Accidents and Derailments

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

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.

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

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

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

MLR Monsoon Damage Pics 4 of 6 : Tracks on Matheran Hilltop 2. Photo by Khamir Bhatia. 8-14-2006

MLR Monsoon Damage Pics 3 of 6 : Tracks on Matheran Hilltop 1. 8-14-2006

A 9xx AC-DC EMU derailed on Thursday - June 22nd on the 5th line between WR's Borivali and Kandivli stations

Note how the pantograph has got entangled with the OHE.

another view of a derailed BCXC class wagon.Kharad(IRFCA Pune)inspects the damage being done to the wagon

a BCXC class wagon in a nallah at Ghorpadi near Pune.2 of the wagons of a freight were derailed near Ghorpadi yard few days back

View of derailed front bogie of Gooty WDG3A 14890, Krishnarajapuram

Trailing loco of Mued set WDG3A 13238 Shakti from Gooty in bright Orange livery, Krishnarajapuram

Leading bogie of WDG3A 14890 stuck between rails, Krishnarajapuram

Short relief train arriving at KJM to lift up derailed loco of a freight rake. This is the same rake which has MFD (Machinen Fabrike Deutschland) painted over it.

The casualty locos at the Bimalgarh derailment were a duo of Bokaro WDM-2s. The second loco is partly visible amidst the foliage. 2005-12-22, Bizzy.

Site of the recent derailment at Bimalgarh, in which, about 12 people lost their lives buried under the pile of iron ore. 2005-12-22, Bizzy.

Scary! Track Fracture near Venkatagiri. The train is the 7424 Narayanadri Express. Train was stopped by an alert driver when he heard sounds under the loco. November 2005. Photo by Sunil (Provided by Ravi Krishna)

Nope, this isn't the new Mumbai Metro ;-). The abandoned EMU coach is a reminder of the EMU-Goods train collision near Kharagpur a few days ago. 2005-11-27. Zubin Dotivala

Railway accident. Kumarathi, 7-July-1931.

Oh dear! What happened to you? RTM WDM-3A #18864 with itslong hood badly damaged waits at BSR yard. Can anybody throwlight as to whatcould have cause this damage? (Karan Desai)

Metamorphosis

WDM-2 #17620 mangled by a rolling boulder near Surathkal (KR), on 2000-10-01. Photo by Krishnan Parasuraman.