I did some research on 1999 Gaisal Rail Disaster (I was 10 years old back then). This was due to quite a few conflicting reports on what actually happened. Now the accident may have happened at Gaisal, but I would say ASM's at PJP and KNE bear the major blame. And this is my understanding of the sequence of events
1. 1.20 am, 2nd August 1999: Awadh Assam Express arrives at KNE station. Due to a mix of doubling and electronic interlock installation, the points need to be set manually. Unfortunately, due...
more... to the points between loop line and Up main line not being locked (it seems there was a diamond switch involved here), the Awadh Assam Express did not just join up mainline. But it actually cut right through it and joined the down line.
Here SP Chandra (ASM of KNE) made two further blunders:
a. He realised he had sent Awadh Assam Express on the wrong track, but informed only Panjipara and not Gaisal ASM. This was a huge mistake, as he assumed the Awadh Assam Express would move back to Up mainline at Gaisal not Panjipara (near 10 min run).
b. He did not follow-up with Panjipara ASM. And this would end up being the final nail in the coffin because what happens in point 2.
2. ~1.28 am, 2nd August 1999: The Awadh Assam Express arrives at PJP. Shockingly, it ends up having ~10 min halt here for Paper Line Clearance. The PJP staff only had information of the Awadh Assam Express. They did not bother checking with Gaisal staff.
3. ~1.38 am, 2nd August 1999: Awadh Assam Express leaves PJP with Paper Line Clearance (PLC) issued on the wrong Down mainline. The staff at Gaisal had already given Brahmaputra Mail all green signal to blast through Gaisal, since they had no knowledge of the wrong track issue with Awadh Assam Express.
4. 1.45 am, 2nd August 1999: Perhaps the worst rail disaster (official counts say 285, but this was due to gross revision in numbers). Back then government sources themselves said it was ~400.
Most of my analysis is based on findings of Ray Commission report.
please wait...Translate to HindiMai 1999 ke Gaisal Rail Disaster par kuchh research kiya (tab mai 10 saal ka tha). Yah kuchh ulajhan wali khabaron ke karan kiya gaya tha ki asal me kya hua tha. Shayad durghatna Gaisal me ho gayi thi, lekin mai yah kahunga ki PJP aur KNE ke ASM's par bada bojh hai. Aur yah mere samajhne ka hai ghatnao ki kramikta
1. 1:20 am, 2 August 1999: Awadh Assam Express KNE station par pahunchti hai. Gahtana ke dauran, doubling aur electronic interlock installation ke mishran ki wajah se points manual tarike se set kiye jana chahiye the. Unfortunately, loop line aur Up main line ke beech ke points lock nahi kiye gaye the (lagta hai ki yahan ek diamond switch tha), is wajah se Awadh Assam Express sirf Up main line se judi nahi, balki usne usko kat kar neeche ki line se judwa liya hai.
Yahan SP Chandra (KNE ke ASM) ne do aur galatiyaan ki:
a. Unhone samjha ki Awadh Assam Express ko galat track par bhej diya hai, lekin sirf Panjipara ko aavagat kiya tha aur Gaisal ke ASM ko nahi. Yah bahut badi galti thi, kyonki unhone yah assume kiya tha ki Awadh Assam Express Gaisal me nahi, balki Panjipara (karib 10 min tak bhaag) me Up main line par laut jayegi.
b. Unhone Panjipara ke ASM ke saath follow-up nahi kiya. Aur yah laga uske liye antim aarohak chabi hai kyonki point 2 me kya hota hai.
2. 1:28 am ke karib, 2 August 1999: Awadh Assam Express PJP par pahunchti hai. Herani ki baat hai, yahan par ise karib 10 min ka rukh lagta hai Paper Line Clearance ke liye. PJP ke karamchariyon ko sirf Awadh Assam Express ke bare me jankari thi. Unhone Gaisal ke karamchariyon se puchhna nahi chaha.
3. 1:38 am ke karib, 2 August 1999: Awadh Assam Express galat Down mainline par Paper Line Clearance (PLC) ke saath PJP ko chhod deti hai. Gaisal ke karamchariyon ko pahle se hi Brahmaputra Mail ko Gaisal se phatkar layne ke liye sabhi green signal de diye gaye the, kyonki unhe Awadh Assam Express ke galat track samasya ki jankari nahi thi.
4. 1:45 am, 2 August 1999: Shayad sabse bura rail disaster (adhikari sankhya 285 batati hai, lekin yah sankhyaon me badlav ke karan hai). Tab sarkari sroton ne khud kaha tha ki lagbhag 400 the.
Meri adhyan ki adhikansh vyavastha Ray Commission ki riport ke aadhar par hai.
