A major tragedy was averted on Sunday after a 5-litre empty gas cylinder was found on the railway track in the Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Soon after spotting the cylinder on the track, the loco pilot promptly applied the brake to avert the incident.
Amid the row over "reel" remarks, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MP Mahua Maji on Friday asked the Railways Ministry to fix the damaged railway tracks first and then the trains, days after the train derailments.
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi met a local cobbler and his family while he was at Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur, where he was summoned in a defamation case.
The Government of India has showcased its commitment to enhancing the working conditions of loco running crew by recognising the vital role loco pilots play in ensuring the safe and efficient movement of passenger and goods traffic on Indian Railways.
"Today in India, everyone from daily wage labourers to government employees are in dire straits - some due to inflation, unemployment, and some due to government negligence," Rahul Gandhi said.
Northeast Frontier Railway has said that it is dedicated and engaged to provide the best facilities at running rooms for staff including the two key categories Loco Pilot and Assistant Loco Pilot who are directly involved in smooth and safe running of trains.
Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the BJP-led central government after meeting railway loco pilots at New Delhi Railway Station who complained about "long working hours" and "inadequate facilities" during duty.
"Today at around 12:45 pm Rahul Gandhi came to New Delhi Railway Station. He saw our crew lobby. He had 7-8 cameramen with him. He visited our crew lobby and checked into how we book our crew lobby. After coming out of the crew lobby he had a discussion with a few people. There were around 7
Chief Public Relations Officer Eastern Railway, Kausik Mitra claimed that the loco pilot of the goods train ignored the signal, causing Kanchenjunga Express train accident.
A passenger, who was travelling on the Kanchenjunga Express at the time of the accident on June 17, filed a complaint against the loco pilot and co-loco pilot of the goods train.
The train wreck in West Bengal's Darjeeling was due to the disregarding of the signal by the Loco pilot of the goods train which hit the rear end of the Kanchenjunga Express train, killing at least eight people and injuring over twenty, said Railway top official.