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Right way, wrong way or
railway? - Part 2
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Suresh P Khade narrates the oddities of human nature via his life
experiences
Just as water takes the shape of its container, other departments left the site, leaving behind
the people in any organisation take a different only my staff. The OHE staff was exhausted
shape and appear different. I indicate my since they were at site since morning. But
experiences in the Railways to point out they worked hard to return home early. The
the oddities of human nature. But I believe work got over around 11 pm.
that the basic nature of people in every My boss was informed in the morning that
organisation will be the same. the OHE was not responsible for the problem
A derailment took place between Malavali and the damage to the OHE was minimal.
and Lonavala around seven in the morning. He therefore took it easy and reached the
It was a major derailment of a goods train to accident site almost to mark his attendance.
Pune. About ten wagons had derailed, four By then the OHE work was almost over. A
to five of them had capsized and one of them wiring train used for the OHE work was in
had bent one OHE structure. For my staff, place. I was standing on the top of the train
the restoration of OHE alone would have along with the staff. When I saw the boss, I
been a child’s play. But for the re-railing of got down on the ground, and received him.
wagons, the OHE conductors needed to be Shortly after that the supervisor shouted
slewed, making the work a big job. Removal “Get down from the top of the wiring train,
of wagons and restoration of work was over the block is being cleared, power is being
towards evening. Thereafter the staff of all restored.” While I was talking with the boss
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