Accidents and Derailments

Pictures of derailments and accidents

Date: 2011-12-08
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 110 items (261 items total)
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The newly constructed bridge can be seen in the background.Picture by Anish Niranjan,Feb 2007 Bhagalpur.

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What happened to this fellow?? BSL loco shed. Photo by Mayur Shinde

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Overturned BOXN wagons somewhere between Madgoan and Kulem.Ramdev Gowda.

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This is what is left of the trailing five bogies of the Lahore-bound Samjhauta Express that was firebombed on the night of February 18, killing 67 people at Diwana station near Panipat.

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The accident loco at aler ,the news clipping said it was banking loco 27328 WAG7 hit a stationary goods train on the up line to SC.

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Mangled parts of the loco in the center lie strewn this accident claimed the life of the wag7 driver and asst driver.
the third shot which i wanted to take was of the cab but it was too painful to shoot pic of that and i did not...

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The Karamadai (Karaimdai) Railway Disaster on 09.11.1893 - Picture and notes by unknown railwayman.

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The Karamadai (Karaimdai) Railway Disaster on 09.11.1893 - Picture and notes by unknown railwayman. NA2 No. 77 was a wood burning 0-6-0 locomotive of Madras & Southern Mahratta Railway built by Neilson & Co. in 1865.

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Caption: Heart burns. Source: Dinamalar - tamil daily dated 16/10/2006. Details of submitter: Giri, gcsekharan@yahoo.com

Matheran trip 030 crippled tracks 2 Akash Bang

A close look at what nature can do! Neral-Matheran section between Aman Lodge and Matheran stations. Note the loss of ground beneath. 30-09-06 Dr Akash Bang

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The sad state of the tracks of neral-matheran section after the washout last mansoon. This pic is taken between Aman Lodge and Matheran stations. Note the twisting of tracks and the loss of ground beneath. 30-09-06. Dr Akash Bang

MLR Monsoon Damage Pics 2 of 6 : Jummapatti stn with Matheran hilltop. Photo by Khamir Bhatia. 8-14-2006

MLR Monsoon Damage Pics 2 of 6 : Jummapatti stn with Matheran hilltop. Photo by Khamir Bhatia. 8-14-2006

MLR Monsoon Damage Pics 1 of 6 : Approaching Jummapatti station. Photo by Khamir Bhatia. 8-14-2006

MLR Monsoon Damage Pics 1 of 6 : Approaching Jummapatti station. Photo by Khamir Bhatia. 8-14-2006

MLR Monsoon Damage Photos 6 of 6: Tracks on Matheran Hilltop 4. Photo by Khamir Bhatia. 8-14-2006

MLR Monsoon Damage Photos 6 of 6: Tracks on Matheran Hilltop 4. Photo by Khamir Bhatia. 8-14-2006

MLR Monsoon Damage Photos 5 of 6: Tracks on Matheran Hilltop 3. Photo by Khamir Bhatia. 8-14-2006

MLR Monsoon Damage Photos 5 of 6: Tracks on Matheran Hilltop 3. Photo by Khamir Bhatia. 8-14-2006