Mishap in the passenger Train
Such failure of the under frame & trolly assembly on the
run is never heard of in the history of the Railways since its inception. Why
such accidents happen when we have regular chartered program of inspection of
the rolling stock and timely maintenance by officers at different levels? This
type of failure shows that the departmental officers & men are not
committed to their tasks and take everything for granted. This kind of lethargy
on the part of the maintenance staff is telling upon the performance and of the
safety of railway journey. The public will lose confidence in the railway
travel.
Being a retired railway officer, I feel thoroughly disturbed
in my mind to have heard such grave situation in the railway system. That means
the close knit railway operations in coordinating the other departments is in
disarray! The dent caused due to this major failure will damage the whole
FABRIC of the Railway organization. The Divisional and headquarters level
officers must take serious concern on such disastrous situation.
The system of maintenance of the rolling stock is unique and
this system was followed “biblically” by the officers and staff during the
past. I have never come across such gross negligence during my railway service
from 1956 to 1992.
Revamping of the whole set up of the Mechanical department
is necessary to avoid occurrences of this nature in future. It is requested
that the regular maintenance schedules & charts handed to us by our predecessors
must be strictly followed in Style & Use by all concerned.
Abraham Mangalth Philip
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