{"id":301421,"date":"2024-06-21T18:18:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T12:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=301421"},"modified":"2024-06-21T18:18:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T12:48:43","slug":"travel-authority-t-a-912-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/travel-authority-t-a-912-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Authority T\/A 912 Form"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source<\/strong>\u2013 This post on<strong> Travel Authority T\/A 912<\/strong> has been created based on the article<a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/87642\/OPS\/G4ICV2N9U.1+GOPCV4JCK.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> &#8220;After train crash, Eastern Railway prohibits issuance of TA-912 for loco pilots&#8221;<\/a> published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 20 June 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Why in the news?<\/h2>\n<p>Recently, a goods train collided with the Kanchanjunga Express after being authorized by the station master to pass all red signals<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> using T\/A 912<\/span>. Following this, Eastern Railway decided to suspend the issuance of TA-912.<\/p>\n<h2>About Travel Authority T\/A 912<\/h2>\n<p>1. TA-912 is a type of <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">paper authority issued by railway authorities<\/span> to loco pilots in situations where there is a signal failure. This document authorizes the<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> loco pilots to proceed past a red signal<\/span>, which would otherwise indicate that the train must stop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Purpose of TA-912-<\/strong> The primary purpose of TA-912 is to <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">manage train movements during signal failures<\/span>, ensuring that trains can continue to operate even when the signaling system is not functioning correctly. This helps to avoid significant delays and congestion on the railway network.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Issuance of TA-912-<\/strong> TA-912 is issued by the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">stationmaster or an equivalent authority when there is a signal failure<\/span>. This document serves as an official permission for the train to proceed past a red signal under specific conditions outlined in the authority.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Suspension of TA-912-<\/strong> Following the tragic train crash involving a goods train and the Kanchanjunga Express in West Bengal, Eastern Railway has decided to suspend the issuance of TA-912. This decision was made during a meeting with senior railway officials, including the General Manager, Principal Chief Safety Officer, and Principal Heads of Departments. The suspension aims to prevent further accidents under similar circumstances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus: Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source\u2013 This post on Travel Authority T\/A 912 has been created based on the article &#8220;After train crash, Eastern Railway prohibits issuance of TA-912 for loco pilots&#8221; published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 20 June 2024. Why in the news? Recently, a goods train collided with the Kanchanjunga Express after being authorized by the station master&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/travel-authority-t-a-912-form\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Travel Authority T\/A 912 Form<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566],"tags":[11872,10498],"class_list":["post-301421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301421\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}