How Many RDSO In India

Sir I did my training from the Ajmer railway and I heard the name of the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) there so I want to know that what it is and how many RDSO are there

Hey buddy the Central Standards Office (CSO) and the Railway Testing and Research Centre (RTRC) were integrated into a single unit named Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) in 1957, under Ministry of Railways at Lucknow.

Well buddy all the directorates of RDSO except Defence Research are located at Lucknow.Cells for Railway Production Units and industries, which look after liaison, inspection and development work, are located at Bangalore, Bharatpur, Bhopal, Mumbai, Burnpur, Kolkata, Chittaranjan, Kapurthala, Jhansi, Chennai, Sahibabad, Bhilai and New Delhi.

The status of RDSO has been changed from an ’Attached Office’ to ’Zonal Railway’ since 01.01.2003.ORGANISATION
RDSO is headed by a Director GeneralThe Director General is assisted by Additional Director General, Sr. Executive Directors and Executive Directors, heading different directorates. RDSO has various directorates for smooth functioning:

Major Achievements

Development of Pre-stressed concrete sleeper and allied components along with Source Development.

Development of newly designed Double Decker Coaches in Indian Railways.

Completed Projects

Development of a new crashworthy design of 4500 HP WDG4 locomotive incorporating new technology to improve dynamic braking and attain significant fuel savings.

Development of Drivers’ Vigilance Telemetric Control System which directly measures and analyses variations in biometric parameters to determine the state of alertness of the driver.

Development of Train Collision Avoidance System(TCAS).

Development of Computer Aided Drivers Aptitude test equipment for screening high speed train drivers for Rajdhani/Shatabdi Express trains to evaluate their reaction time, form perception, vigilance and speed anticipation.

Assessment of residual fatigue life of critical railway components like rail, rail weld, wheels, cylinder head, OHE mast, catenary wire, contact wire, wagon components, low components, etc. to formulate remedial actions.

Modification of specification of Electric Lifting Barrier to improve its strength and reliability

Design and development of modern fault tolerant, fail-safe, maintainer friendly Electronic Interlocking system