pilot engine

According to villagers, Band Ali Jakhrani, 38, resident of Thagman Jakhrani village crossing the railway track at Soodi Pathak suddenly a pilot engine hit him resultantly, he died on the spot.

Lalu said it was gross negligence on part of the railway officials not to run a pilot engine ahead of an important train such as Rajdhani.

Within a mile and a quarter of Glenrowan the pilot engine came back to say that Glenrowan was struck by Kelly's gang, who had torn up the line to destroy the party on the train.

Keeping in mind the security, we have initiated a pilot engine running with all goods train, we are patrolling the tracks and sending escorts with each trains," said Prabhat Ranjan, divisional operation manager, Hatia Division.

According to sources, the blast occurred between Manohar and Posoita railway stations just in front of the engine of the train, some 20 minutes after a pilot engine had passed.

Pilot engines were being run ahead of main trains in the affected areas to avert any untoward incident.

A joint trolley patrol with railways officials is being undertaken while pilot engines are also being run ahead of main trains in the affected areas to avert any untoward incident.