Alert Loco Pilot Averts Mishap By Halting Train After Smoke Engulfs Nagaon Express

Nellore: A major mishap was averted on Sunday evening after a vigilant loco pilot halted the Nagaon Express Train after a plume of smoke engulfed it due to brake binding. The incident occurred while the train was on its way from Sibsagar, Assam to Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 

The train made an emergency stop near the Adaviramapuram-Siripuram railway gate in Kavali, Nellore district. The loco pilot after halting the train allowed the passengers to disembark the train. The train resumed its journey after due repairs.

ANI quoted Railway PRO (Vijayawada) as saying, “Smoke engulfed due to break binding in the Nagon Express train from Sibsagar, Assam to Chennai, Tamil Nadu, near the Adaviramapuram-Siripuram railway gate in Kavali, Nellore district. The loco pilot promptly halted the train, and passengers disembarked and fled the scene. Railway personnel promptly attended to the situation and carried out necessary repairs. The incident took place while the Nagon Express was passing through the Kavali area of Nellore district. Following repairs, the train resumed its journey.”