The Indian Railways plan to acquire from the international market advanced train wheel sensors to monitor maintenance needs of coaches, tracks and locomotives. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 1.13 billion (15.9 million euros).
The company will launch the global tender soon to introduce sensor-based monitoring system that is attached to the train wheels, said a senior Railway Ministry official. The sensor-based on board condition monitoring system for timely detection of defects related to passenger coaches, wagons, locomotives and tracks, operational in Western countries, would enable predictive maintenance and reduction in sudden catastrophic failures in coach suspension, roller bearings and track condition.
The first phase trial of the on board condition monitoring system has got the approval in the budget and the officials are currently working out to finalise the specifications for floating the tender.
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