Indian Railways: You read in the headline that railway tracks are blasted by the Railways. You must also be wondering why this is done by the Railways and what could be the reason behind doing so? Along with this, a question may also be coming in your mind that why would the Railways harm its own property by blasting it? How is blasting done on railway track and what is the reason for blasting? Today we tell you what is the reason behind the explosion on the railway track and how it is done.
Please tell that this explosion is not like a common bomb blast. It is just a mines blast, from which only sound comes out. Whenever this blast happens on the railway track, there is no harm to the railway track and this blast happens without causing any damage.
How does blast happen?
Please tell that this blast is done through detonators and these blasts are done only to help the loco pilot. Hearing the blast, something like an accident might be coming in your mind, but it does not cause any accident, rather the train is saved from the accident. Explain that detonators are a kind of explosive and they are also called mines used for trains. It is like a button, which is fitted on the tracks. When the train passes over them, it makes noise, but it does not cause any other harm, only noise. Railways use it for the safety of passengers.
When is it used?
Now let us tell you why these explosions are done more during winter. The reason for this is that whenever a station arrives, they are installed before that and as soon as the train passes through them, the loco pilots understand by the sound that a station is about to arrive. By the way, in the condition of fog many times the station cannot be detected. In such a situation, information is given to the loco pilot through these explosions. Along with this, many times even if there is a problem on the railway track, they are installed in advance, so that the loco pilot understands that there is a problem and slows down the speed of the train or stops the train.
For example, when the railway employees come to know about the problem of the railway track, then it becomes necessary to stop the train. In this case detonators are used and it is installed a few meters before the bad track. In this way the train is saved from accident.
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