Fire tenders from Morena were pressed into service to douse the fire in the SLR-generator coach of New Delhi- Bilaspur bound Rajdhani Express (no. 12442) near Chambal bridge between Dholpur and Morena junction at around 7:15 pm on Tuesday.
Consequently traffic on the UP track was affected for more than two hours. The cause of the fire in the SLR-generator coach, attached with the guard coach at the back of Rajdhani was still not known till the time report was filed.
According to information guard signalled to stop the train after noticing the...
more... fire in the coach. The train was halted between Dholpur and Morena junction some 60 kilometres from Gwalior station. It is a bi-weekly train on Tuesday and Saturday, which runs between New Delhi and Bilaspur via Jhansi and Bhopal.
The Railways rescue team detached the bogie from the train after reaching the spot. The train was allowed to move forward without the SLR-generator coach that had caught fire at about 8:30 pm from the spot.
Source: Hindustan Times