Train Driver Stops Train

An empty gas cylinder was found on the tracks by a goods train loco pilot, who applied emergency brakes and stopped the train near Prempur railway station in Kanpur on Sunday, the second such incident in Uttar Pradesh this month.

A rail mishap was averted on Monday in Madhya Pradesh after a tractor stalled on the tracks and a train driver stopped in time by applying brakes, a police official said.

A major accident was averted on Tuesday in Bangladesh when a train carrying 300 passengers was stopped by the driver just 200 yards ahead of a bridge where the hooks that bind railway tracks with sleepers were removed by suspected saboteurs.

A train driver in Rajasthan stopped enroute to relish some Kachoris. The incident has gone viral on social media.

Crossing gates are lowered every day at around 8 am in Alwar so kachoris can be delivered to the train driver.

In a recent video that surfaced on social media, a train driver can be seen making a stop to buy curd or dahi. The clip left internet users in splits!

An inter-city train driver in Pakistan has been suspended after he made an unscheduled stop to pick up some yoghurt.

Amid distressing stories coming from all over about plight of migrants stranded due coronavirus lockdown, 15 migrants were killed this morning after a cargo train ran over them in Maharashtra's Aurangabad. They were sleeping on rail tracks when the accident happened, officials said, adding that driver tried to stop the train.

A potentially major accident involving a local train was prevented early morning today in Mumbai. A railway keyman noticed a crack on the train tracks and immediately alerted the train driver who stopped the train, according to news agency ANI.

Two days after a train ran over 61 people at the venue of a Dussehra event in Punjab's Amritsar, local residents on Sunday vehemently rejected the driver's statement that he had decided against stopping after the crowd began throwing stones.

The school children travelling in a van that crashed into a speeding train in Kushinagar today, leading to the death of 13 children, had repeatedly asked the driver of their vehicle to stop but the man did not listen as he was busy on the phone, a nine-year-old, who survived the accident said.

A train accident was avoided today after the driver of a Mumbai suburban train spotted iron rods on the track and managed to stop it in time.

In Karnataka, scenes from Hollywood film 'Unstoppable' played out in real life. A runaway train engine that travelled nearly 13 kilometres without a driver was brought to a halt after a dramatic chase on a bike.

Pit stops in a Formula One race can either make or break a driver's momentum. We've seen Daniel Ricciardo become a victim of a botched pit stop and this cost him the win and in fact a podium finish. So, now you know it's absolutely essential to get it right and for this, the crew members undergo a lot of training which is why a pit stop is one of t...

Pulling a chain to stop a train will soon be thing of the past as the Railways has decided to do away with it as the facility was prone to regular misuse and led to loss of revenues to the public transporter.

An empty gas cylinder was found on the tracks by a goods train loco pilot, who applied emergency brakes and stopped the train near Prempur railway station in Kanpur on Sunday, the second such incident in Uttar Pradesh this month.

A rail mishap was averted on Monday in Madhya Pradesh after a tractor stalled on the tracks and a train driver stopped in time by applying brakes, a police official said.

A major accident was averted on Tuesday in Bangladesh when a train carrying 300 passengers was stopped by the driver just 200 yards ahead of a bridge where the hooks that bind railway tracks with sleepers were removed by suspected saboteurs.

A train driver in Rajasthan stopped enroute to relish some Kachoris. The incident has gone viral on social media.

Crossing gates are lowered every day at around 8 am in Alwar so kachoris can be delivered to the train driver.

In a recent video that surfaced on social media, a train driver can be seen making a stop to buy curd or dahi. The clip left internet users in splits!

An inter-city train driver in Pakistan has been suspended after he made an unscheduled stop to pick up some yoghurt.

Amid distressing stories coming from all over about plight of migrants stranded due coronavirus lockdown, 15 migrants were killed this morning after a cargo train ran over them in Maharashtra's Aurangabad. They were sleeping on rail tracks when the accident happened, officials said, adding that driver tried to stop the train.

A potentially major accident involving a local train was prevented early morning today in Mumbai. A railway keyman noticed a crack on the train tracks and immediately alerted the train driver who stopped the train, according to news agency ANI.

Two days after a train ran over 61 people at the venue of a Dussehra event in Punjab's Amritsar, local residents on Sunday vehemently rejected the driver's statement that he had decided against stopping after the crowd began throwing stones.

The school children travelling in a van that crashed into a speeding train in Kushinagar today, leading to the death of 13 children, had repeatedly asked the driver of their vehicle to stop but the man did not listen as he was busy on the phone, a nine-year-old, who survived the accident said.

A train accident was avoided today after the driver of a Mumbai suburban train spotted iron rods on the track and managed to stop it in time.

In Karnataka, scenes from Hollywood film 'Unstoppable' played out in real life. A runaway train engine that travelled nearly 13 kilometres without a driver was brought to a halt after a dramatic chase on a bike.

Pit stops in a Formula One race can either make or break a driver's momentum. We've seen Daniel Ricciardo become a victim of a botched pit stop and this cost him the win and in fact a podium finish. So, now you know it's absolutely essential to get it right and for this, the crew members undergo a lot of training which is why a pit stop is one of t...

Pulling a chain to stop a train will soon be thing of the past as the Railways has decided to do away with it as the facility was prone to regular misuse and led to loss of revenues to the public transporter.