Alert loco pilot averts possible train accident in TN

VELLORE: A possible train accident was averted after the loco pilot of a goods train spotted a fracture on the upline near Vaniyambadi railway station in Tamil Nadu, last week. Railway officials said the rail fracture measuring around one foot was found before the first signal at the station. The loco pilot of a goods train who spotted the fault brought the train to a halt. Officials, once informed, detained several Chennai-bound trains at various places. Later the authorities rectified the fault and restored the smooth passage of trains.