Matsyagandha Express Disaster:
Pic 1: The sight that awaited us atop the bridge. Near Veer, 2004-06-27.
Pic 2: Ground level view of the accident scene. Near Veer, 2004-06-27.
Pic 3: ERS WDM-2A #18320 in...
more... its final resting place. Near Veer, 2004-06-27.
Pic 4: An overturned coach lies next to the loco. Near Veer, 2004-06-27.
Pic 5: The third coach that fell off the other side of the bridge. Near Veer, 2004-06-27.
Pic 6: ERS WDM-2A #18320 painfully bent out of shape. The speed at impact was 104 kmph. Near Veer, 2004-06-27.
Pic 7: The nose firmly buried in the soil. Near Veer, 2004-06-27.
Pic 8: The short hood was relatively intact. Near Veer, 2004-06-27.
Pic 9: The expressor. Near Veer, 2004-06-27.
Pic 10: The closest fan blade is broken. Near Veer, 2004-06-27.
Pic 11: Inside the cabin. Near Veer, 2004-06-27.
Pic 12: ERS SE Janaardan and his assistant, Hari, salvage whatever can be. Near Veer, 2004-06-27.
Pic 13: Mangled roof coach. Near Veer, 2004-06-27.
Pic 14: Under KRâs auspices ⦠Near Veer, 2004-06-27.
Pic 15: The alleged culprit: the boulder on the left. Near Veer, 2004-06-27.
Pic 16: Rest in peace, #18320 ⦠Near Veer, 2004-06-27.
Pic 17: Here today, gone tomorrow. Today I am dead, tomorrow you might be. This sad photo shows Ernakulam sheds 18320 lying dead in its tomb while Erode sheds 18371 hauling the Okha Ernakulam Express pass over 18320.
Pic 18: The remains of 18320, a poor loco which went down the viaduct while hauling the 2620 Matsyagandha express in July 2004. On Ambovali Viaduct., 2005-08-23.
Credits: Jason Antony n Binai K. Sankar.
Source IRFCA Gallery