Train Crash Avoidance Strategies When Wheels on Track

Depavath Harinath

Abstract: The railway network is one of the world?s greatest transport systems. The railways are the most widely used and comfortable modes of transportation system. The causes for railway accidents are when trains are on the same track, when the rail tracks crack and sometimes due to the human errors. It is very difficult to avoid such train accidents because of the speed of train is very high and it requires some time to control it. Therefore majority of accidents occur due to improper communication among the network between drivers and control room, due to wrong signaling, worst atmospheric conditions etc, and also when the train driver doesn?t get proper information in time leading to hazardous situation. This paper illustrates different train crash avoidance strategies.

Keywords: TCAS, Train Collision Avoidance System, RFID, GSM Module, Zigbee technology