Weeks before the Odisha train accident which killed more than 288 people and injured thousands on June 2, the Railway Board had in April pulled up its signalling staffers for using “shortcuts” for reconnecting the signalling gear without proper testing of points. According to new agency PTI, the Railway Board in a letter dated April 3, said five such incidents came to light from various zones and expressed its concern by calling these “alarming and an issue of serious concern”.
The letter added that the signalling gears were reconnected by signal and telecom staffers without proper testing of points. The letter from the board added that such practices reflect dilution of manual and codal provisions and that the same is a potential hazard to safety in train operations and needs to be stopped.
