How LHB coaches' features contributed to zero casualties in Kavaraipettai railway accidentOn Friday night, the Mysore-Darbhanga Bagmati Express (train number 12578) derailed after colliding with a stationary goods train near Kavaraipettai station, 50 km north of Chennai. While the accident involved 12 coaches, remarkably, there were no fatalities. This was attributed to the safety features of the Linke-Hoffman-Busche (LHB) coaches, including strong...
more... couplers that prevent coaches from climbing over each other, a robust integration of bogies and coach bodies, and a strong stainless-steel shell that resists crumpling. Experts believe that if older ICF design coaches were used, there would have been significant casualties. The collision involved the Bagmati Express's locomotive and the brake van of the goods train, which absorbed much of the impact due to its hollow structure, further reducing the impact on the passenger coaches.
Friday raat ko, Mysore-Darbhanga Bagmati Express (train number 12578) Kavaraipettai station ke paas, Chennai se 50 km north mein, ek stationary goods train se takkar maarke derail ho gaya. Accident mein 12 coaches derail hue, lekin khushi ki baat hai ki koi bhi jaan nahin gayi. Yeh Linke-Hoffman-Busche (LHB) coaches...
more... ki safety features ki wajah se possible tha, jinmein strong couplers hai jo coaches ko ek dusre par chadhne se rokta hai, bogies aur coach bodies ka mazboot integration hai, aur ek strong stainless-steel shell hai jo crumple nahin hota. Experts ka maanana hai ki agar purane ICF design coaches hote, toh bahut zyada casualties hote. Collision mein Bagmati Express ka locomotive aur goods train ka brake van shamil tha, jisse impact ka zyada hissa absorb hua kyunki woh hollow structure tha, jisse passenger coaches pe impact kam hua.