Summary:
With the introduction of such gadgets, effective monitoring of track safety will be ensured resulting in safe train operations.”AM D’Cruz, general secretary, SWR Mazdoor Union, welcomed the move. “In the second phase, 800 GPS devices will be distributed to keymen and patrolmen. Rajesh Mohan, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Hubballi division, SWR, who undertook night patrolling with patrolmen between Hubballi and Kundgol section recently, said that in the first phase, 60 GPS devices will be provided for inspection trolleys and distributed to trackmen. In the third phase, around 120 devices will be distributed to road safety counsellors and gate mitras. Now, the Hubballi division of South Western Railway (SWR) has started providing GPS tracking devices for patrolmen and is installing them on all inspection trolleys used by its track maintenance staff.This move is building confidence among patrolmen who walk along the track to check for problems and are the first level of safety..