India's Rail Safety Under Scrutiny After Recent Accidents

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India's Rail Safety Under Scrutiny After Recent Accidents
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The investigation into India's deadliest train crash in over two decades is focusing on the electronic track management system, which is suspected to have malfunctioned. The computer-controlled system, called the "interlocking system," directs a train to an empty track and coordinates and controls the signal to an oncoming train. The fail-safe system is supposed to be tamper-proof and error-proof, but there was some kind of problem in the system, according to officials. The investigation is ongoing.

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