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Southern Railway orders enquiry after freight train fire near Tiruvallur

July 17, 2025 1 min read
author Anamika Mishra, Sub Editor
The southern Raiwat has formed a four-member high level committee to investigate the fire accident and derailment of freight wagons near Tiruvallur railway station.  More than 12 wagons of a freight train carrying diesel from Harbour to Wallajah siding caught fire, with six wagons derailed on July 13. The fire disrupted several long-distance train services with many trains cancelled, a few diverted and other short terminated, causing severe inconvenience to thousands of passengers.  The high-level committee includes Nithin Norbert, Deputy Chief Signal Officer, as the convenor. The members are Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer (Freight) A. Mohammed Shameem, Deputy Chief Engineer

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