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Train Disasters in the History of Indian Railways: A Review


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1 MA (Bengali), B.Ed., and Secretary of Biswa Bangla Pratibandhi Samiti, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India
2 Assistant Teacher of Sayedpur Babhan Toli High School, Jhitkia, Dalkhola, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India
     

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The number of train accidents has been declining every year and the number of people killed and injured in train accidents has been declining day by day. In India after independence number of rail accidents 47. In this research, researchers have taken human death average of 50 and animals 05. It is examined that from the year 1951 to 1970 the railway accidents were a little bit increasing. But after1971 to 1980 the column was on is bottom of the graph. While in 1981 to 1990 the number of railway accidents was on its peak. Again from 1991 to 2020 number of accidents was medium. The reason for the medium number of accidents is because of GPS, Satellite, Mobile, and digital technology. The percentage of technology and the mechanical fault were more compared to natural causes and man-made causes and it was natural causes 17%, man-made cause's 17% and 66% technological and mechanical fault. The factors of man-made causes are terror attack and Naxal attack, the factor of natural causes flood and fog. The factor technological and mechanical causes are high speed and brake failure. From 1947 to 1951, the killing and injured rate is less. But in1981 to 2010 the number of Injured and killing rates is high. The reason for the increasing killing and injured rate are connected to the number of population increases, so passengers within the bogies also increase. While from 2011 to 2020 the number of injured and killing rate is less. The reason for less killing and injured rate in the 20th century are medical facilities, disaster management courses, technological improvement, LHB coaches, and strict laws and ticket checked. Apart from the data from 1947 to January 2022 more time periods can be added.

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chapramari forest train accident, LHB coaches
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Authors

Gour Sarkar
MA (Bengali), B.Ed., and Secretary of Biswa Bangla Pratibandhi Samiti, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India
Ajoy Sarkar
Assistant Teacher of Sayedpur Babhan Toli High School, Jhitkia, Dalkhola, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India

Abstract


The number of train accidents has been declining every year and the number of people killed and injured in train accidents has been declining day by day. In India after independence number of rail accidents 47. In this research, researchers have taken human death average of 50 and animals 05. It is examined that from the year 1951 to 1970 the railway accidents were a little bit increasing. But after1971 to 1980 the column was on is bottom of the graph. While in 1981 to 1990 the number of railway accidents was on its peak. Again from 1991 to 2020 number of accidents was medium. The reason for the medium number of accidents is because of GPS, Satellite, Mobile, and digital technology. The percentage of technology and the mechanical fault were more compared to natural causes and man-made causes and it was natural causes 17%, man-made cause's 17% and 66% technological and mechanical fault. The factors of man-made causes are terror attack and Naxal attack, the factor of natural causes flood and fog. The factor technological and mechanical causes are high speed and brake failure. From 1947 to 1951, the killing and injured rate is less. But in1981 to 2010 the number of Injured and killing rates is high. The reason for the increasing killing and injured rate are connected to the number of population increases, so passengers within the bogies also increase. While from 2011 to 2020 the number of injured and killing rate is less. The reason for less killing and injured rate in the 20th century are medical facilities, disaster management courses, technological improvement, LHB coaches, and strict laws and ticket checked. Apart from the data from 1947 to January 2022 more time periods can be added.

Keywords


chapramari forest train accident, LHB coaches

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