5 1 , ▁when ▁elect r ification ▁of ▁the ▁How rah – B urd wan ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Railway ▁was ▁begun . ▁A ▁general ▁manager ▁head ed ▁the ▁Railway ▁Elect r ification ▁Organisation , ▁established ▁in ▁Cal cut ta ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁the ▁Northern ▁Railway ▁elect r ification ▁office ▁( head ed ▁by ▁an ▁engineer - in - ch ief ) ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Al la hab ad ▁for ▁the ▁elect r ification ▁of ▁the ▁M ugh als ar ai – New ▁Del hi ▁section . ▁In ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁J . ▁Raj ▁Committee ▁report , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁elect r ification ▁projects ▁were ▁included ▁and ▁a ▁railway - elect r ification ▁headquarters ▁established . ▁Since ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁elect r ification ▁projects ▁were ▁in ▁Central ▁and ▁South ▁India , ▁the ▁elect r ification ▁headquarters ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Nag pur ▁under ▁an ▁additional ▁general ▁manager ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁The ▁headquarters ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Al la hab ad ▁under ▁the ▁additional ▁general ▁manager ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁was ▁renamed ▁Central ▁Organisation ▁for ▁Railway ▁Elect r ification ▁( CO RE ). ▁A ▁general ▁manager ▁was ▁appointed ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Elect r ification ▁progress ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁industrial ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁region , ▁elect r ification ▁and ▁dies el isation ▁were ▁introduced ▁during ▁the ▁