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The Indian Railways has once again chosen an expensive foreign technology (TPWS) over India’s own patented ACD system.
The Indian Railways recently decided to adopt the European technology Train Protection Warning System (TPWS) on busy rail routes to avoid collisions. However, the government has once again ignored the indigenous & cost-effective anti-collision device (ACD) system developed by the Konkan Railway and has instead opted for an expensive foreign technology.
According to industry experts, TPWS is not only expensive, but also less efficient compared to the {Indigenously developed} ACD system. . . .
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ACD(made in India), which is a no-signal equipment, has superior wide-area safety-enhancing capability, while costing much less individually. As a network, it delivers extremely superior performance as compared to signal systems. It also has an upgradation cycle in technology terms through progressive software and hardware additions, to eliminate the current old-fashioned Western technology-based signal systems.
“This is what the signal department of the Indian Railways fears and thus is trying to fight tooth-and-nail against the introduction of the ACD,” Mr Bojji further stated.
Rail anti-collision tech: Does the foreign TPWS trump the home-grown ACD? - Moneylife: Personal Finance Magazine
Moral of Story - This is how home-made systems from DRDO are refused funding and "foreign" is always preferred. Story is same across all babudom in all departments.
No wonder LCA, Kaveri are suffering while big funds are being plundered on crappy Gorshkov and Scorpians.
The Indian Railways recently decided to adopt the European technology Train Protection Warning System (TPWS) on busy rail routes to avoid collisions. However, the government has once again ignored the indigenous & cost-effective anti-collision device (ACD) system developed by the Konkan Railway and has instead opted for an expensive foreign technology.
According to industry experts, TPWS is not only expensive, but also less efficient compared to the {Indigenously developed} ACD system. . . .
. . .
ACD(made in India), which is a no-signal equipment, has superior wide-area safety-enhancing capability, while costing much less individually. As a network, it delivers extremely superior performance as compared to signal systems. It also has an upgradation cycle in technology terms through progressive software and hardware additions, to eliminate the current old-fashioned Western technology-based signal systems.
“This is what the signal department of the Indian Railways fears and thus is trying to fight tooth-and-nail against the introduction of the ACD,” Mr Bojji further stated.
Rail anti-collision tech: Does the foreign TPWS trump the home-grown ACD? - Moneylife: Personal Finance Magazine
Moral of Story - This is how home-made systems from DRDO are refused funding and "foreign" is always preferred. Story is same across all babudom in all departments.
No wonder LCA, Kaveri are suffering while big funds are being plundered on crappy Gorshkov and Scorpians.
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