You know how it is when you least expect it to, an idea pops into your mind? Well this time, the idea stayed with me long enough for me to take it down (or should I say put it down?)
I travel by the local electric train to get to my workplace. This evening while I was on the way back, after an energetic badminton game, this idea suddenly popped in my mind when the train pulled in at a station.
I was looking out through the window at the station's signalling guy who held up a lighting apparatus to signal to the guard when to start the train. He held up this thingummy above his head, it was blinking red. He kept shaking it and it was not pointing in one direction since I'm sure he's never played "Statue" in his life. The signal was not very effective (atleast in my view!)
Now that's when this great idea popped in my mind...alright alright, i'm gettin to it!
The idea is this, why not have a light fixed to the underside of the roof of the station? This light can, for its control, have a little lever that has three levels. 1. Red 2. OFF 3. Green
Ok here are the advantages of this.
1.The present thingy is a hand-held torch light kinda thing. So it is not a stationary light source. It makes seeing for the far-away guard a bit difficult. This roof-light changes that!
2. The present day signalling people have to be of average height to hold up the light up above their heads for the guard to see. But the roof-light can be operated by even a disabled person.
3. Normally automation will remove human intervention thereby lessening one job for a needy person. But the roof-light still needs a signaller to operate it.
4. The present torch-light is battery operated. But the roof-light will be electrically operated. And those who are going to ask me what if there's a powercut? (which sadly is common in our city!) Well hullo!?!? we're talking about a railway station that operates "electric" trains!!! What more does a tiny li'l switch want to be happy?
I think 4 advantages are fair enough for now! atleast that's all I can think about!
Authorities interested?
I have a little nagging at the back of my mind that Blogger.Com is not exactly in the top of the list of sites visited by the railways authority! Well, I atleast got it public!
12 comments:
Mathi idhellam over dhaane... chumma two stations la erangaradhukkula ivlo think -----... innum unna nalla think ----- vitta prechanai agidum pola irukke???
yaaru pa idhu?
ROMBA THINK PANNI IRUKKA MATHI.. COOL IDEA.. HOWEVER, I DONT THINK THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE SWITCH FOR A STATIC SIGNAL LAMP INSIDE A TRAIN.. AFTER ALL, IT IS THE GUARD WHO HAS TO SIGNAL THE MOTORMAN AND STATION MASTER.. NOW DONT SAY HOW ABOUT WIRELESS SWITCHES?? HE HE HE.. JUS KIDDIN..
Uh..Thiru? Static lamp inside a train? I'm not talking about a lamp 'inside' a train. I'm talking about a light fixed to the roof of the "station" buddy. The switch to control that is in the wall of the station. Am I making sense?
dunno if ur idea (though it sounds quite simple) will find its way into our railways sytem..atleast anniyan.com will welcome ur idea ! :->
was telling about switch inside the train.. :)
i beleive it is the job of the guard to give start signal, right.. then there is no point in keeping the switch in the station wall..
thiru, there was a signalling guy standing on the platform and holding up the light. I'm just trying to replace the torch light in his hand with the roof-light!
This guy signals the guard. Then the guard gives the start signal to the driver!
okay.. okay...
nice idea......... :-)
nivi n goofy,
thnx :-)
Hey devil,
I believe you did not note a point i had made.
Right now, the signal man holds a lamp above his head. I'm jus tryin to fix the same to the station ceiling. And i of course need someone to man the switch. Which'll be done by the signaller.
They wave a flag!! i have never seen a red light anywhere! Except between the pallavaram and chrompet station which comes on every time you're late!! :-p
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