New shocking fact on how Rail Minister @AshwiniVaishnaw's criminal negligence caused Odisha train crash:
In Feb '23 (3 months ago), a rail official flagged SERIOUS concerns on track & signaling safety after a major crash was narrowly prevented
His letter was ignored 👇
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A letter was sent to the Rail Ministry by the Principal Chief Operating Manager of South Western Railways in Feb 2023.
The letter was about a serious head-on collision between a passenger and a goods train that was, thankfully, prevented in time.
Details of the letter 👇
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👉 On 8th Feb, the driver of 12649 Sampark Kranti Express suddenly stopped the train near Hosadurga station after he noticed that interlocking track was set to "down line" while the train was supposed to be on "up line"
👉 The driver immediately stopped the train
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👉 The letter says that if the driver had not shown presence of mind, Sampark Kranti Express would have CRASHED with a goods train which was coming from the opposite direction
👉 The driver prevented a serious crash which could've caused deaths of hundreds of people
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The letter said:
👉 There is a serious problem in the inter-locking system where route of train gets suddenly changed after it gets a signal
👉 There was a failure in the system which didn't alert the Station Master to this unusual track change
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👉 The signal maintainer (ESM) meddled with the track interlocking system without entering the relay room which is a shocking failure of inbuilt safety measures
👉 The current process of handling signaling cables has allowed this failure of happen
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Most importantly, the letter said:
👉 There is an URGENT need to fix the system which allowed this incident to happen & to instruct the staff about this safety gap
👉 If not done immediately, there can be a serious crash in the future due to track interlocking failure
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Why did Railways IGNORE this letter warning of a system failure where a crash between a passenger & goods train caused by interlocking failure could've led to loss of lives?
Rail Minister @AshwiniVaishnaw said that interlocking failure was the cause of Odisha train crash.
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Railways & Minister @AshwiniVaishnaw ignored warnings from railway officials warning of problems in the track interlocking & signaling system.
Criminal negligence led to deaths of almost 300 people in Odisha.
Minister @AshwiniVaishnaw MUST RESIGN IMMEDIATELY
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