The train departed from Atrampur station at around 05.45 am, and it was going towards Ramchaura station at a speed of 70km/hr when the second coach of the train from the locomotive end got detached near the Lai Village area.
The theft came to light after the Railway Protection Force (RPF) raided a scrap godown in the Muzaffarpur area and recovered over 13 sacks of locomotive parts which included wheels and other critical components, prompting railway authorities to launch an investigation into the matter.
Railway Board has directed all Zonal Railways to ensure that officers in Headquarters and Divisions carry out a thorough inspection and ensure the correction of deficiencies found during inspections within the drive.
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Indian Railways is installing a Real-Time Train Information System (RTIS), developed in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), on locomotives "for automatic acquisition of train movement timing at the stations, including that
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], August 24 (ANI): For the first time in the history of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is planning to introduce a narrow gauge diesel locomotive manufacturing shed at Tindharia Railway workshop.
Dahod (Gujarat) [India], April 21 (ANI): As part of the 'Make in India' and 'Make for World' initiatives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the Indian Railways' Dahod Workshop project which is set to become a manufacturing unit for 9,000 horse power (HP)
Dahod (Gujarat) [India], April 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that with the establishment of a factory to manufacture 9,000 Horsepower (HP) electric locomotives in Gujarat's Dahod, thousands of youths will get employment.
Dahod (Gujarat) [India], April 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that Dahod city in Gujarat is going to be a big centre of Make in India and the government's initiative to boost local manufacturing will get speed with the workshop here set up in the pre-Independence
Dahod (Gujarat) [India], April 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the manufacturing of 9,000 Horsepower (HP) electric locomotives at a railway production unit here in Dahod on Wednesday evening.
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a three-day visit to Gujarat from April 18 during which he will unveil multiple development projects and lay the foundation stone of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) in Jamnagar.
Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 5 (ANI/PNN): Hercules Hoists Limited is providing world-class hoisting solutions for Indian Railways and Metros, ushering the transportation system of the country into a new era.
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) manufactured 367 locomotives, including four locomotives exported to Mozambique, during the financial year 2021-22, the best performance ever, according to government data released on Friday.