Indian Railways has joined hands with Ferrovie Dello Stato Italiane Group (FS Group), the government owned company that manages Italian railway sector, for improving safety in train operations in the country.
The cooperation areas identified in the agreement includes safety audit of Indian Railways and measures required for enhancing safety in train operation, assessment and certification of advanced technology based safety products and systems to Safety Integrity Level (SIL4), training and competency development with focus of safety, modern trends in maintenance and diagnostic etc.
The MoU comes in the backdrop of emphasis given by Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Railways, on safety in

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