Assam train cab footage captures crew reporting failed emergency brakes

The driver repeatedly adjusts the controls as a crew member reports a red signal and says the emergency brake is not working.

Channel: Republic Bharat ·

IndiaStory of November 12, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? One of Republic Bharat's most watched videos since yesterday, with 372,038 views.

Republic Bharat: The Hindi news channel of the Republic network, founded by the journalist Arnab Goswami, since 2019. 32M subscribers and 24B views.

Assam Train Accident Cabin Video: असम में जब बेकाबू हुई ट्रेन, रेल हादसे का इंजन के अंदर का वीडियो

A train keeps moving while its driver works the locomotive controls and a colleague records the pressure gauges, reporting that the brakes are not responding.

India's Hindi-language news channel Republic Bharat presents the mobile-phone footage as showing the moments before a railway accident in Assam, in northeastern India. The short clip drew about 372,000 views since yesterday.

The recording begins close to the levers and switches. The crew member filming says the pressure is not dropping, then points the camera through the front window and reports a red signal ahead. Back at the dashboard, he says the emergency brake has been applied but is not working, before adding that nothing is working.

The driver continues checking and adjusting the console controls. Later, the camera pans across the cab before returning to the driver as he looks urgently through the front window.

The crew's statements describe the failure they are experiencing, but the clip does not establish its mechanical cause. It ends without showing the accident itself.

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