A broken air spring of a general coach of the Allapuzha-Dhanbad Express was replaced within 40 minutes at the Vijayawada Railway Station on Tuesday without the coach being detached from the train — a feat said to be carried out for the first time in South Central Railway (SCR) zone.
According to a release, a general service (GS) coach of the Allapuzha-Dhanbad Express sustained a deflated air spring while heading towards Dhanbad in Jharkhand.
Staff of Palakkad Division who noticed the defect restricted the train’s top speed to 60 kmph as a precautionary measure and alerted the Vijayawada Division officials.