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Posted: Sep 10 2015 (14:16)
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Rafiganj train disaster of Kolkata Rajdhani
The Rafiganj rail disaster was the derailment of a train on a bridge over the Dhave River in North-Central India, on 10 September 2002. At least 130 people were killed in the accident, which was reportedly due to sabotage by a local Maoist terrorist group, the Naxalites.
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The accident occurred at 10:40 PM, when the Eastern Railway's...
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The Rafiganj rail disaster was the derailment of a train on a bridge over the Dhave River in North-Central India, on 10 September 2002. At least 130 people were killed in the accident, which was reportedly due to sabotage by a local Maoist terrorist group, the Naxalites.
Overview
The accident occurred at 10:40 PM, when the Eastern Railway's...
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4 Public Posts - Thu Sep 10, 2015
Just 50 minutes before the Rajdhani Express crashed, Sealdah-Jammu Tawi Express had safely crossed the bridge. Then, 20 minutes later, a goods train crossed the bridge.Each fishplate has eight bolts-four bolts on each side. Each is the length of a fountain pen and is two inches thick. They are further fastened with helical pins called "jalebis". Using a heavy spanner, it would take at least 20 minutes to remove one fishplate, longer if the bolts were rusty.A 12.5 m rail block weighs 750 kg (each meter weighing 60 kg). It would require many men and much effort to loosen even one block from the track and remove it.In the past two decades, no extremist group operating in the area has ever attacked or derailed any passenger train.
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3 Public Posts - Thu Sep 10, 2015