Central team inspects burnt coaches

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, December 23

A Central team on Monday inspected the three burnt coaches of the Sarayu Jamuna Express train that had caught fire at the Kartarpur railway station here on December 18.

The team concluded that it was still hard to ascertain how the train caught fire.

The team members visited the site where the burnt coaches are kept around 10.40 am and examined them till 11.30 am. The railway engineers also verified the batteries to check whether the spark broke out due to a technical fault. However, the reason is still unclear.

Shailendra Kumar, Chief Rolling Stock Engineer; Mukund Mathur, Chief Operations Manager, General; and Prakash, Chief Electrical Engineer, were part of the team.

After inspecting the coaches, Mathur said nothing could be said until forensic reports were received as technical glitches couldn’t be solely held responsible for the fire. In addition, he denied the reports that someone had set coaches on fire.

According to information, the team members also held a meeting with Firozpur Division officials, RPF officers and Fire Brigade personnel in this regard.