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Blog Entry# 1800894
Posted: Apr 13 2016 (07:54)

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Apr 13 2016 (07:53)   A deluge of opportunists, and a tinge of sadness
 

Rang De Basanti^   138872 news posts
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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...

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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.”
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Apr 13 2016 (07:59)
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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.
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