HT Jan 31,2008 - Over 8 Lakh Signal Failures in Seven years

(head line is misprinted, check details/internet)

and 1500 accidents, 600 deaths and 2000 injuries. In an news article in HT by K.P. Narayana Kumar (narayana.k@livemint.com) based on RTI reply by railways. One retired person said that "India invests very little on improving signalling systems and we need to spend more on improving the system".

Govt has doubled spending to 4000 crore to upgrade signal systems in the country through a special safety fund. 

RTI reply says that "using non-standard and locally fabricated material, limited availability of supplies, ageing assets and delayed replacement along side mishandled equipments - caused signal failures"

For more details read HT Jan 31,2008 Delhi Edition (may be other cities also carried this on same/different dates)