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Kolkata-Sairang train derailment: Preliminary probe points to faulty braking system

Headline via Hindustan Times · first report 13 Nov, 08:27 IST, latest 13 Nov, 08:50 IST

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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Hindustan Times at 13 Nov, 08:27 IST; the latest is from The Hindu at 13 Nov, 08:50 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by2 news organisations
First report13 Nov, 08:27 IST
Latest report13 Nov, 08:50 IST
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What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

A six-member probe team, in its report, found that the system primarily responsible for applying brakes in the coaches, technically known as the BP angle cock, was in an isolated condition in the locomotive

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

About West Bengal IndiaAsia 13 Nov 2026

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