1 Inter Railway Safety Audit Inspection of Palakkad Junction Station and Shoranur Junction Station &
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INTER RAILWAY SAFETY AUDIT INSPECTION OF PALAKKAD JUNCTION STATION AND SHORANUR JUNCTION STATION & PGT - SRR SECTION OF PALAKKAD DIVISION OF SOUTHERN RAILWAY ON 20.08.2019 & 21.08.2019 FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY TO JUNE 2019 PCSO CONVENOR SRI. M. RAVIBABU CRSE MEMBER SRI. R.V.N. SARMA CESE MEMBER SHRI. M. RAJAMURUGAN CSE-I MEMBER SRI. A. K. SANGHI CE/TM MEMBER SRI. VINOD BAMPAL CTM/G&PP MEMBER SRI. ARUN RATHOD 1 INTER RAILWAY SAFETY AUDIT INSPECTION OF PALAKKAD JUNCTION STATION AND SHORANUR JUNCTION STATION & PGT - SRR SECTION OF PALAKKAD DIVISION OF SOUTHERN RAILWAY ON 20.08.2019 & 21.08.2019 FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY TO JUNE 2019 Safety.195/Inter Railway Safety Audit/1/2019/PGT/SR Date:17.10.19 S.No. OBSERVATIONS Action By 1.0 Brief of PGT station : 1.1 PALAKKAD JUNCTION with its code as ‘PGT' is a Class 'B' station situated at a distance of 534.47 KMs, from Chennai Central on the Erode Jn - Shoranur Jn Broad Gauge electrified section of Southern Railway on the ‗B‘ route with standard I® interlocking. The section towards PTJ side is BG Twin Single line section upto Podanur Jn (PTJ) and the section at SRR side is BG Double line section. A BG Branch Single line takes off towards Pollachi Jn (POY) from this station. The points and signals are operated by CSM/VDU from West (Main) EI cabin. 1.2 RUNNING LINES, DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT & HOLDING CAPACITY IN CSR: LINE No. & DIRECTION OF HOLDING Description MOVEMENT CAPACITY Coaching running lines : Road 1 Reception & 721m High Level Platform line Despatch of PF 26B – 587m Road 2 Up/Down BG 715m High Level Platform line trains PF 24B –560m Road 3 741m High Level Platform line PF 26B+E - 618m Road 4 740m High Level Platform line PF 26B – 590m Road 5 648m High Level Platform line PF 25B – 578m Goods running lines [BG]: Road 6 (Goods) Reception & 735m Despatch of Road 7 (Goods) 633m Up and Road 8 (Goods) Down 585m Road 9 (Goods) Goods 625m Road 10 (Goods) trains 705m Road 11 (Goods) All goods 702m FCI lines 1 & 2 running line 74V+E+IC+ 7% are non Each on line track 1 & 2. circuited. 2 1.3 NON RUNNING LINES AND THEIR CAPACITY IN CSR: i. One Shunting neck of 187m length is available at PLL end of the yard on the North side of the track. ii. Two Shunting Necks at KTKU end (one on the North side of the ‗B‘ line of 500m length) connected to all Goods R&D lines and another shunting neck (on the South side of 193m length) are also available. The extension of south side shunting neck leads to MEMU shed (Inspection shed). This shunting neck is connected to ‗A‘ line through crossover point 103 in rear of signal 3A. iii. A line is available adjacent to Road 1, leading to Permanent Way Depot is connected to Road 1 through crossover points No.118 at KTKU end of the yard. iv. One Lay bye of 95m (5 B) length with shelter for saloon siding line of 50 mtrs (2 B) length and pit line of one bogie length capacity on the same line is provided on the north end of PLL side of the yard connected to shunting neck on PLL end by crossover points 132. 1.4 ANY SPECIAL FEATURE IN THE LAYOUT: Twin single lines(A and B) at Podanur Jn end, changes into BG Double line section at Shoranur Jn end. At Pollachi Jn end, single line BG section with continuous track circuit having slotting arrangements between PGT- PGTN section are available at this station. 1.5 LEVEL CROSSINGS The following manned LC gates are connected to KZJ and the mode of communication between the SM and the individual Gate is S. LC Class / Location Typ Communica N/posi No No Dept e tion with tion 533/200- 1 160 Spl / Tfc LB CASM/VDU open 300 2 52 Spl / Eng 56/200-300 LB CASM/VDU open 3 53 Spl / Eng 56/700-800 LB CASM/VDU open through selective calling: 1.6 SYSTEM AND MEANS OF WORKING: i) SYSTEM OF WORKING: ―Absolute Block System‖ (GR 8.01). ii) MEANS OF WORKING: GR.14.01 (a). S. Section Line Block Instrument/Slot in EI No cabin 1 PGT - PGTN Single Continuous track circuiting line with inter-slotting arrangement 2 PGT - PLL Double SGE Lock and Block line Instrument pertaining to IBP- PLL down line and IBP-PGT Up line 3 PGT - KTKU Twin FM Handle type single line single Token less Block Instruments line separately for A & B lines 1.7 Interaction with Branch Officers 1.7.1 Meeting was held at DRM‘s chamber with PCSO/SCR team by DRM 3 with Branch officers of PGT division and given power point presentation on various safety programmes conducted by PGT division 1.7.2 PGT division is conducting Mega Inspections by DRM/PGT along with all BO‘s in major yards, noticed and attended the 70% of the deficiencies/missing fittings. A good result has come on a part of maintenance practices. 