Odisha: Goods train engine runs 100m leaving wagons behind

BHUBANESWAR/BALANGIR: The engine of a coal-laden goods train on Friday travelled more than 100 metres leaving the wagons at the back of in Balangir district. The incident took place at around 5.40pm between Sikir station and Titlagarh station.
The East Coast Railway (ECoR) resources said the incident came about after the Visakhapatnam-bound train left Sikir station. The engine with a wagon attached with it left different wagons at the back of and moved ahead. As soon because the train driving force came to learn about it, he attached the wagons and left for Titlagarh.


“In such cases, in most cases the train driving force comes to understand in regards to the incident right away as there's a fall in pressure indication in the engine. It is not an odd thing,” said an reputable remark of the ECoR.


On April 7 this yr, 22 coaches of the 18406 Ahmedabad-Puri Express (by way of Sambalpur) with around 1,000 passengers on board travelled for 13km from Titlagarh to Kesinga station with none engine in Titlagarh-Rayagada railway section. The railways had suspended seven of its employees for the incident.


Another incident took place in Balangir district on Friday. Engine of Puri-Ajmer superfast train went out of energy in the middle of the Deogaon and Saintala station. The train, which had left Balangir station at 8am, used to be detained for no less than one hour till any other engine of a goods train introduced from Saintala to tug it to Titilagarh.


With inputs from Avinash Mohanty
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