The durability and
reliability of Anti-Collision Device (ACD) to prevent collision
of trains and collisions at level crossing gates are being assessed
by extended field trials, which are in progress on Jalandhar-Amritsar
section of Northern Railway since August this year. The trials
are planned till January, 2003. Preliminary trials have earlier
been conducted on North-East Frontier-Railway and Konkan Railway.
Anti-Collision
Devices have not yet been deployed on any section of Indian Railways.
However, a work for provision of ACDs on North East Frontier Railway
has been sanctioned at a cost of Rs.50 crores. In addition, radio
and route survey has been sanctioned for 750 Route Kilometres
each on Southern and South Central Railways in connection with
provision of ACDs later, based on successful completion of extended
field trials. Large scale induction of the Anti-Collision Device
would be considered based on successful completion of the extended
field trials and availability of funds.
This information
was given by Shri Nitish Kumar, Minister for Railways in a written
reply to a question by Shri Naresh Puglia and Dr.S.Venugopal in
the Lok Sabha today.
