NEW TCA SYSTEM IN INDIAN RAILWAY

TRAIN COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM

South Central Railway decided to introduce TCAS in trains. As part of the Make in India project Indian Railway launched TCAS system in Trains. The TCA System developed and giving infrastructural support by Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) Lucknow. Now only the trials of TCAS System was done.

What is TCAS?

TCAS is Train Collision Avoidance System and is also called Automatic Train Protection(ATP)System. Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) is meant to provide protection by preventing trains to pass signal at Danger (Red), excessive speed over turnouts / Speed restrictions and to avoid the situation in which more than one trains are on the same track to cause collision, in case operations are not able to control so. It also provides assistance to Loco Pilots by means of real time display of signal aspects in Loco Pilot’s cab. It is based on the determination of location of Trains through distance traversed from RFID tags installed on track and transmission of signalling related information from Stationary Unit such as Station Interlocking.

TCAS TRAIL RUN :-

The trail was took between Lingampalli - Vikarabad - Tandur - Koukuntla Stations on Begumpet - Wadi Section of Secunderabad under South Central Railway zone.The ambitious TCAS project is being further planned for full fledged extended trials in the next few months by undertaking work o­n required infrastructural inputs including Tower Foundations, Equipment installations etc. The full fledged trials will cover Lingampalli – Vikarabad – Wadi and Vikarabad – Bidar sections to a total length of 250 kms. 40 nominated Locomotives (20 Electrical and 20 Diesel Locomotives) will be put to use for these full fledged trials. 

Other Features :-

• Economical - Compared to Developed countires Techonology, this Made in India product is economical.
• Various Segments - mainly 3 segments

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