Vande Bharat snag delays return trip
Dipak Dash & Arvind Chauhan@timesgroup.com
New Delhi/Agra:17.02.2019
A day after its flag-off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Vande Bharat Express developed a technical snag on Saturday morning on its return journey from Varanasi to the national capital.
Initially, a railway spokesperson said the snag might have been caused by the “train running over cattle” on the tracks. However, by evening, the railways said, “There was an issue of communication between the last basic unit of four coaches and the rest of the train probably due to some external hit. Thereafter, safety features in the train applied brakes. The train was checked for faults and moved to Delhi.” Railways said the snag had been fixed and the train is fit for its commercial run starting Sunday.
However, sources said the train faced a “brake-binding” snag around 5.30am near Tundla junction due to some failure in the system resulting in skidding of the wheels of the last coaches, which impacted the train’s entire system. Power went out in all the coaches and even the air-conditioning stopped. Technical personnel on board immediately started working to fix the problem.
An official release said all systems of the train have also been thoroughly examined and “the train will be able to run as per schedule on February 17”. The first commercial run has been fully booked.
Currently, there’s only one train — it will go to Varanasi in the morning and return to Delhi the same day — and as such if it develops a snag the entire schedule may get affected.
For full report, www.toi.in
GLITCH: Engineers inspecting Vande Bharat Express that broke down on Saturday morning
Dipak Dash & Arvind Chauhan@timesgroup.com
New Delhi/Agra:17.02.2019
A day after its flag-off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Vande Bharat Express developed a technical snag on Saturday morning on its return journey from Varanasi to the national capital.
Initially, a railway spokesperson said the snag might have been caused by the “train running over cattle” on the tracks. However, by evening, the railways said, “There was an issue of communication between the last basic unit of four coaches and the rest of the train probably due to some external hit. Thereafter, safety features in the train applied brakes. The train was checked for faults and moved to Delhi.” Railways said the snag had been fixed and the train is fit for its commercial run starting Sunday.
However, sources said the train faced a “brake-binding” snag around 5.30am near Tundla junction due to some failure in the system resulting in skidding of the wheels of the last coaches, which impacted the train’s entire system. Power went out in all the coaches and even the air-conditioning stopped. Technical personnel on board immediately started working to fix the problem.
An official release said all systems of the train have also been thoroughly examined and “the train will be able to run as per schedule on February 17”. The first commercial run has been fully booked.
Currently, there’s only one train — it will go to Varanasi in the morning and return to Delhi the same day — and as such if it develops a snag the entire schedule may get affected.
For full report, www.toi.in
GLITCH: Engineers inspecting Vande Bharat Express that broke down on Saturday morning
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