In order to detect rail fracture in a faster mode, the Indian Railways have expedited the procurement of six self propelled automatic machines based on the ultra sonic detection system to cover longer tracks in the shortest possible time.
Currently, track inspection is mostly carried out manually, Chairman Railway Board AK Mital said. “Our system to detect track problems is primitive. Our patrol man is the last frontier of our system,” he explained. GE is also providing one such machine on a trial basis, AK Mital added.
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