A video of the restore job has gone viral.
Patna:
Placing their lives in danger to keep away from inconvenience to the passengers on their practice in addition to the rakes behind them, two loco pilots carried out a fancy restore on the engine whereas one in every of them was virtually dangling off the facet of a bridge in Uttar Pradesh.
The Narkatiaganj Gorakhpur Passenger practice was trundling alongside on Friday when a sudden air strain leak from an unloader valve within the locomotive triggered it to cease. The engine and some coaches had been atop a bridge and, realizing that it might take time for technicians to reach and repair the issue, the loco pilot and assistant loco pilot clambered right down to examine for themselves.
A video, which is now going viral, exhibits one of many loco pilots crawling underneath the engine whereas one other balances himself dangerously near the sting on the underside ledge of the bridge. He may be seen beneath the sleepers positioned underneath the tracks, holding on to areas round them to maintain from falling off.
The 2 daredevils managed to resolve the issue between them by plugging the air strain leak and their braveness and ingenuity have additionally been applauded by the railways. The Samastipur Divisional Railway Supervisor, Vinay Srivastava, has introduced a reward of Rs 10,000 for each loco pilots.
An official stated the place the place this occurred is bridge quantity 382, between Balmikinagar and Paniyava.
