Narrow escape for Vaigai Express from derailment
Part Of Check Rail Broke Off
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Trichy:13.06.2019
The Chennai-bound superfast Vaigai Express escaped a possible derailment on Wednesday after a piece of the check rail fixed on the tracks across a level crossing (LC) came off and the train dragged it along for about 50 metres on Madurai-Chennai section. Railway sources admitted that had the broken piece fallen on the tracks, a derailment would have occurred.
The train which started at 7am from Madurai was crossing a level crossing at Kannudaiyampatti near Manapparai in Trichy around 8.35am when the loco pilot heard some sound from the tracks. When he brought the train to a halt and checked, he saw that the check rail fixed along the LC gate had come off and was stuck with the chain hanging low from between two carriages.
The check rail had apparently come off after one end of the hanging chain got stuck at its edge and the train hauled it along. Check rail is usually fixed along the tracks where road surface and the tracks meet, particularly at level crossings. The sources said that broken rings or loose bolts or nuts may be the reason why the chain hung so low, the sources said. The loco pilot cleared the tracks himself and set the hanging chain in the right position. The train reached Trichy junction at 9.40 am, half an hour late because of this, sources said. The mechanical department which executed coach maintenance was likely to be held responsible for the incident, they said.
CLOSE SHAVE: A piece of the check rail fixed on the tracks across a level crossing (LC) came off and the train dragged it along for about 50 metres on Madurai-Chennai section
Part Of Check Rail Broke Off
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Trichy:13.06.2019
The Chennai-bound superfast Vaigai Express escaped a possible derailment on Wednesday after a piece of the check rail fixed on the tracks across a level crossing (LC) came off and the train dragged it along for about 50 metres on Madurai-Chennai section. Railway sources admitted that had the broken piece fallen on the tracks, a derailment would have occurred.
The train which started at 7am from Madurai was crossing a level crossing at Kannudaiyampatti near Manapparai in Trichy around 8.35am when the loco pilot heard some sound from the tracks. When he brought the train to a halt and checked, he saw that the check rail fixed along the LC gate had come off and was stuck with the chain hanging low from between two carriages.
The check rail had apparently come off after one end of the hanging chain got stuck at its edge and the train hauled it along. Check rail is usually fixed along the tracks where road surface and the tracks meet, particularly at level crossings. The sources said that broken rings or loose bolts or nuts may be the reason why the chain hung so low, the sources said. The loco pilot cleared the tracks himself and set the hanging chain in the right position. The train reached Trichy junction at 9.40 am, half an hour late because of this, sources said. The mechanical department which executed coach maintenance was likely to be held responsible for the incident, they said.
CLOSE SHAVE: A piece of the check rail fixed on the tracks across a level crossing (LC) came off and the train dragged it along for about 50 metres on Madurai-Chennai section
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