Railway Dept: 45 derailments this year alone!

Kingsley Wijesinhe Thursday, 17 November 2022 07:03 PM

This sudden increase of derailments should be thoroughly investigated by engineers in the railway department. It is possible that these are deliberate acts of sabotage by some unknown persons with a hidden agenda.

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D P P Prasad Thursday, 17 November 2022 07:11 PM

The derailment of the trains even on the coastal line is frequently occurring. Due to the poor maintenance. Besides the railway track which is located by the side of the beach is so corroded certain wooden sleepers are to be perished. Thus certain places of the track are covered with the weeds. Therefore the dilapidated track should be repaired and either concrete or new wooden sleepers should be replaced in order to prevent continuous derailments.It is very common now that the trains are not arriving at the stations on time

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Lazy railways Thursday, 17 November 2022 07:12 PM

Please hand over running of our railways to Indian railways. We are a lazy lot not willing to rise up and do well.

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Sunil Friday, 18 November 2022 06:15 AM

Japan's Shinkansen line linking Tokyo and Osaka, inaugurated in 1963 took more than 45 years to experience its first derailment, and that, too, was due to an earthquake. Now our railway department has come closer to this enviable record by having no less than 45 derailments this year alone. These figures speak so much for how these two countries are managed.

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Tissa Fernando Friday, 18 November 2022 08:48 AM

Is this related to the repair and running of old trsin carts, or heavy engines imported from our neighbour or lack of maintenance of tracks or sabotage by some organised groups, or what? There must be some reason for these mishaps.

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