Data Collection Survey on Maintenance on Rolling-Stock in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
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Myanma Railways, Ministry of Transport and Communications, The Republic of the Union of Myanmar Data Collection Survey on Maintenance on Rolling-Stock in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Final Report November 2016 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Japan International Consultants for Transportation Co., Ltd. 1R JR 16-055 Contents 0 Purpose of this survey ....................................................................................................................... 1 1 Rolling stock plan .............................................................................................................................. 2 1.1 Policies, measures and existing programs for the rolling stock plan of Myanma Railways ......................2 1.1.1 Rolling stock of Myanma Railways ....................................................................................................2 1.1.2 Policies for the rolling stock plan of Myanma Railways .....................................................................4 1.1.3 Measures and existing programs for the rolling stock plan of Myanma Railways ..............................5 1.2 Setup for the implementation of Myanma Railways’ rolling stock plan ....................................................7 1.3 Summary of issues on the rolling stock plan and study of proposed improvements ................................ 11 1.3.1 Summary of issues on the procurement policy as part of the rolling stock plan and on the consistency with the long-term plan ........................................................................................................... 11 1.3.2 Summary of issues in the rolling stock plan and study of proposed improvements ..........................12 2 Identification of RBE failure causes .............................................................................................. 28 2.1 Classification of RBE failure causes ........................................................................................................28 2.2 Study of solutions to RBE failures ...........................................................................................................29 3. Maintenance of RBEs .................................................................................................................... 33 3.1 Maintenance setup on RBEs .....................................................................................................................33 3.1.1 Chain of command.............................................................................................................................33 3.1.2 Organization ......................................................................................................................................33 3.1.3 Budget management ..........................................................................................................................35 3.1.4 Personnel plan ...................................................................................................................................35 3.1.5 Quality control ...................................................................................................................................36 3.1.6 Inspection system ..............................................................................................................................37 3.2 Technologies and skills owned for the maintenance of RBEs ..................................................................38 3.3 Ability development on maintenance of RBEs .........................................................................................40 3.4 Facilities & equipment and working procedure for RBEs ........................................................................40 3.5 Procurement for the part management and maintenance of RBEs ...........................................................45 3.6 Issues on the RBE maintenance setup and study of proposed improvements ..........................................48 3.7 Effective use of non-governmental resources on the maintenance of RBEs ............................................49 4 Study of maintenance and repowering work necessary for the effective use of RBEs ............. 50 4.1 Number of RBEs owned and inventory ....................................................................................................50 4.2 Profile of RBEs and summary of issues for their effective use ................................................................51 4.3 Study of maintenance plan and refurbishment work necessary for the effective use of RBEs ................59 5 Suggestions on RBE repowering project ...................................................................................... 77 5.1 Study on implementation of RBE repowering .........................................................................................77 5.2 Study on the implementation system for RBE repowering ......................................................................79 6 Suggestions on RBE maintenance technical assistance ............................................................... 85 6.1 Confirmation of needs for RBE maintenance technical assistance ..........................................................85 6.2 Study on the contents of RBE maintenance technical assistance .............................................................85 7 Conclusions and suggestions .......................................................................................................... 91 7.1 Results of survey and points to consider ..................................................................................................91 7.2 Suggestions ...............................................................................................................................................92 Appendix: Profiles of the RBEs Abbreviations and Terminology Abbreviation Terminology DEMU Diesel Electric Multiple Unit DL Diesel Locomotive DRC Diesel Railway Car (name of the depot in Yangon) JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency JR Japan Railways JR Central Central Japan Railway Company JR East East Japan Railway Company JR Hokkaido Hokkaido Railway Company JR Shikoku Shikoku Railway Company JR West West Japan Railway Company K Kyat (currency in Myanmar) LE-Car Light Economy Car MLIT Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism MM Man-Month MR Myanma Railways ODA Official Development Assistance OJT On-the-Job Training PC Passenger Coach RBE Rail Bus Engine Exchange rate applied to this report 1 USD = 105.44 JPY 1 MMK = 0.08989 JPY Source: Monthly exchange rate as of August 2016 shown on the JICA website 0 Purpose of this survey Myanmar’s railroad network extends over a total distance of 6,073km (as of March 2015) and all routes are being managed and operated by Myanmar Railways (MR). Those routes are not electrified yet and diesel railcars and diesel locomotives are primarily used. There are 249 Japan-made used rail bus engines (RBE) as of June 2016 that have been introduced since 2003 by the transfer, purchase or any other way from Japan’s railway business operators and are supporting Myanmar’s passenger transport. Since 1988, MR has spent most of their investment on the railroad sector for the entire Myanmar for the construction of new lines; and the maintenance and renewal of existing routes and equipment have been insufficient. Due to the lack of appropriate maintenance, approximately 40% of the used diesel railcars, introduced from Japan, are currently out of order. Since materials and equipment are insufficient and significantly deteriorated or obsolescent and the maintenance setup at MR is inappropriate and poorly organized, as shown above, 339 derailment and collision accidents occurred in 2012, resulting in a decrease in the service level due to a decreased train travel speed and delays. On the other hand, the number of railroad passengers is increasing due to the vitalized economy resulting from the democratization. And the traffic congestion is becoming more serious in Yangon owing to the alleviated restriction on the import of automobiles that started in 2011. For those reasons, the enhancement of railroad transport capacity is currently drawing attention. To provide the entire nation with a means of transportation and, at the same time, important infrastructure for the economic development for the future, MR is currently renewing and modernizing the railroad equipment, such as the rolling stock, tracks, civil-engineered structures, and signals, in addition to the improvement in the technical level, including the operation service, maintenance capacity and so forth. To this day, JICA has been cooperating with them for the construction of railroad traffic network in the country in both hardware and software aspects through the “Project on Improvement of Service and Safety of Railway in Myanmar (technical cooperation project)” (May 2013 through March 2016), “Project for Installation of Operation Control Center System and Safety Equipment (grant aid)” (G/A signed in March 2014), “Yangon-Mandalay Railway Improvement Project (phase 1 (1)) (loan)” (L/A signed in September 2014), “Yangon Circular Railway Line Upgrading Project (loan)” (L/A signed October 2015), and so forth. In the “Yangon-Mandalay Railway Improvement Project” and “Yangon Circular Railway Line Upgrading Project”, the procurement of additional diesel railcars is scheduled for the purpose of meeting the demand to accommodate further increasing passengers. Based on