In a true Bollywood style, an electric train engine travelled about 13 kms without loco pilot from Wadi station in West Bengal. It was brought to a halt by a staff member who chased the train on a bike.
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The incident happened when the Chennai-Mumbai train arrived at Wadi Junction around 3 PM on Wednesday and was halted at the station in order to attach the diesel engine.
As a part of the regular routine, the diesel engine was attached to the train which left for its further journey from Wadi. However, due to a slip up, the electric engine started moving on its own after the loco pilot deboarded the train. As a shocked loco pilot looked on, the Railway officials alerted the next stations on the route to clear the tracks and signals to avoid any mishap.
Trains coming from opposite direction were also stopped and as the electric engine ran, a member of the railway staff started chasing it on a motorbike and managed to board it near Nalwar but not before the train covered 13 km on a stretch on its own.
