Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Railway Maintainer Honoured After Spotting Hot Axle
Phaikan Kumar works on railway tracks in Dhanbad Division.
On October 1, 2026, he noticed smoke coming from a wagon on a goods train.
The smoke was caused by a hot axle.
Kumar quickly told the station master what he had seen.
The train was stopped at Hirodih station.
Railway staff carried out safety checks and took precautions.
East Central Railway General Manager Dimpie Garg gave Kumar a commendation certificate.
Garg said that alert railway workers help keep trains safe.
East Central Railway General Manager Dimpie Garg honoured track maintainer-III Phaikan Kumar with a commendation certificate.
Kumar spotted smoke from the 24th wagon of a goods train at about 8:50 a.m. on October 1, 2026.
The smoke was attributed to a hot axle while the train passed through the Hazaribagh Road section of Dhanbad Division.
Kumar promptly informed the station master, and the train was stopped at Hirodih station for safety checks and precautions.
Garg praised Kumar’s alertness and said employee vigilance is important to safe train operations.
- Who
- Track maintainer-III Phaikan Kumar and East Central Railway General Manager Dimpie Garg.
- What
- Kumar alerted railway staff to smoke from a goods train’s 24th wagon; the train was stopped and checked, and Kumar received a commendation certificate.
- When
- October 1, 2026, at around 8:50 a.m.
- Where
- The Hazaribagh Road section of Dhanbad Division; the train was stopped at Hirodih station.
- Why
- Kumar noticed smoke caused by a hot axle and reported it promptly to support railway safety.
- Award recipient
- Phaikan Kumar, track maintainer-III
- Award
- Commendation certificate
- Honouring official
- Dimpie Garg, East Central Railway General Manager
- Incident date and time
- October 1, 2026, at around 8:50 a.m.
- Train and wagon
- A goods train; smoke came from its 24th wagon
- Reported cause
- A hot axle
- Train stop
- Hirodih station