As Suresh Prabhu prepares to leave office as Minister of Railways after the NDA government’s cabinet reshuffle on Sunday. The letter from the Railway Board, signed by Deputy Director (safety) R K Shah, enumerates all ‘consequential’ train accidents until 15 August, 2017. The Safety Directorate of the Railway Board defines consequential accidents as ones involving loss of life, grievous injuries, loss to railway property or those leading to significant interruption of traffic.
