As answer continues to elude the nationwide transporter, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw held a high-level assembly on Wednesday to take inventory, as soon as once more, of the state of affairs.

As reported by The Indian Express earlier, items trains fitted with Bogie-Mounted Brake System (BMBS) have been concerned in leaping of alerts and derailments due to erratic braking system.

The minister is learnt to have seen shows of what has been achieved thus far in addition to what the plan of motion is.

Railways has carried out trials to discover a answer; it has additionally stored the German firm supplying the brakes – Knorr Bremse – within the loop, officers instructed The Indian Express. However, even the corporate has not been capable of provide you with an answer that satisfies Railways, sources mentioned.

“Speeds of loaded goods trains in ghat sections will be further reduced to around 30-40 km per hour. Empty rakes will also be ordered to go slow,” a Railway Board supply mentioned. All funds because of the German firm, even for objects provided for different tasks, have been withheld.

In August, confronted with this drawback, Railways had determined to scale back speeds of loaded items trains at 50 kmph in downward slopes and 65 kmph on degree tracks. Now, the concept is to scale back speeds additional.

Around a lakh wagons on Indian Railways are fitted with this braking system, so stalling the operation of all wagons just isn’t a viable choice for Railways. “It has been decided that we will also explore global expertise for a new braking system in the future. We will see what is globally best and better than what we already have and take a call. But that’s the next step. The current concern is to find a solution to this problem,” a senior official mentioned.

The BMBS is used solely in items trains, which require considerably extra braking energy and the place the brakes are utilized on the wheels of wagons.

Introduced over a decade in the past, BMBS is an equipment by which braking cylinders are connected to the bogie — the trolley that connects the 2 wheels. Each wagon has two trolleys. While conventional techniques had round 72 transferring elements concerned within the braking course of, BMBS reduces the quantity to round 40. The intention was to extend reliability and security, and cut back upkeep wants.