Fixed in a flash! Broken air spring of train’s coach fixed at Vijayawada station in record time
For the first time in the South Central Railway (SCR) zone, a general coach’s broken air spring was replaced in 40 minutes while the coach remained attached to the train at the Vijayawada Railway Station on Tuesday. The general coach which faced the issue belonged to the Allapuzha-Dhanbad Express, The Hindu reported citing a release.
The coach, which sustained a deflated air spring, was heading towards Dhanbad in Jharkhand.
The Vijayawada Division officials were alerted by the Palakkad Division staff who noticed the defect restricting the train’s top speed to 60 kilometres per hour as a precautionary measure.
