The internal note of a senior official of South Western Railway (SWR) pointing to violation of established norms and flaws in the signalling system and maintenance, led to month-long counselling for nearly 2,200 frontline signalling staff.
An incident at Hosadurga Road Station of Birur-Chikjajur section of the Mysuru division in February this year was flagged by the official and it resulted in disciplinary action of the erring staff as well.
The observations of Hari Shankar Verma, who was then the Principal Chief Operations Manager of South Western Railway, noted serious flaws and lacunae in the signalling system and had pointed out that a collision between Sampark Kranti Express and a freight train was avoided by the alertness of the loco pilot on February 8.
