Engine Failure Analysis on the Bengal Nagpur Railway

摘要

The Indian Railway Enquiry Committee, in paragraph 96 of their report have stated that—n"The marked deterioration in the maintenance of Locomotives in Running Sheds as reflected in the number of miles per engine failure has already been commented upon.n"It is vitally important that each engine failure should be thoroughly and critically investigated by a responsible officer assisted by Supervisory Staff and when failures are due to human factor, intensive instructions and propaganda amongst staff should be undertaken to secure improvement. Failures due to defective design or unsatisfactory maintenance would require alterations in design or possible change in procedure".