Railway Board pulled up signalling staff in April for adopting ‘short-cuts’
Signalling staffers were pulled up by the Railway Board in April for using “short-cuts” for reconnecting the signalling gear after maintenance work without proper testing of points.
In a letter dated April 3, the board said five such incidents were reported from various railway zones.
“Five incidents on the unsafe side involving points have taken place on various zonal railways,” it said, describing these incidents as “alarming and an issue of serious concern”.
“The signalling gears were reconnected by signal and telecom staffers without proper testing of points after blocks for switch/turnout replacement, wrong wiring during preparatory works, attending signal failures etc.,” the letter read.
