Mangaluru : Vashishta Johri assumed charge as General Manager, Southern Railway, Chennai, on Tuesday. He had been Advisor, Production Units with the Railway Board before joining Southern Railway.

Mr. Johri enrolled as Special Class Railway Apprentice in 1975 and subsequently, joined Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) in 1979.

He has worked as Joint Director, Research Designs and Standards Organisation, Lucknow; Divisional Railway Manager, Vijayawada, South Central Railway; Senior Deputy General Manager, South Central Railway, Secunderabad and Chief Mechanical Engineer, South Western Railway, Hubballi.