Revolutionizing Railway Safety: Automated Turnout Inspections to Prevent Derailments
The article discusses the need to improve inspections of turnouts in railway tracks to prevent accidents. Turnouts are areas where trains change tracks, and they are prone to rapid deterioration. Current inspections rely on visual checks, but new technologies are being developed to provide more accurate information about turnout conditions. These technologies have the potential to complement existing inspection methods and enhance safety on railways.