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Blog Entry# 1800894
Posted: Apr 13 2016 (07:54)
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Last Response: Apr 13 2016 (07:59)
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Last Response: Apr 13 2016 (07:59)
Commentary/Human Interest
CR/Central
Rang De Basanti^ 138872 news posts
At a little after 4.30 am, the silence that usually descends on this quiet railway station after midnight was broken by the chugging of an incoming...
read more... A deluge of opportunists, and a tinge of sadness
The train’s supervisor, Prashant Janrao, said, “In my short stint as a locomotive supervisor, I have ferried everything from oil to food on these wagons. This is the first time I am ferrying drinking water. I felt a sense of sadness through the journey that it has come to this: a town needing water from a train.”
About the long journey, loco pilot DP Wakade said “I drove slow, knowing reaching the destination safely was important. We had arrived late in the night, but waited at a nearby junction, following the instructions of the local administration.”
About the long journey, loco pilot DP Wakade said “I drove slow, knowing reaching the destination safely was important. We had arrived late in the night, but waited at a nearby junction, following the instructions of the local administration.”
The article gives the impression as though the LP drove all the way from Rajasthan. Perhaps the HINDU isnt aware of this concept of crew change in IR! :)
On another note, good to see the IR contribute in such dire times.
On another note, good to see the IR contribute in such dire times.
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