Demand for Attendance-free “fit-and-forget” Rail-Fastening on envisaged Indian Railway`s “Semi High-Speed” Routes – Pandrol Fast-Clip an advisable Solution

Published on: February 25, 2017December 12, 2023 by Chaminda Weerawarna

Indian Railways is fastening the Rails on Concrete Sleepers over its entire network with the so-called MARK III Elastic Rail Clip (ERC), which had been evolved with a modified spatial bend by RDSO from the left-handed Pandrol 401 Series with an anti-clockwise bend of the rod. The MARK III ERC is far away from being […]

HOW MUCH SAFETY ON INDIAN RAILWAYS?, PART III

Published on: February 18, 2017December 12, 2023 by Chaminda Weerawarna

“PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES AND LIFE CYCLE COST MANAGEMENT” had been the topics of the 20th International Convention: OPTIMIZING THE WHEEL/RAIL-SYSTEM – TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS FOR SAFETY, COST-EFFICIENCY AND RELIABILITY – , held at Salzburg, Austria from 15-17th September 2015 by the Österreichische Verkehrswissenschaftliche Gesellschaft, ÖVG. The author together with Mr. J.S. Mundrey, Consultant in Track Technology […]

INDIAN RAILWAYS ON A RISKY COURSE; LONGTERM INVESTMENT IN HIGH QUALITY RAIL TRACKS AND ROLLING STOCKS – THE PREREQUISITE TO BRING DOWN THE NUMBER OF KILLED AND INJURED TRAIN-PASSENGERS IN DERAILMENT DISASTERS

Published on: February 8, 2017December 12, 2023 by Chaminda Weerawarna

For a cost-benefit evaluation the question is, how much Safety on Indian Railways is wanted by the Indian Government and how much money the Government is willing to spend for it. In a cost-benefit evaluation the question is, how much counts the value of train-passenger`s freedom from injury and bodily harm compared to the incurred […]