Vande Bharat train, running at 160 kmph, stops automatically before red signal in first ‘Kavach’ trial

The Agra railway division on Friday successfully tested an automatic braking system installed in eight-car Vande Bharat trains as part of the indigenously developed anti-collision device ‘Kavach’, an official said. “In the first-ever trial, the loco pilot did not apply the brakes and still the train, running at a speed of 160 kmph, automatically stopped 10 metres before the red signal. This parameter will now be freezed for all eight-car Vande Bharat trains across the country,” Agra Railway Division PRO Prashasti Srivastava told PTI.