![]() ![]() The system would also stop the train even when the pilot does not follow the whistle code - blowing a long horn at level crossings, maintaining the standard speed of 8 to15 kmph at the loop lines, or overshooting a red signal light. Kavach, developed by the Research, Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO), is meant to avoid collisions of trains either running in the same or opposite directions, without any manual intervention. Very very important persons - Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and the Railway Board Chairman Vinay Kumar Tripathi – were on board the two trains that were deliberately run on the same track in opposite directions, just to conduct the test for ‘Kavach’, an automatic electronic train protection system, on Friday between Gullaguda and Chitgidda stations. And, the officials pumped fists high in the air, patted each other and began breathing easy. But just then the two trains screeched to a halt at a gap of 300 metres. ![]() Hyderabad: Railway officials literally held their breath as two locomotives hurtled down at 120 kmph on the same track.
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