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Mumbai train crash: Magnets will clip wings of future flying locals

Railway authorities are mulling installing inductors, consisting of magnets, on tracks ahead of major terminuses on WR and CR to ensure that the brakes on trains are automatically applied if they are at a high speed

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After the ‘flying local’ was finally made to land on the tracks with much difficulty, the railway authorities are mulling the idea of fitting special magnets ahead of rail terminuses on the Western and Central railway networks to ensure Sunday’s incident remains the last of its kind.

This fast train from Bhayander, dubbed the flying local by commuters, had overshot the tracks and part of it had landed on platform no 3 of Churchgate station on Sunday morning. Pic/Bipin Kokate
This fast train from Bhayander, dubbed the flying local by commuters, had overshot the tracks and part of it had landed on platform no 3 of Churchgate station on Sunday morning. Pic/Bipin Kokate

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