A Dossier on Visakhapatnam
Kailasagiri circular train derails. Minor incident causes panic amongst tourists.
Kailasagiri, June 30, 2011
The circular train being operated atop the Kailasagiri Hills inside the Kailasagiri park derailed when sudden breaks were applied to it. The minor accident however has created panic amongst the tourists.
The incident occurred when the driver of the train applied breaks at a spot where there was some lubrication on the rail. Few days ago, lubricants were applied to the train at the same spot where the train derailed today and it might be that some lube fell on the track making the wheels slippery. The wheels of the train came off the ground and the train stopped almost instantly with the wheels firmly getting into the ground. The train is moving at 26 kmph at that time. After derailment, the train titled a little. The whole of the episode has caused panic to both the 50-odd tourists inside the train and the people outside.
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