New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- The Railway Board has asked RDSO to investigate a WAP-5 locomotive wheel skid on wet rails during emergency braking by a New Delhi-Chandigarh Shatabdi, and review track fencing after the cattle incursion.

The Railway Board has asked the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) to investigate the wheel skid of a locomotive attached to the New Delhi-Chandigarh Shatabdi Express after emergency braking on wet rails during an attempt to avoid cattle on the tracks.

The incident occurred on 13 July between Rathdhana and Sonipat in the Northern Railway zone. The loco pilot applied the emergency brakes after cattle appeared on the track, but the braking manoeuvre resulted in a wheel skid in wet conditions.

The tra...