Engine failure spoils holiday

Mumbai : On their way for a Sunday outing to Matheran, the tourists had to return back after the toy train connecting Neral to Matheran derailed at 12:38 pm. While the railways claim that it was not a derailment but a failure of the engine, no services were operated following the disruption. The tourists were compelled to get off at Juma-patti and walk back where they were given refund for their tickets. The co-mmuters were asked to return back as there were no trains connecting the two places. Sunish Jadhav, resid-ent of Thane who had planned a visit with relatives from Pune, had to wait for hours at Nerul station only to ret-urn empty handed. Jadhav said, “My