LATEST NEWS OF THE COMMISSION

 

(OCTOBER 2007)

A) Highlights and special Events:

 

       Sh.Pranab Kumar Sen ,Chief Commissioner of Rly Safety addressed the meeting of chairpersons of International Transport Safety Association(ITSA) held  in Ottawa , Canada , from 14th to17th May 2007.In his presentation he discussed the importance of checklist in safety certification.

This association comprises of 11 members from different countries ,heading the organizations conducting independent investigations of accidents in transport sectors.

 

 B)   TECHNICAL MEETING Of COMMISSIONERS OF RAILWAY SAFETY :

    Technical meeting of Commissioners of Railway Safety including CCRS along with Dy. CsRS was held on 20th and 21st Sept. 2006, at Mumbai.  The closing  secession was graced by G.M/Central Railway and Western Railway.   There were 5 sessions in the meeting  in which various technical issues pertaining to Railway Safety were deliberately upon. Next meeting will be held in Jodhpur on 26th and 27th of December.

 AYOG SAMACHAR , The Quarterly Newsletter of Commission of Railway Safety of April 2007 released .

C) Statutory Inquiries  Into Serious Railway Accidents Conducted

     By Commissioners During 2007-2008 (upto 30th November, 07):

 

S. No.

Date of Accident

Description

Prel. Report

Final Report

1

20.04.07

Dashing of APSRTC Bus with train no. 7040 Nanded-Secunderabad exp. at ‘C’ class Manned Level Crossing gate no. 234-A between Masaipet and Manoharabad station of Hyderabad division of South Central Railway

(Shri R.P. Agrawal, CRS/S.C.C)

14.05.07

20.08.07

2.

27.04.07

Unusual occurrence of dashing of a tipper lorry with 3351 DHN/TATA Allepey express between Attipattu Pudunagar-Ennore stations of Chennai Division of Southern Railway on 27.04.2007.

(Shri R.P. Agrawal CRS/SCC)

07.05.07

20.00.07

3.

02.05.07

Collision of 5926 DN Gorakhpur-Hatia, Maurya Exp train with a tractor trolley at unmanned level crossing no. 109-C between Bhatpar Rani and Bankata stations of Varanasi Division of North Eastern Railway on 02.05.2007.

(Shri R.K. Kardam,CRS/NEC)

09.05.07

03.10.07

4.

02.05.07

Collision of 9039 Dn Bandra-Muzaffarpur Avadh Express train with a tractor-trasher  at unmanned level crossing no. 267-C between Maijapur and gonad Kachery Railway Stations of Lucknow Division of North Easter Railway

(Shri R.K. Kardam,CRS/NE )

10.05.07

28.10.06

5.

05.05.07

Derailment of brakevan of up NBA RMC between New Baneswar and New Alipurduar stations of Alipurduar Division of Northeast Frontier Railway on 05.05.2007.

(Shri Balbir Singh,CRS/NEC)

18.05.07

23.07.07

6.

11.05.07

Unusual occurrence of injuries to traveling passengers of 214 DN Puri-Cuttack passenger due to an unknown dumper negotiating too close to the passing train between Motari and Khurda road stations of Khurda division of East Coast Railway on 11.05.2007

(Shri Balbir Singh,CRS/NEC)

23.05.07

02.08.07

7.

16.05.07

Unusual occurrence in the train no. 8104 Amitgar-Tatanagar Jallianwala Bagh exp. between Katghar and Dalpatpur stations on bridge no. 1136 of Moradabad Division of Northern Railway on 16.05.2007

(Shri Bhupender Singh,CRS/NC)

31.05.07

30.11.07

8.

11.06.07

Derailment of 2659 DN Gurndev Exp. Nagercoil-Howrah Superfast Exp. between Duvvada and Gopalpatnam of Waltair Division of East Coast Railway on 11.06.2007

(Shri Balbir Singh,CRS/NEC) 

25.06.07

11.09.07

9.

25.06.07

Derailment and capsizing of DN FCA Bhim 242 on Br. 108 (Boila) between Dihako and Kupa stations of Lumding division of Northeast Frontier Railway on 25.06.2007.

(Shri R.K. Kardam,CRS/NE)

09.07.07

07.11.07

10.

16.07.07

Collision of 2716 Dn Amritsar-Nanded express with a road vehicle at manned level crossing gate no. 93-C class between Dhola Mazara and Dhirpur stations of Delhi Division of Northern Railway on 16.07.2007

(Shri Bhupendra Singh, CRS/NC)

22.08.07

Awaited

11.

28.07.07

Head on collision between goods trains no. N/KTT up and USPS/concor Dn at Salpura station on Kota Division of West Central Raiwlay on 28.07.2007

Shri Sudhir Kumar,CRS/CC)

08.08.07

24.10.07

12.

05.08.07

Collision of 288 Dn Katwa-BBardhaman (NG) passenger train with a truck at unmanned level crossing no. 5-D between Kamnara Halt and Bardhaman Railway stations, Narrow Gauge of Howrah Division of Eastern Railway on 05.08.2007

(Shri R.K.Kardam, CRS/NE)

20.08.07

Awaited

13.

07.08.07

Derailment of 2308 DN Jodhpur Howrah Express between Govindpuri and Kanpur Central statins of Allahabad Division of North Central Railway on 07.08.2007

(Shri R.K. Kardam,CRS/NE)

22.08.07

Awaited

14.

24.09.07

Fire in 9038 up Gorakhpur-Bandra Terminus Avadh Express between Lakodra and Palej Stations of Vadodara Division of Western Railway on 24.09.2007

(Shri Prashant Kumar, CRS/WC)

05.10.07

Awaited

 

 

15.

24.10.07

Derailment of 4309 Dn. Ujjani Express between Kumbharaj and Vijaipur stations of West Central Railway of Bhopal Division on 24.10.2007

(Shri Sudhir Kumar, CRS/CC)

01.11.07

awaited

16.

03.10.07

Unusual Occurrence of hursting of tubes of boiler of the steam locomotive of Palance on wheels between Delhi-Safdarjung Brar Square of Delhi Division of Northern Railway on 03.10.2007

(Shri Bhupendra Singh, CRS/NC)

Awaited

awaited

17.

08.11.07

Collision of 2176 Dn Gwalior-Howrah Chambal Express at rear end of 2133 Dn. Pune-Darbhanga Gyan Ganga Express between Naini and Allahabad stations of Allahabad Division of North Central Railway on 08.11.2007

(Shri R.K. Kardam, CRS/NE)

16.11.07

awaited

18.

20.11.07

Dashing of three wheeler with 340 Dn. Jodhpur-Bhdinda passenger at unmanned level crossing no. 164-C between Rai Ka Bagh and Banar stations of Jodhpur Division of North Western Railway on 20.11.2007

(Shri Prashant, CRS/WC)

27.11.07

awaited

19.

28.11.07

Rear-end collision between 0112 up Konkan Kanya Express and Rail Maintenance vehicle (RMV) no. 5404 Ratnagiri between Bhoke-Ukshi stations of Roha-Sawantwadi road of Ratnagiri Region on Konkan Railway on 28.11.2007.

(Shri Sudhir Kumar, CRS/CC)

06.12.07

awaited 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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