The sight of smoke emanating from under the air-conditioned coaches of the Pune-Mumbai Deccan Queen on Thursday morning spread panic among the passengers for a brief while. The train was stopped and the issue, known as ‘brake binding’ in railway engineering parlance, was resolved.
The train, which is a popular shuttle service for Pune residents who work in Mumbai, reached its destination 25 minutes later than its scheduled arrival.
As per the passengers, the train left Pune Railway Station at 7.15 am and took its regular ‘technical stop’ at Monkey Hill.
