Before this system was introduced, the railway engineers and technical staff would manually inspect the trains for any faults ...

The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has recently deployed a 96-stone Rail Grinding Machine (RGI96-5) to enhance track safety, ECoR officials said on Wednesday.

The agreement marks a significant milestone in Indian Railways’ ongoing mission to modernize its infrastructure, streamline operations, and reduce human dependency in critical inspection processes.

According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), the tunnel boring machine must cover a distance of 677 metres to link Chetpet with KMC, and so far, it has drilled through nearly 260 ...