2.0 Operating 2.1 Inspection of Dy.SS office :- 2.1.1 Smt P. Laxmi Priya- SS is in uniform and in possession of valid competency certificates. It is noticed that Isolator competency was issued on 24.10.2013 and does not have date of validity. Points man DRM/PGT not having electrical isolator certificate. This certificate has to be issued PCOM/SR to pointsman as per AC TM advance correction slip no.24 dated PCEE/SR 10.01.2013. ( ACTM para 20970-5). As per amendment slip No. 3 issued to GRS of Southern Railway, pointsman shall be deputed to operate isolator switches in case of emergency. 2.1.2 Disaster Management register is not maintained at station. 2.1.3 Night Surprise Inspection: SMR was counselled to exchange PN with DRM/PGT SCOR for having conducted the Night Surprise Inspection. This practice PCOM/SR is in vogue in SCR for authentication of the Inspection. This practice may be followed in S.Rly. also. 2.1.4 Station Working Rules: i) SWR no. T.107/PGT Date of Issue - 21.04.2016 with CM- 1/25.05.2016 & CM-2/16.10.2017; ii) As per SWR SWRD no. is SG./CN/PTJ/PGT/2015/Alt.1. But Alt.1 is not available in SWRD iii) Appendix-G is available separately, to be included in SWR; DRM/PGT iv) As per SWRD Speed Board 30 kmph have been provided on both PCOM/SR Up and Down Home Signals. Reasons for such provision have not mentioned. Road nos. 3 & 4 are main lines running through KTKU and PLI and are not isolated. The maximum speed could be 50 kmph but the reasons for imposing 30 kmph are not available, v) As per the SWR, Trains can be dealt on signals whenever BPAC/IBS/Axle counter fail and turn to preparatory mode after resetting the first train has to be dealt on PLCT.. 2.1.5 Line Occupation Register: Goods lines are non-track circuited and non-interlocked lines. As per SWR Line Occupation Register shall be maintained and it is observed that no such record is available, 2.1.6 Reception of trains onto Goods R&D lines: To receive a train onto non-interlocked and non-track circuited lines PF Dy.SS has to exchange DRM/PGT Private Numbers with both facing and trailing end Shunting staff. PCOM/SR However, PN is being obtained from only KTKU end staff. PCSTE/SR 2.1.7 Presently PN is given to Dy.SS/PF by SM/EI Cabin on setting facing Points when trains are admitted on Road No.6 to 11 by resorting to plunger operation. It is suggested that PNs should be exchanged between Dy.SS and SM/EI Cabin to make it fail proof. 2.1.8 Stable Stock Register: a. It was observed that entries for coaching empty rakes are made DRM/PGT in Register for Road 1 to 5 but it is not maintained for Road 6 to PCOM/SR 11 where Freight Trains, Light Engines, MEMUs are being 4 stabled. b. Though Southern Railway SR 5.23(vi) stipulates to exchange PNs with EI cabin for blocking and on clearance, PNs were not being exchanged between them. 2.1.9 BSNL Telephone is not in working condition. PGT division to look into this and bring it to working condition as it is one of the means of communication vide SR 14.01(i) item d. 2.1.10 Caution Order Register: i. Presently Caution Orders are being handed over to Crew and Guard of the trains through Dy.SS/PF/PGT. ii. Messages are received by Dy.SS/PF and further repeated to CSM/EI. iii. DCO Prints are sent from EI Cabin to Platform. iv. Suggested to retain the facility of recording and printing of DCOs with DY.SS/PF to avoid third element in issuing of Caution DRM/PGT Orders. PCOM/SR v. Though Acknowledgement is obtained from Crew and Guards, record of DCO is not maintained. 2.1.11 Number of operating staff are due for PME and Refresher course. They should be sent for PME and Refresher course immediately or put off from the duty. 2.1.12 Static First-Aid Box at PGT station Platform: Checked and found ‗Liquid Paraffin Drops 5ml‘ are not available in the box 2.2 PGT RRI CABIN 2.2.1 On duty Dy.SS, Sri.