LUCKNOW: A preliminary probe into the Thursday’s derailment of Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Categorical (15904) carried out by a six-member staff of railway officers has discovered material items had been used with no less than 72 elastic rail clips to lock the rail observe. The staff blamed the engineering division for the derailment. One member of the panel, nevertheless, disagreed with the opinion, whereas a railway spokesperson mentioned the findings had been untimely.
Elastic rail clips (ERC) that are higher referred to as pandrol clips are used to lock the rail with concrete sleepers with the intention to convey stability whereas excessive velocity trains cruise on the observe.
The 18 web page joint word learn, in the direction of Gorakhpur aspect at 638/8-10 km, material items had been inserted to lock the rail with 72 clips. Additional 140 clips had been present in unfastened situation, 38 had been out from their place and 10 had been lacking.
Equally, 102 rubber pad which is used to create grip between concrete slipper and metallic rail observe had been discovered lacking, whereas 88 had been out of their place.
Previous to the derailment, the prepare was cruising at 80 kmph. Within the accident, 4 passengers had been killed and round 29 had been injured.
“The fastening of the rail observe was not correct, so the rail observe was not safe,” the report, written in Hindi, mentioned.
The investigation staff’s report mentioned that the senior part engineer, ultrasound fault detection staff, detected an IMR defect (quick elimination defect) at 1.30 pm and the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Categorical crossed Motiganj station at 2.28 pm.
It mentioned that at 2.30 pm, the station grasp of Motiganj was given a memorandum to place a velocity restriction of 30 kmph for trains to cross the faulty spot.
“When IMR was detected (at 1.30 pm), the location ought to have been protected until the warning order was served however it was not carried out on account of which the prepare derailed. The engineering division is chargeable for it,” the joint probe mentioned.
In the meantime P Ok Singh, the senior part engineer representing the engineering division, who was a part of the six-member staff for the preliminary discovering, wrote a dissent word.
“I fully disagree with the joint word. It was incorrect to conclude that the location 638/16-14 km was not protected, as a result of the IMR spot was fully nice and it was not the rationale for the derailment,” he wrote.
Singh concluded that the prepare derailed due to improper braking by the loco pilot.
Pankaj Kumar Singh, CPRO, North Japanese Railway, mentioned, “This joint word shouldn’t be a discovering of the prepare derailment, however a preliminary report which tells us how dangerous the situation of the accident website was. The precise discovering can be carried out by the commissioner of railway security (CRS), the place each stakeholder will clarify their half.”
The CRS will begin an investigation into the derailment on Sunday.
In the meantime, a member of the Railway Board instructed TOI on the situation of anonymity, “In accordance with the joint word, it appears to be gross negligence within the upkeep of the observe. Nonetheless, it’s additionally true that a number of engineers throughout many divisions have repeatedly mentioned that there’s both no fund or miniscule fund for observe renewal.”
One other senior official mentioned, “When IMR detected, three days are given to vary the defected rail observe with a brand new one. Nonetheless, by rule ebook, a warning memo ought to be issued as quickly as doable to function the prepare at 20-30 kpmh on the affected observe, which was apparently not adopted on this case.”
Elastic rail clips (ERC) that are higher referred to as pandrol clips are used to lock the rail with concrete sleepers with the intention to convey stability whereas excessive velocity trains cruise on the observe.
The 18 web page joint word learn, in the direction of Gorakhpur aspect at 638/8-10 km, material items had been inserted to lock the rail with 72 clips. Additional 140 clips had been present in unfastened situation, 38 had been out from their place and 10 had been lacking.
Equally, 102 rubber pad which is used to create grip between concrete slipper and metallic rail observe had been discovered lacking, whereas 88 had been out of their place.
Previous to the derailment, the prepare was cruising at 80 kmph. Within the accident, 4 passengers had been killed and round 29 had been injured.
“The fastening of the rail observe was not correct, so the rail observe was not safe,” the report, written in Hindi, mentioned.
The investigation staff’s report mentioned that the senior part engineer, ultrasound fault detection staff, detected an IMR defect (quick elimination defect) at 1.30 pm and the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Categorical crossed Motiganj station at 2.28 pm.
It mentioned that at 2.30 pm, the station grasp of Motiganj was given a memorandum to place a velocity restriction of 30 kmph for trains to cross the faulty spot.
“When IMR was detected (at 1.30 pm), the location ought to have been protected until the warning order was served however it was not carried out on account of which the prepare derailed. The engineering division is chargeable for it,” the joint probe mentioned.
In the meantime P Ok Singh, the senior part engineer representing the engineering division, who was a part of the six-member staff for the preliminary discovering, wrote a dissent word.
“I fully disagree with the joint word. It was incorrect to conclude that the location 638/16-14 km was not protected, as a result of the IMR spot was fully nice and it was not the rationale for the derailment,” he wrote.
Singh concluded that the prepare derailed due to improper braking by the loco pilot.
Pankaj Kumar Singh, CPRO, North Japanese Railway, mentioned, “This joint word shouldn’t be a discovering of the prepare derailment, however a preliminary report which tells us how dangerous the situation of the accident website was. The precise discovering can be carried out by the commissioner of railway security (CRS), the place each stakeholder will clarify their half.”
The CRS will begin an investigation into the derailment on Sunday.
In the meantime, a member of the Railway Board instructed TOI on the situation of anonymity, “In accordance with the joint word, it appears to be gross negligence within the upkeep of the observe. Nonetheless, it’s additionally true that a number of engineers throughout many divisions have repeatedly mentioned that there’s both no fund or miniscule fund for observe renewal.”
One other senior official mentioned, “When IMR detected, three days are given to vary the defected rail observe with a brand new one. Nonetheless, by rule ebook, a warning memo ought to be issued as quickly as doable to function the prepare at 20-30 kpmh on the affected observe, which was apparently not adopted on this case.”
