Dude...I'm in a Rly Settlement...Here you go out of ur home & everywhere you see either a TTE/LP/Guard....etc etc..Forget about Salary..I know some retired LP's(85 yrs+) who are getting pension of around Rs 50k & since last 25 years Rly has paid them more than 1 Crore even after they quit from their duty using VRS...Not only that, when an on-duty staff dies,not only his widow wife gets pension but also one son/daughter gets permanent job in Rly both together are looting at least Rs 65000/-month...These are one of the primary reasons why N.F.Rly is running at such losses.& yes,scale of TTE/Guard/LP/ASM are almost same...its only the mileage which creates huge difference.