Watch: The exploits of a railway employee helped restart the train

Video shows railway workers crawling into tight spaces under a train

New Delhi:

The Ministry of Railways on Monday shared a video of one of its employees showing a brave gesture to ensure smooth running of the train. The clip has been shared with the official Twitter handle of the ministry. It features an assistant loco pilot, identified as Ganesh Ghosh, who fixes an air leak in a train.

In the video, Mr Ghosh is seen crawling into the cramped space under the train, which is halted on a bridge.

The Twitter post said, “Commitment in service and safety of passengers, Rail Sevaks are committed to serve their passengers round the clock. An exemplary display of courage by Ganesh Ghosh, ALP, who crawled under the coaches of a train that was halted on a bridge and rectified the problem of air leakage which helped restart the journey. ,

Watch the video here:

The video of a loco pilot performing a demanding task comes days after a railway police officer showed exemplary presence and bravery in saving an elderly woman from being run over by a moving train.

In a video shared by the Ministry of Railways, the officer as well as another person can be seen asking them not to risk their lives by walking on the railway tracks on the opposite platform.

However, warnings fall on deaf ears. Moments later, the officer is seen running to the edge of the platform to pull an elderly woman safely onto the platform, seconds before the train passes.

This incident at Lalitpur station in Uttar Pradesh was captured in a CCTV camera.

The police officer’s timely response earned him a lot of praise on social media platforms.

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