Rail factory newly built first “smart coach” with alarm

Raibarely’s Modern Coach Factory (MCF) has built the railway’s first “smart coach” with advanced disc brake, fire detection, alarm and GPS-based tracking systems. The coach has arrived in Delhi and would be a part of the Delhi-Azamgarh Kaifiyat Express. MCF plans to build 100 such coaches with similar facilities.

A CCTV, with artificial intelligence capability, will enhance the security of passengers and also monitor activities of onboard railway staff,’’ said the railway’s chief mechanical engineer Arun Arora. “The (CCTV) footage can also help investigations into any untoward incident…”

The advanced systems are also capable of monitoring the brake system and any fault in the system can be communicated to the maintenance staff in advance. The coach will have Wi-Fi facilities too.