Have you ever noticed while traveling on a train that there is a “X” mark in the last compartment of the train?
Indian Railways – Lifeline of the country. Due to Corona, a large number of trains have been closed for a long time. Apart from this, the trains which are running are also not crowded. The bigger the planning for the future of Indian Railways, the deeper is its history. Most of the people of the country must have traveled in the train. Every year thousands of passengers travel by train. But, do you know Indian Railways? There are so many things that you can tell about Indian Railways. From rules to numbers, secrets of marks on train coaches, how much is there. Let us know about one such mark…
‘X’ mark on the back of trains
Have you ever noticed while traveling by train that there is a big ‘X’ mark on the last compartment of the train. Most of the passengers must have noticed the big ‘X’ mark on the back of the last bogie. But, have you ever wondered why this ‘X’ mark is made on the back of all passenger trains running in India?
These marks are there in passenger trains
These marks made at the end of the train are white and yellow. According to the rules of Indian Railways, it is mandatory to have this mark at the end of all passenger trains. Along with this, you must have also seen written LV on many trains. Apart from this, there is also a red blinking light at the rear of the train.
Security and safety codes
This is a code of the railway, which is made on the last compartment of the train for the purpose of security and safety. It has not one but many meanings. If a train does not have this mark, then it means that there is some problem in the train or some coach of the train has been missed. It acts as an alert for the railway staff. When this happens, they can take some action before some accident happens. For the purpose of staying safe as a passenger, you too can be satisfied to see this mark on the last bogie before traveling in the train.
What is the meaning of LV?
There is also a board with ‘X’ on which LV is written. The full form of LV is ‘last vehicle’ which means last compartment. Along with the ‘X’ mark, the LV informs the railway employees that it is the last coach of the train. If in any case, there is no sign of either of these on the last compartment of the train, then it clearly shows that it is an emergency situation. In such a case, the last few coaches of the train get separated from the rest of the train. On seeing this, the railway men get busy in their work.
What instructions does the blink light give?
Apart from this, the bright red colored blinking light at the rear of the train instructs the employees working on the track that the train has left the place where they are working. Sometimes it is very difficult to see the train clearly in bad weather and thick fog. In such a situation, this light helps the employees a lot. Along with this, this light also indicates to the train coming from behind that there is another train ahead of it.