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Interrailway Safety Audit 14-12-2012 INTER-RAILWAY SAFETY AUDIT INSPECTION OF MADURAI JUNCTION & RAMESWARAM STATIONS OF MADURAI DIVISION OF SOUTHERN RAILWAY FOR THE FIRST-HALF YEAR OF 2016 ON 10th & 11th JUNE 2016 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF INTER-RAILWAY SAFETY AUDIT INSPECTION OF MADURAI & RAMESHWARAM STATIONS OF MADURAI DIVISION OF SOUTHERN RAILWAY FOR THE FIRST HALF-YEAR 2016 on 10th & 11th JUNE 2016 S. Action for No. Para Subject / Topic rectification 1 2.2 PN Book: It was noticed that the size is smaller than A-6 making it DRM/MDU very difficult to write the details for which the PN is COM/SR given such as; Train No., LC Gate, etc. Adequate space is essential to write the details legibly since this document is one of the important documents to be produced in the court of law when required. Secondly, the design of PN Book also noticed improper making it difficult to maintain proper spacing between one PN to another PN. 2 2.2(a) It was observed that the circuit of Calling-on Signal is designed in such a way that it is proving not only the DRM/MDU correct setting of facing points but also trailing points. CSTE/SR In this connection, in order to ensure proper flexibility COM/SR of operations, the circuit of the Calling-on Signal should only prove the correct setting and locking of facing points and not the trailing points. The very concept of Calling-on Signal provision is to receive a train on obstructed line and in such case there is no need to prove correct setting of trailing points. Hence, even the policy guidelines issued by Railway Board are amended and circulated for implementation which is not implemented at this station. 3 2.3 Essential Equipment: Only one hand Signal Lamp is available at the Cabin DRM / MDU against three as prescribed in SWR. The available COM/SR HS lamp is not having glass cover to LED bulbs. Hand Signal Lamps were procured through local purchase. Quality of the Hand Signal Lamp is poor. Detonators are not having embossed month and year of manufacture. Written with marker pen as 4/2011. 4 2.7 (e) Relay Room/MDU: Smoke detector is provided in the relay room. Ambush check was conducted to test the efficacy of the DRM / MDU equipment and found responded. However, the SMs on COM / SR duty in the RRI Cabin failed to respond to fire alarm and CSTE / SR understand. On enquiry, it is understood that they are ignorant of the provision of the smoke detector since no amendment to SWR is issued by the Division in this regard. It is necessary for the Division to ensure that suitable instructions incorporating the role and responsibilities of each and every designated employee is given in the form of amendment to SWR and obtain the acknowledgement of the station staff so that the purpose of providing the equipment is fulfilled. Relay room commissioned on 18.10.12. Cables are found lying irregularly & bunching. 5 2.11 Route Cancellation Register/MDU: Route Cancellation (60 seconds): From 12th April to 30th DRM / MDU April 2016, for a period of 18 days, route cancellations COM / SR were operated for 418 times (Veeder Counter recording CSTE / SR from 028369 to 028887) of which 15 were for testing and cable meggering and the remaining for shunt movements. For the month of May 2016, route cancellations were applied for 795 times (Veeder Counter readings from 028888 to 029683) of which 3 were for testing and the remaining for shunt movements. During June 2016 till date of inspection i.e., 10th June (Veeder Counter readings from 029683 to 029851) 168 times route cancellations was applied of which 1 is for other than shunt movements. Majority of these route cancellations are for Shunt Signal No.33 & 69. When these route cancellations are done, the Operating Officials are not ensuring clamping and padlocking of points. The return shunt movement are not having signal protection. Hence, it is necessary for the Division to analyse the route path and make efforts to eliminate these unwanted route cancellations. 