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               1. Train Accidents: Nil
               2. Yard accidents and Other train incidents: 01
              Sl                        Cause,  Casualties,
              No Brief description  Cost of damages  &                                Status/Penalty
                   of accident          Committee                 Responsibility      imposed
              1    29.05.2021       at  Due        to       the  M/s.  Linde  India  Action  taken: JPO
                   about 11.00 hrs,  excessive  pressure          Ltd                 issued for carriage
                   Train    No.    Up  built    up    in    the                       of           Oxygen
                   Oxygen          Spl  cryogenic       tanker                        containers          to
                   empty      Goods  during  run  resulting
                   (6+1)  while  on  in  opening  of  one                             follow  the  safety
                   run      between  of the safety valves                             precautions        at
                   KOLR      -  PDPL  located  at  the  top                           loading/unloadin
                   stations,  Guard  portion on the right                             g points.
                   observed             side  of  the  tanker
                   smoke  coming  end,  which  could
                   from  first  tank  have  resulted  in
                   from  loco    and  generation  of  heat
                   alerted  the  LP  and              thereby
                   on  walkie  talkie  ignition / melting of
                   to stop the train  the  paint  on  the
                   at  km.295/24-22  outer surface of the
                   and  same  time  tanker  and  further
                   Gatemen  of  LC  catching  up  of  fire
                   No.38E         also  as     the    residual
                   exhibited            oxygen       in     the
                   danger       hand  tanker               had
                   signal.          LP  substantial  pressure
                   stopped        the  Or
                   train    at    KM  due to hair crack /
                   295/5         and    a  small    hole  on
                   applied         fire   account            of
                   extinguishers  to    material  failure  of
                   suppress       the
                   fire.                the  inlet  pipe  to
                                        heat       exchanger

                                        arrangement        (for
                                        pressure     building)
                                        located       in    the
                                        central  portion  at
                                        the  bottom  of  the
                                        tanker end resulting
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