New Delhi, Jan. 23 -- In a bid to ensure safe travel for passengers, Indian Railways plans to complete implementation of 25 Online Monitoring of Rolling Stock systems (OMRS) at 20 locations in Phase I by the end of 2020.
A Ministry statement said on Wednesday that Railways is moving towards adoption of automation and instrumentation in its maintenance practices to detect defects/deficiencies in its rolling assets before any catastrophic failure.
"This will lead to a paradigm shift in maintenance practices of rolling stock from time-based maintenance to condition-based predictive maintenance, so as to enhance reliability and availability along with improved safety of rolling stock during run," it said.
OMRS is a wayside inspection system ...