A major safety issue, where the locomotive gets detached from the rest of the coaches due to a coupling failure, remains unattended by Indian Railways despite instructions to rectify it for over three years now, Railways sources said on June 4.
The problem was flagged at a high-level meeting convened by the Chairman, Railway Board/Chief Executive Officer (CRB/CEO), a fortnight ago. Addressing senior officials representing Zonal Railways across the network, the Director-General (Safety), Railway Board, had referred to the detachment of coaches with Dellner coupler from the 12497 Shan-e-Punjab Express in March this year.
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