Anti Collision Device for Railways developed by Hyderabad Based Firm

Hyderabad Based Company, Hyderabad Batteries Limited (HBL) developed a new anti collision safety device which is path breaking technology in ensuring safe travelling and fewer accidents.
 
The device is based on a combination of railway signalling data with radio communications, global position, radio frequency identification devices, software and logic.

It was HBL Power Systems which reacted first to the expression of interest floated by the Research, Design and Standards Organisation of the Indian Railways to develop an anti-collision device in August 2008.

The system is designed to automatically bring trains to a halt when collision-like situations arise or when the red signal is violated, for whatever reason.

In the Month of September 2012, a train collision avoidance system (TCAS), tested in real time on a track near Tandur, in the South Central Railway demonstrated the viability of the system. During the trials, the effectiveness was demonstrated for prevention of head-on collisions, rear-end collisions, over-speeding of trains and disregard for red signal.

The new anti collision device had essential features of both automatic train protection and collision prevention in one solution.

HBL Power Systems had also developed electronic interlocking system, audio frequency track circuits and train management systems.