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ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20 Issued by Director General RESEARCH DESIGNS AND STANDARDS ORGANISATION Manak Nagar, Lucknow – 226011 ANNUAL 2019-20 REPORT QUALITY POLICY OF RDSO “We at RDSO Lucknow are committed to maintain and update transparent standards of services to develop safe, modern and cost effective railway technology complying with statutory and regulatory requirements, through excellence in research, designs and standards by setting quality objectives, commitment to satisfy applicable requirements and continual improvements of the quality management system to cater to growing needs, demand and expectations of passenger and freight traffic on the railways through periodic review of quality management systems to achieve continual improvement and customer appreciation. It is communicated and applied within the organization and making it available to all the relevant interested parties.” Editorial Board: Dr. Ashish Agrawal, Executive Director/ Administration Krishna Kant, Sr. Library Information Assistant Research Designs and Standards Organisation Ministry of Railways Manak Nagar, Lucknow-226011 Website: www.rdso.indianrailways.gov.in E- Mail: [email protected]; [email protected] ANNUAL REPORT2019-20 CONTENTS CHAPTERS PAGE GENERAL 5 BRIDGES & STRUCTURES 13 COACHING STOCK 14 ELECTRICAL 19 ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT 22 ENGINE DEVELOPMENT 24 FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS 25 FREIGHT STOCK 27 GEO-TECHNICAL ENGINEERING 30 METALLURGICAL & CHEMICAL 37 MOTIVE POWER 43 PERSONNEL 48 POWER SUPPLY & EMU 50 PSYCHO-TECHNICAL 56 QUALITY ASSURANCE 58 RESEARCH 64 SIGNALLING 67 TELECOMMUNICATION 76 TESTING 79 TRACK 87 TRACK MACHINES & MONITORING 90 TRACTION INSTALLATION 94 TRAFFIC 96 UTHS 98 WORKS 100 ANNUAL 2019-20 REPORT APPENDIXES Appendix-I: Publications brought out during 2019-20 102 Appendix-II: Papers presented / published in important Seminars 114 / Journals during 2019-20. Appendix-III: List of Articles in Indian Railway Technical Bulletin 116 (IRTB) Published by RDSO during 2019-20. Appendix-IV: List of officers up to the rank of ‘JA’ grade and 118 above as on 31.3.2020 Appendix-V: From the Annals of History 121 ANNUAL REPORT2019-20 GENERAL BACKGROUND Railway Transport System was introduced in India in 1853. With its expansion through the twentieth century, several company managed and state-owned railway systems grew up. To enforce standardisation and co-ordination amongst various railway systems, the Indian Railway Conference Association (IRCA) was set up in 1903, followed by the Central Standards Office (CSO) in 1930, for preparation of designs, standards and specifications. However, till Independence, most of DIRECTOR GENERAL the design and manufacture of railway equipments was entrusted to foreign consultants. But with Independence Virendra Kumar and the resultant phenomenal growth in country’s industrial and economic activities leading to increase in the demand for rail transportation, there was a complete FUNCTIONS shift in emphasis in the field of design & manufacture. Consequently, a new organisation called Railway Testing Research Designs and Standards Organisation and Research Centre (RTRC) was set up on 1st September under Ministry of Railways is the sole R&D organisation 1952 with its headquarter at Lucknow for testing and of Indian Railways and functions as the technical advisor conducting indigenous applied research in Railway to Railway Board, Zonal Railways and Production Units. Technology. Later, Central Standards Office (CSO) and RDSO’s major functions involve: the Railway Testing and Research Centre (RTRC) were merged into a single unit and thus Research Designs and Development, adoption, absorption of new technology Standards Organisation (RDSO) came into being on 7th for use on Indian Railways. March 1957, headed by a Director General assisted by three Directors –Civil, Mechanical and Research. Development of new and improved designs of equipment and systems. The status of RDSO has been changed from an ‘Attached Office’ to ‘Zonal Railway’ with effect from 1st Setting standards for adoption on Indian Railways. January, 2003. Development of specifications for materials and ORGANISATION products needed for Indian Railways. Technical investigation, statutory clearances, testing The organisation is headed by Director General & ex officio General Manager, who is assisted by Director and providing consultancy services. General(Spl)/Engg, Director General (Spl)/Vendor, Inspection of critical and safety items of Rolling Stock Additional Director General, Principal Executive Directors, (including Metro Stock), Locomotives, Signalling Executive Directors and Head of Departments, controlling & Telecommunication equipment and