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For the first time ever in Indian Railway history, fourth grade employees have been sent on a foreign tour. The Western Railway has sent 52 employees tofor a tour which will last for five days.Western Railway teamed up with a tour and travel company to make arrangements for the trip. The company offered a cheaper package for the fourth grade employees, who were going for a foreign tour for the first time. Chief PRO Ravindra Bhakar added that this has happened for the first time, when the staff welfare fund has been used for a foreign tour for the employees. The staff had to bear only 33 per cent of the total expense of the tour.The trip will cover almost all of the tourist hot spots acrossand Pattaya. The group, which consists of 20 women, 28 men and 4 other tour coordinators, began their journey on November 25 and will come back toon November 29.The trip began with the Western Railway General Manager AK Gupta flagging off the bus filled with excited employees atheadquarters. Gupta spoke to a few staffers, who revealed that they had never dreamt of such a tour and it was a great thing for them. The employees did not leave empty-handed, as the Railways gave them T-shirts, caps and trolley bags to take along with them for the tour.Read also in