<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 65px\">\n<td style=\"height: 65px\" width=\"229\">\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/2019\/07\/10\/rail-budget-2019-20-regular\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Rail Budget 2025-20 (Regular)<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Integrated Financial Figures 2025-20 of Indian Railways<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Rail Budget 2025-20 (Regular)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 44.9934%;height: 840px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"48\"><strong>No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"364\"><strong>Integrated Financial Figures 2025-2025 of Indian Railways<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"48\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"364\"><strong>Central Railway (CR) Click Here \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2021\/12\/CR-Pink-Book-2019-20.pdf\">Pink Book 2025-20\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"48\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"364\"><strong>Eastern Railway (ER) Click Here \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2021\/12\/Eastern-Railway-ER-Pink-Book-2019-20.pdf\">Pink Book 2025-20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"48\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"364\"><strong>Northern Railway (NR) Click Here \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2021\/12\/Northern-Railway-NR-Pink-Book-2019-20.pdf\">Pink Book 2025-20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"48\"><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"364\"><strong>North Eastern Railway (NER) Click Here \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2021\/12\/North-Eastern-Railway-NER-Pink-Book-2019-20.pdf\">Pink Book 2025-20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"48\"><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"364\"><strong>Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Click Here \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2021\/12\/Northeast-Frontier-Railway-NFR-Pink-Book-2019-20.pdf\">Pink Book 2025-20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"48\"><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"364\"><strong>Southern Railway (SR)\u00a0 Click Here \u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2021\/12\/Southern-Railway-SR-Pink-Book-2019-20.pdf\"> Pink Book 2025-20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"48\"><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"364\"><strong>South Central Railway (SCR) Click Here \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2021\/12\/South-Central-Railway-SCR-Pink-Book-2019-20.pdf\">Pink Book 2025-20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"48\"><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"364\"><strong>South East Railway (SER) Click Here \u2014\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2021\/12\/South-East-Railway-SER-Pink-Book-2019-20.pdf\">Pink Book 2025-20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"48\"><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"364\"><strong>Western Railway (WR) Click Here \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2021\/12\/Western-Railway-WR-Pink-Book-2019-20.pdf\">Pink Book 2025-20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"48\"><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"364\"><strong>East Central Railway (ECR) Click Here \u2014\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2021\/12\/East-Central-Railway-ECR-Pink-Book-2019-20.pdf\">Pink Book 2025-20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"48\"><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"364\"><strong>East Coast Railway (ECOR) Click Here \u2014\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2021\/12\/East-Coast-Railway-ECOR-Pink-Book-2019-20.pdf\">Pink Book 2025-20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"48\"><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"364\"><strong>North Central Railway (NCR) Click Here \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2021\/12\/North-Central-Railway-NCR-Pink-Book-2019-20.pdf\">Pink Book 2025-20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"48\"><strong>13<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"364\"><strong>North Western Railway (NWR) Click Here \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2021\/12\/North-Western-Railway-NWR-Pink-Book-2019-20.pdf\">Pink Book 2025-20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"48\"><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\" width=\"364\"><strong>SECR Click Here \u2014\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2021\/12\/SECR-Pink-Book-2019-20.pdf\">Pink Book 2025-20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"48\"><strong>15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"364\"><strong>South Western Railway (SWR) Click Here \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2021\/12\/South-Western-Railway-SWR-Pink-Book-2019-20.pdf\">Pink Book 2025-20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"48\"><strong>16<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"364\"><strong>West Central Railway (WCR)\u00a0 Click Here \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2021\/12\/West-Central-Railway-WCR-Pink-Book-2019-20.pdf\">Pink Book 2025-20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"48\"><strong>17<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\" width=\"364\"><strong>Metro Railway (MR) Click Here \u2014\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2021\/12\/Metro-Railway-MR-Pink-Book-2019-20.pdf\">Pink Book 2025-20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Here\u2019s a clean and comprehensive breakdown of the <strong>\u201cWorks, Machinery &amp; Rolling Stock Programme\u201d<\/strong>, commonly referred to as the <strong>RSP Pink Book (2025\u201323)<\/strong>, for Indian Railways:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f What Is the Pink Book?