Track the following directorates (in alphabetical order) : components. Administration Vendor development for safety and critical items Bridges & Structures controlled by RDSO. Carriage RDSO also offers international consultancy Defence Research services in matters pertaining to design, testing and Electrical Loco inspection of railway equipments as well as survey for Energy Management construction of new lines. RDSO attracts worldwide EMU & Power Supply attention in the area of Research & Development in Engine Development Railway equipment and systems. Finance & Accounts 5 ANNUAL 2019-20 REPORT Geo-technical Engineering To review the progress of projects. Metallurgical & Chemical To determine the quantum of direct investment in Motive Power technology development within the overall allocation Psycho-technical of funds under the plan head ‘Railway Research’. Quality Assurance To give direction for improving the working of RDSO. Research Signal CENTRAL BOARD OF RAILWAY Stores RESEARCH Telecommunication The Central Board of Railway Research (CBRR) Track consists of DG/RDSO as Chairman and Additional Member Testing (Civil Engineering), Additional Member (Mechanical Track Machines & Monitoring Engineering), Additional Member (Electrical), Additional Traction Installation Member (Signal), Additional Member (Traffic), Advisor Traffic (Finance), Executive Director (E&R), Executive Director (Planning) of Railway Board as members. Additional UTHS Director General is the member Secretary of CBRR. Wagon CBRR also consists of eminent Scientists, technologists, Works engineers and senior executives of Research Organisations, All the directorates of RDSO except Defence Academic Institutions and Industrial units related to Research are located at Lucknow. The Cells for Railway Railway technology and materials. Production Units and Industries which look after The functions of CBRR are:- inspection, liaison and development work are located at To consider and recommend the programme of Bengaluru, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai Research of IR; and New Delhi. The Indian Railways Centre for Advanced Maintenance Technology (CAMTECH) at Gwalior is also To review the research programme from time to time; functioning under the administrative control of RDSO. To ensure coordination and assistance from other RDSO - AN ISO: 9001-2015 CERTIFIED research laboratories; ORGANISATION To review the ongoing projects from technical angle. Seeking to nurture a quest for excellence in STANDARDS COMMITTEES the sphere of research, design and development with For effective adoption and implementation, new its immense efforts, RDSO is one of the distinguished designs, standards, specifications and studies done at institutions of Indian Railways. Marching ahead on its RDSO are examined by Technical Standards Committee way to success, RDSO has acquired ISO: 9001-2015 comprising concerned departmental heads of all Zonal certification. This was accomplished with in-house efforts Railways as members and concerned Executive Director without engaging any consultant. of RDSO as member secretary. The recommendations of GOVERNING COUNCIL these committees after approval of the Railway Board are adopted on the Railways. Governing Council comprises Chairman Railway Board as its Chairman, the Financial Commissioner, STEPS FOR RESEARCH AND Member Engineering, Member Rolling Stock, Member COLLABORATION Traction, Member Traffic, Member Staff, and Additional Member (Planning) of Railway Board and Director Centres for Railway Research (CRRs) General of RDSO as the members. The functions of Five Centers for Railway Research (CRR) are Governing Council are: functioning at institutions of higher learning, i.e., like To identify and approve the R&D projects for IIT/Kharagpur IIT/Roorkee, IIT/Madras, IIT/Kanpur, technology development on Indian Railways. Mumbai University and IIT-BHU for setting up of 6 ANNUAL REPORT2019-20 “Malaviya chair for Railway Technology” to carry out to 192 wagons and 3 locomotives as also for simulation of research works in various areas of interest related to passenger trains up to 30 coaches. Railway Technology. CRR at IIT/Kharagpur is the oldest Brake Dynamometer Laboratory has facilities to since year 2012 while the others started in 2015-16. The develop and test brake friction materials for locomotives, setting up of CRR includes temporary establishment of coaches and wagons. This laboratory, being unique of its CRR, manpower hiring, administrative charges, office kind in India, has also been used by R&D organisations setup, travel and other miscellaneous expenditure related of Ministry of Defence like DMRL, DRDL and HAL for to Centre. Research projects have been identified with new indigenisation of brake pads for defence aircrafts. CRRs as per their core areas of strength