Maintenance staff did not check brakes of the driverless train while moving it up a ramp for a wash
Days ahead of its inauguration, the country's first driverless train, meant for the Delhi Metro's Magenta Line, rammed a depot wall during a trial run in south Delhi's Kailindi Kunj on Tuesday.
According to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the incident took place because of the negligence of the staffers, who did not test the brake system before moving the train up the ramp for washing.
No injuries were reported. The officials further said that such an incident will not happen once the train is operational as there are automatic signals on the Line to manage the run.
The 13.5km Magenta Line, connecting south-southeast Delhi to satellite towns of Noida and Faridabad was to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 25.
The incident took place at 3.40 pm. After the trial, the train had been moved up a ramp for washing, but it rolled back and hit the adjacent boundary wall.
"It appears that the brakes were not checked by the maintenance staff. We have ordered a high-level inquiry by a three-member committee of officers of the ranks of executive director. Appropriate action will be taken in the case," said Anuj Dayal, DMRC's chief spokesperson.
As per procedure, when a train enters the workshop, the brakes are decommissioned so that the train and its systems, including the brakes, can be freely checked.
Once the train is re-commissioned, the brakes should be tested by the maintenance staff in the depot. The train is moved inside the workshop area manually and not by the signalling system.
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- “It appears that the brakes were not checked by the maintenance staff. We have ordered a high-level inquiry by a three-member committee of officers of the ranks of executive director. Appropriate action will be taken in the case,” said Anuj Dayal, DMRC’s chief spokesperson.
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