Twisted like a paper !!!

Posted by Jayasankar Madhavadas on 2010 Aug 05 12:44:07 +0000

coaches are twisted like toffee wrappers

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2010 Aug 05 08:26:29 +0000

Whats the significane of a red OHE here. Is this a SOP during accidents

Posted by Vibin Andrews on 2010 Aug 05 08:22:23 +0000

The railway board's chart says that this loco is under condemnation.

Posted by Anamitra Ghatak on 2010 Jul 15 08:15:48 +0000

Major undamaged parts (if any) might have been already taken away by BNDM ELS staff.

Posted by Anamitra Ghatak on 2010 Jul 15 08:06:15 +0000

no chance of a rebirth?

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2010 Jul 15 03:02:06 +0000

The chassis looks fine to me. As long as the frame on which the superstructure sits is not bent or twisted, the loco shed should be able to get the loco running after building a new rear cab. The loco can be easily lifted and placed on a flat bed wagon as its not below a bridge or culvert. Decommissioning of a loco is a very long process as the Railway Board should consider it 'beyond repair' before the shed can even decommission the loco. The KJM loco at Sribagilu station was yet to be decommissioned when I last inquired about its status in August 2009. Its been lying below a bridge on the Subramanya ghat section since 2007.

Posted by Ramdev Gowda on 2010 Jul 15 00:17:23 +0000

Do you mean that the loco was scrapped by saying that,' it was written off'. Its not that easy to scrap a locomotive since an order should be given by the Railway Board after looking at all aspects of why it cannot be retrieved. Its a long process and takes considerable time. By looking at the position in which it is lying it looks as if it can be easily be put on tracks (if it is the loco you are talking about).
Also can you tell me what happened to the crew. By looking at the accident I feel the the crew have escaped with a few injuries since I have seen similar accidents involving WDG-4's in the past and the crew had managed to escape unhurt.

Posted by Ramdev Gowda on 2009 Dec 24 19:27:44 +0000

OMG what a hit!!but how did it derailed?any causalities?

Posted by Deepak Murali on 2009 Dec 24 17:52:42 +0000

ooph, ghastly stuff... 16601 RIP!!

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2009 Dec 24 09:30:20 +0000