<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Pink Book<\/strong>\u2014formally titled <em>Works, Machinery &amp; Rolling Stock Programme of Railways<\/em>\u2014is an annual publication released by the <strong>Railway Board<\/strong> (usually alongside the Union Budget). It provides a detailed financial and operational roadmap:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Budget allocation<\/strong> and physical targets for the upcoming fiscal year<\/li>\n<li>Rolling stock acquisition and rehabilitation plans<\/li>\n<li>Zonal and unit-level execution targets, categorized by major works<br \/>\n\ue202turn0search1\ue202turn0search0\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>1. Rolling Stock Programme (RSP): Overview<\/h2>\n<h3>a) <strong>Bulk RSP (Board-Level Planning)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Covers <strong>high-value rolling stock<\/strong>: locomotives, coaches, wagons<\/li>\n<li>Planned using <strong>Five-Year Plan projections<\/strong> with replacement (DRF) and additional (CAP) accounts<\/li>\n<li>Allocations are announced in the Pink Book and goals cascaded to production units such as ICF, RCF, MCF &amp; Haldia<br \/>\n\ue202turn0search4\ue202turn0search5\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>b) <strong>Itemized RSP (Zonal &amp; Field-Level Planning)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Manages <strong>capital spares and minor\/modification works<\/strong> under \u20b92.5 crore<\/li>\n<li>Units submit proposals via the online <strong>RSP Portal (railwayrsp.com)<\/strong>, which go through finance vetting and board approval<br \/>\n\ue202turn0search8\ue202turn0search5\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>2. RSP Objectives<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Meet <strong>increased traffic demand<\/strong> with timely procurement<\/li>\n<li>Upgrade older stock via <strong>major modifications<\/strong> (e.g. AI upgrades, safety enhancements)<\/li>\n<li>Procure <strong>capital repair spares<\/strong> for EMU\/DEMU\/track machines<br \/>\n\ue202turn0search4\ue202turn0search7\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>3. Planning &amp; Budgeting Process<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Unit level planning<\/strong>: forecast shortfall, aging, accidents \u2192 propose new needs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zonal consolidation &amp; finance clearance<\/strong> \u2192 proposals entered via RSP portal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Railway Board vetting<\/strong> and inclusion in annual budget<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pink Book publication<\/strong> authorizes the allocated funds and works<br \/>\n\ue202turn0search2\ue202turn0search5\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>4. Codal Life &amp; RSP Timelines<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Asset Type<\/th>\n<th>Codal Life<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Electric Locomotives<\/td>\n<td>35 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Diesel Locos (Original)<\/td>\n<td>30 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Diesel Locos (Overhauled Power Pack)<\/td>\n<td>40 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>EMU\/MEMU Motor Coaches<\/td>\n<td>25 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Coaching\/Wagon Stock<\/td>\n<td>30\u201340 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>RSP planning is done <strong>at least 2\u20133 years in advance<\/strong> to anticipate rollouts or replacements<br \/>\n\ue202turn0search5\ue202turn0search8\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>5. Pink Book Highlights (2025\u201325 \/ 2025\u201326)<\/h2>\n<p>While the detailed Pink Book is yet to be released, past documents reflect large-scale investments, for example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Advanced freight wagons<\/strong> (~50k units), rehabilitation of BOXNHL stock<\/li>\n<li><strong>EMUs for suburban routes<\/strong>, GPS installation on wagons, brake system upgrades<\/li>\n<li><strong>High-value spares procurement<\/strong> under IRSP and major coach modifications<br \/>\n\ue202turn0search6\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Summary Table<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Feature<\/th>\n<th>Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Pink Book<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Annual guide to rolling stock and works budget<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Bulk RSP<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Board-level, high-value rolling stock allocation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Itemized RSP (IRSP)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Zonal\/local proposals for minor and spares<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Acquisition, upgrades, spares, replacements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Planning Timeline<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Proposals \u2192 finance vetting \u2192 board \u2192 pink book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Codal Life Relevance<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Determines replacement timing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Budget &amp; Transparency<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Audited annual projections and breakdowns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Would you like help obtaining the official <strong>Pink Book PDF for 2025\u201326<\/strong>, or exploring specific RSP items like coach production quotas or zonal rolling stock allocations?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Works Machinery Rolling Stock Programmer(RSP) Pink Book 2019-20 Work, Machinery and Rolling Stock Programme of Railways for 2025-20 (Detailed Programme) Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) Click the Below Link Rail Budget 2025-20 (Regular) Integrated Financial Figures 2025-20 of Indian Railways Rail Budget 2025-20 (Regular) No. Integrated Financial Figures 2025-2025 of Indian Railways 1 Central Railway [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[353],"tags":[510,537,573,119,574],"class_list":["post-5724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-railway-budget","tag-pink-book","tag-pink-book-2019-20","tag-rail-budget","tag-railway-budget","tag-railway-budget-2019-india"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5724\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}