Pictures of derailments and accidents
Soil wash out due to flood between Barbatpur (BBTR) - Dhodra Mohar (DOH) stations of Nagpur (NGP) - Itasri (ET) section of Central Railway on 2013.08.23 (Sunil Kumar)
Loco dashed with another freight causing buffer & working cab-2 damage. Loco arrived at Freight Shed BSL on date 26.01.13 & Planned to send to ELW/BSL for repair work." Note the buffer which has actually been replaced with a new one so that
Severely damaged in an accident,its innards have also been mostly gutted.Loco is planned to Electric Locomotive Workshop, BSL for rehabilitation. (Khalid Kagzi)
The unfortunate accident of 2301 Howrah Rajdhani in the year 2002 at Rafiganj, near Gaya. Look at the coaches which hang from the bridge. Photo from Dainik Jagran. (Debatra Mazumdar)
The unfortunate accident of 2301 Howrah Rajdhani in the year 2002 at Rafiganj, near Gaya. The photo has been taken from the Hindi newspaper, Dainik Jagran in year 2002. (Debatra Mazumdar)
The wreckage of the Rameswaram-Dhanushkodi passenger train, which was hit by the cyclone and tidal waves that struck the area on Dec. 22, lies half submerged here. More than 115 people died in the area-wide calamity 1964.12.31 (UPI Radiophoto)
WAM4 21352 of Arakkonam (AJJ) loco shed which was damaged on 2012.02.24 in an accident with a Tractor Trolley loaded with cement blocks at an unmanned level crossing gate no. 31 between Rachagunneri (RCG) - Sri Kalahasti (KHT) station of South Central Rai
An General Sitting coach, destroyed by a WDM-2 last night which lost control and rammed into the rake of Trivandrum-Ernakulam Vanchinad exp. This was the first coach on the train. Ernakulam Jn, 2004-04-21. (Jimmy Jose)
Recovery work using hand operated cranes following derailment at Rejinagar on 31.03.1930 - Picture by Eastern Bengal Railway publicity office. (Scan provided by Harsh Vardhan) (Eastern Bengal Railway)
Derailment at Rejinagar on 31.03.1930 - Picture by Eastern Bengal Railway publicity office. (Scan provided by Harsh Vardhan) (Eastern Bengal Railway)