Siliguri: A provisional report has been submitted to the Railway Board by Chief Railway Security Commissioner Janak Kumar Garg on the Kanchenjunga Categorical accident. This preliminary report has indicated that there was an issue within the total administration system of the railways. He clearly stated that this accident occurred because of a fault within the practice administration system. Within the report submitted by Garg, he talked about many errors through the accident. He has submitted a report of complete 29 pages.

The errors talked about within the report are as follows-

• Issuing T/A 912 as an alternative of T/D 912 by the Rangapani Railway Station Grasp because of defective computerized signaling is without doubt one of the causes for the accident, as a result of when T/A 912 was issued, the utmost pace of the practice was not laid out in it.
• Not issuing warning orders to items trains.
• Not utilizing security gear or walkers by drivers, assistant drivers and practice managers of products trains.
• The station grasp T/A 912 memo ought to have been signed by the practice supervisor, which was not carried out.
• Railway officers didn’t present satisfactory coaching to coach drivers and station masters in working trains below computerized signalling.
• Visitors inspectors and chief loco trainers weren’t skilled in what motion ought to be taken by the employees, together with practice drivers, managers and station masters, when T/A 912 was issued.

In line with the report, the motive force and practice supervisor of the products practice weren’t issued walkie-talkies after the practice left New Jalpaiguri railway station. As a substitute, the practice driver and supervisor had been in contact on CUG telephones. A complete of 9 indicators had been out of order that day. The CCRS stated the reason for the accident was the bend of RH 1.29 close to Rangapani at this time. The down Kanchenjunga Categorical was working at a pace of 10.97 kmph and the practice stopped simply after the bend. At the moment, the North-East Categorical was coming in the direction of New Jalpaiguri on the up line close to that bend.

Allow us to let you know, on June 17, the Kanchenjunga Categorical met with an accident between Chatrahat and Rangapani stations in North Bengal. A freight practice, which was allowed to run on the identical line on which the categorical practice was working, got here from behind and collided with the Kanchenjunga Categorical. As a result of collision, a number of coaches of the Kanchenjunga Categorical fell on the engine of the freight practice. The freight practice derailed. A complete of 10 individuals, together with the guard of Kanchenjunga and the motive force of the freight practice, died. About 50 individuals had been injured.