Faults in machines installed to detect movement of trains on tracks says report

Indian Railways has faced a major train accident this year. Hundreds of people lost their lives in the accident in Balasore. Railways have been accused of negligence in this matter. Railways is trying to ensure that such accidents do not happen again. However, a report has raised questions on the claims and preparations of the Railways. A fault has been detected in a sensor machine used to detect traffic on railway tracks. After testing the machine, the officials have reported that there is something wrong with it. This could have led to an accident like Balasore.

PTI’s one News This has been explained in. According to the report, the machine which is responsible for tracking the movement of trains is failing in its work. Sometimes the sensor of the machine tracks the movement of trains, but sometimes it is not aware of it. Even in such a situation, the machine sends a signal, which is like inviting major accidents.

The report says that Railways has installed 3 thousand such machines in its 7 regions. It is being said that these machines are faulty. The report says that this system is faulty and sends a signal as soon as it comes in contact with any metal.

The engineers who have complained about this matter say that such a disturbance will lead to wrong information, due to which the station master can make a mistake. Obviously such a situation can give rise to an incident like Balasore. This machine was installed by Railways as per the instructions of one of its units, RDSO. It is said that one such unit costs Rs 5 lakh and Railways has purchased 4 thousand units.