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  • Indore-Malwa Express Brake Malfunction Causes Smoke; No Casualty |

    The breaks of the Indore-Malwa Express got stuck on Wednesday and caused a spark and smoke to emerge from beneath one of the AC coaches. The Railway officials stated that the train was travelling from Ambedkar Nagar to Vaishnodevi.

     

    #WATCH इंदौर, मध्य प्रदेश: अंबेडकर नगर से वैष्णों देवी जाने वाली मालवा एक्सप्रेस ट्रेन में घर्षण के कारण पहिए कोच में चिपक गए जिस कारण ट्रेन से धुंआ निकलने लगा: PRO रेलवे खेमराज मीणा

    (सोर्स: PRO रेलवे रतलाम मंडल) pic.twitter.com/hQjmhy9Uxg
    — ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) September 25, 2024

     

    As the smoke billowed, those inside the coach became alarmed, leading to a chaotic scene. Fortunately, the train was moving at a very slow speed, preventing any loss of life. Railway officials have stated that the smoke was a result of the train’s brakes sticking on the wheels.

     

    राजपथ: इंदौर में हादसे से बची मालवा एक्सप्रेस, ट्रेन के पहियों के ब्रेक चिपके#Rajpath #Indore #MalwaExpress | @pratyushkkhare pic.twitter.com/2eViuC8PqB
    — Zee News (@ZeeNews) September 25, 2024

     

  • Another Train Sabotage Incident In UP’s Kanpur, Gas Cylinder Found On Railway Track |

    Another shocking incident attempted train derailment was discovered and prevented on Sunday after a gas cylinder was discovered on the tracks in Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred at 5:50 am on Sunday at Prempur Station. The goods train travelling from Kanpur to Prayagraj was halted using the emergency brakes after the driver spotted the gas cylinder lying on the tracks.

    The Chief Public Relations Officer of North Central Railway reported that the Railway Inspector of Works (IOW), along with security and other teams, examined the gas cylinder and safely removed it from the tracks.

     

    Uttar Pradesh: A goods train going from Kanpur towards Prayagraj was stopped using the emergency brakes after the driver spotted a gas cylinder lying on the tracks, at Prempur Station at 5:50 am today (September 22). Railway IOW (Inspector of work), security and other teams… pic.twitter.com/0zwohXABdt
    — ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2024

     

    Upon inspection, it was found that the 5-litre cylinder was empty, CPRO North Central Railway said adding Directions have been given to investigate the matter.

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    On Saturday, train accident prevented after unknown miscreants tampered with a railway track near Kim Railway Station in Surat, Gujarat. Reportedly, unknown individuals removed the fishplate and some keys from the UP line track and placed them back on the same track near Kim railway station.