The Railways must decode the mystery. The accident didn’t happen because of wrong signalling. The driver and the guard of Uttar Banga Express knew that the train would have to stop at Sainthia.
It didn’t. There is no clue as to why it passed by the station at a speed of 110 kmph. What prompted the Uttar Banga Express driver to violate the red signal? Even if the driver had missed it, the guard has an emergency vaccum brake, which wasn’t used. Repeated attempts over wireless to communicate with the driver of the Sealdah-bound train failed.The Railways have failed to instal the anti-collision mechanism on all trains. It is a regular practice of the GRP and the RPF, and more recently, the Maoists to detain night trains until they get their cut.
Both the Railway ministry and the Intelligence network are answerable for the disaster at Sainthia.
K A Solaman, Alappuzha (Kerala) The Statesman, 23 July 10
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