6 2.15 Caution Orders: It is suggested that a bunch of Caution Order copies DRM / MDU signed by Dy.SS/PF may be handed over to the COM / SR Operating representative who is sitting in the Crew Lobby for sign ‘on’/’off’ activity of Guards and he in turn shall be made responsible to hand over the copy of Caution Orders and obtain written acknowledgement from LP & Guards. In case of any emergency imposition of Caution Orders, a mechanism may be evolved locally wherein the Dy.SS/PF will pass the message under exchange of PN to the Operating representative to make changes. This arrangement will eliminate manpower from DRM / MDU the control of Dy.SS/PF. Secondly, the Dy.SS/PF and COM / SR Dy.SS/RRI who are presently sharing the issue of Caution Orders (direction-wise) can be relieved of this activity and fresh job-analysis can be made for effective / optimum utilization of SMs. ADRM/MDU during his inspection of the station on 21.3.2016 also suggested for shifting the issue of Caution Orders from RRI but the same is yet to be complied. CPTM/SR during his inspection of the station DRM / MDU (MDU) on 30.9.2015, vide Para 7 (j) stated that Dy. COM / SR SMR (General) – duties are not defined in SWR. Deployment of two Dy.SMs (shift & general) needs review. The record keeping of Caution Order copies is very DRM / MDU haphazard in loose sheets and not in a scientific COM / SR way. 7 2.16 Signal Failure Register: The average failure time to rectification time for the 15 DRM / MDU failures in this calendar year is 47 minutes, which is on CSTE / SR very high side. This is excluding the failure that took COM / SR place on 19th April 2016 during which the BPAC failed and the failure continued for quite a long time and during this period as many as 13 trains were dealt on LCTs and the cause of the failure was written as “coil damage” due to one cow was hit by a train and in the process, axle counter also damaged. 8 2.17 Joint Inspection of Points & Crossings Register: a. These registers is not perused by any officer during the last one year. b. Quarterly joint inspection of Points & Crossing is DRM / MDU being done on 1st 2nd & 3rd March, 2016. During PCE / SR the Joint Inspection, 11 observations were made CSTE / SR and only four have been complied with during the period from 9.4.16 to 30.4.16 and balance observations are still pending. The same were repeated during the next joint inspection done on 7th and 8th June, 2016. It is also noted that observation ‘badly corroded chair plates and screws to be replaced in respect of Point No. 246A & 248B’ is repeated without compliance since June 2015. c. The observation regarding opening of Point No. DRM / MDU 208A & 208B is repeated in 2nd Quarter inspection PCE / SR which were said to be complied with in March CSTE / SR 2016. But the position was verified and found that the opening was not adjusted and the measurement remains the same. d. Pending item in Point No. 239 (repeated in 1st & 2nd DRM / MDU Quarter inspections) is inspected and found that PCE / SR about 18 Nos. of chair plates and screws are badly CSTE / SR corroded and do not have proper grip with sleeper. e. Point No. 246B: About 16 Nos. of chair plates and DRM / MDU screws are badly corroded and do not have proper PCE / SR grip with sleeper. CSTE / SR f. Point No. 246A: About 14 Nos. of chair plates and DRM / MDU screws are badly corroded and do not have proper PCE / SR grip with sleeper. It is also noted that connecting CSTE / SR rods of D-Clamp are also corroded badly. Gauge phase of lead rail and crossing rail in rear of crossing of Point No. 246A are mismatching by about 8 mm & 5 mm and the check rail on the main line side is higher by about 15 mm over the running rail. g. Similarly, mismatching of gauge phase of rails at DRM / MDU toe of CMS crossing of Point No. 208 is noticed. It PCE / SR is suggested that proper heel block (in rear of CMS CSTE / SR crossing) is to be provided and mismatching of gauge phase is to be avoided. h. It is noted that short length rails i.e. cut rails of DRM / MDU length 2.45 m, 5.27 m & 4.0 m were provided on PCE / SR LH rail side of BPT main line in rear of Point No. CSTE / SR 248A near RE mast No. 495/31. At this location, it is also noted that emergency fish plate with clamps near fish plated joint provided at RH rail due to corroded rail foot. i. Point No. 210 LH tongue rail is chipped off for a DRM / MDU length of 270 mm from tip and the stock rail has PCE / SR burr. This is not reflected in the joint inspection. CSTE / SR j. Instead of conducting the joint inspection on quarterly schedule as per IRSEM. It was also noticed DRM / MDU that Joint Circular vide No. SG.85/1 dated 19.5.2015 PCE / SR was issued approved by CSE/SR and CTE/SR on Joint CSTE / SR Inspection of Points & Crossings which stipulate that CSO / SR interlocked point in a yard shall be jointly inspected by SSE/P.Way and SSE/Signals once in three months and other than passenger line points, once in six months.
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