The Indian Railways will conduct periodic audits of its train operating systems to ensure compliance with safety protocols. The inter-zonal and inter-divisional audit will identify unsafe practices, if any, that might lead to “near miss” situations.
According to sources in the railways, a series of measures have been taken to prioritise the “safety first” culture at all levels. While undertaking internal quality audits of the maintenance of rolling stock, senior officers were traveling in locomotives of express / freight trains, making surprise inspections at stations and other establishments to check the working of railway systems.
A special emphasis was given to monitor the implementation of standard operating procedure while obtaining a block (temporary suspension of train operations) in a section to carry out signal repair or maintenance work.
