(a) whether it is a fact that the Railways have been running empty trains while taking them for maintenance to the junctions resulting into financial loss and if so, the details thereof:
(b) the number of long distance trains, originating from small stations without any maintenance facilities which are hauled at major junctions for maintenance works, zone-wise; and
(c) whether the Railways proposes to run trains with passengers upto the nearby junction while taking them for haulage/ maintenance and if so, the details thereof?