Title - Toy train monsoon trials off to slow start

Mumbai: Trials carried out by Central Railway (CR) on Friday to establish the feasibility of toy train services between the 3-km Aman Lodge andMatheran section during the monsoon season proved inconclusive.
    Trials will continue on Saturday, after which a report will be submitted to the commissioner of railway safety (CRS), Central Circle, whose approvalis mandatory to run servicesduring monsoon.
    Asenior officialsaid, “On Friday, we realized that cloud formation and fog in hilly areas affects visibility. It would not be possible to run trains dueto poor visibility ifthereis cloud formation. We can still run theservice atsuch places
by instructing the engine driver tohaltthetrain till visibility improves.” The other area of concernwastheeffectiveness of the braking system during heavy rains.