East Coast Railway (ECoR) has become the 1st railway zone in India to commission the use of End of Train Telemetry (EoTT) system. With the installation of EoTT trains can now run without employing guards & brake vans.
i.The main purpose of the device is to establish communication between the Locomotive Pilot (LP) & last wagon of the train for ensuring that the Train is running all coaches and wagons as a single unit.
ii.Electric Loco Shed, Angul in Odisha commissioned and tested the EoTT.
iii.The field trials of the device were conducted on a freight train running between Talcher (Odisha) & Paradip (Odisha).
Components:
i.The main components of the EoTT system are Head of Train (HoT) fitted in locomotive & End of Train (EoT) fitted on the last wagon of the train.
ii.EoTT is equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS) to indicate location of the train & Global System for Mobile (GSM) communication module transfer between HoT & EoT.
Other functions of EoTT:
i.Display Brake Pipe (BP) pressure of the last vehicle of the train to LP.
ii.To apply emergency brakes from the last vehicle of the Train remotely by LP.
iii.To broadcast location of EoT devices to other trains equipped with EoTT in case of emergencies like Train Parting, derailment.
iv.For indicating passage of a complete train over a particular location.
v.EoTT can also assist the LP in case of parting by bringing the rear portion to an early halt.
Procurement:
i.The procurement of EoTT is expected to cost around INR 100 Crore, at present 10 devices are being procured from United States of America & South Africa for trial purposes.
ii.Indian Railways is expected to purchase 1, 000 such devices from abroad. iii.Banaras Locomotive Works, Varanasi has ordered 250 EoTT devices from South Africa to be installed in freight trains.
Recent Related News:
i.On November 2, 2020, India’s first solar energy-driven miniature train was virtually inaugurated at the Veli Tourist Village in Kerala by state’s Chief Minister (CM) Pinarayi Vijayan.
ii.On November 3, 2020, Indian Railways (IR) has tied up with Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad to improve its operational efficiency using digital tools such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Analytics.
About East Coast Railways (ECoR):
General Manager – Vidya Bhushan
Headquarters – Bhubaneswar, Odisha
