Dec 2018 deadline to link locomotives via satellite: Rlys

New Delhi, Jan 3 (PTI) Indian Railways has set a targetof December 2018 to link all its locomotives via ISROsatellites, making it easy to track tra...

New Delhi, Jan 3 (PTI) Indian Railways has set a targetof December 2018 to link all its locomotives via ISROsatellites, making it easy to track trains and communicatewith their crew in real time, officials said.

By year-end, all 10,800 locos of the railways will haveantennas fixed on them and they will be monitored inside thedriver's cabin, senior officials of the national transportertold PTI.

"We have already tried it on 10 locos and by December2018 we will have this system installed in all our locos," asenior railway board member said.

The railways is also working with the Indian SpaceResearch Organisation to use its satellite-based system tocheck accidents at unmanned railway crossings and track trainmovements.

Working on a pilot project with ISRO, the railways hasinstalled space agency-developed integrated circuit (IC) chipson some train engines. The Indian Regional NavigationSatellite System (or NaVIC) will be used to warn road users ofapproaching trains through hooters installed at unmanned roadcrossings. PTI ASGMIN.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

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