Guwahati: The newly launched Vande Bharat Express got into trouble on the New Delhi-Varanasi route on Saturday due to jammed bearings after running into a herd of buffaloes and calves.
The officials said, “The Varanasi Vande Bharat (Train number 22436) suffered a failure due to bearing defect in Traction Motor of C8 coach between Dankaur and Wair stations of North Central Railway.”
The passengers had to be transferred on the Shatabdi Express, which had just rushed in from New Delhi, even though the bearing jam had been fixed.
“Detailed investigation of the failure will be done after taking the rake back to maintenance depot,” officials said.
The Gujarati Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express struck a herd of buffaloes on the route near Vatna Railway Station earlier on Thursday, causing damage to the engine.
The train struck animals once more the following day in Gujarat close to Anand Station.