'Standardise loco pilot training for working in automatic signalling area'

The Railway Board has asked all its zones to bring uniformity in training regimes of loco pilots for working in an automatic signalling territory.

The need for standardization has been felt after recent train accidents in which signal failure in automatic signalling territory emerged as one of the reasons, according to experts.

Different zonal railways have been following different training regimes of running staff for working in automatic signalling territory. In order to standardize, zonal railways are advised to follow the training regime as enclosed, the board said in a circular dated July 13.

The circular has various instructions under the subject 'Training regime standardisation for automatic signalling'.

The Railway Board has suggested that the chief loco inspector (CLI) should hold one-day intensive counselling of loco pilots and their assistant regarding automatic signalling system every six months and this should be followed by a competency test with multiple choice ...