C/S No . 1 to SWR/N DLS
NORTHERN RAILWAY
APPENDIX ‘H’ TO THE
STATION WORKING RULES
FOR NEW DELHI STATION
DELHI DIVISION
Dated Issued_______ __
Date Introduced_____ __
(To be fille d in by S .S .)
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR NDLS YARD REGARDING P LACEMENT,
REMOVAL OF COACHING RAKES INVOLVING LINE NO S. 1 to 16, NDLS
YARD & DLT AND OTHER LINES DUE TO GRADIENT
In order to check the incidence of rolling do wn of various rakes from the above
lines because o f abnorma l gradients of varying degrees, the fo l lowing precautions
shall be taken by all concerned in addition to the ex tant Rules detailed in SWRs
and reference books.
A.
FOR RAKES OF INCOMING TRAINS
i)
On arrival of a train on line No s. 1 to 16 and other lines , the TXR sta ff shall
ensure that while re leasing the rake of thes e trains, four coaches of rake
having air brakes and four coaches of the conventional rakes in DLI end are
allowed to re main unreleased so that the a ir/vacuum of these four coaches
is not released /destroyed enabling these co aches to have the air/vacuum
brakes ‘ON’ till the arrival of shunting engine on the rake.
NOTE :
i)
The TXR staff in add ition shall also p in down the hand brakes of DLI end
the SLR hard on the wheels .
ii)
The YM must ensure tha t the shunting is arranged and Engin e is a ttached
to the rake a t the earliest time .
iii)
On arrival of Shunting engine, the Shun ting J amadar shall be responsible to
release the air /vaccum brakes of the ab ove coaches after attaching
shunting engine and create pressure/vaccum of 4 coaches and remove the
hand brakes and Skids be fore pulling the rake .
B.
i)
IN WASHING LINES (FOR INCOMING TRAINS)
The Shunting Jamadar shall place the rake under a ir pressure o f four
coaches and will no t re lease the rake. Before de taching the shunting
engine, the shunting sta ff shall also apply hand brakes hard on the wheels
from the brake vans in respect of all rakes. This precaution shall be taken
particularly in respect of the rakes provided with air -brake system. The
Shunting Jamadar shall a lso see that the scotch blocks provided on the
falling gradient ends o f each non -running line is removed ‘O ff’ the rail
before placing the rake and is pu t ‘ON’ a fter the placement of the rakes.
(Vijay Arora)
Sr.DME(C &W)
N.Rly., New Delhi
(Mohinder Singh)
Sr.DEE(Chg.)
N.Rly., New Delhi
(B. B. Sharma)
Sr.DOM(G)
N.Rly., New Delhi
APP‘H’/NDLS
C/S No . 1 to SWR/N DLS
-2ii)
C.
Similarly, the C&W s taff must ensure tha t after ma intenance the hand
brakes are applied from bo th the Brake Van s i.e., HNZM end and DLI end
before they leave the rake alone . The Shun ting Jamadar shall be
responsible to see that the hand brake s are released on ly a fter attaching
the shunting eng ine. Full vacuum shall be cre ated in case o f rake fitted with
vacuum brake system. The rake is pulled a fter this procedure has been
done.
FOR THE RAKES OF OUTGOING TRAINS
i)
Whenever a rake is placed for an ou tgoing train on the said p latform lines
the Shunting Jamadar shall not release the br akes of the coaches in case o f
rakes fitted with vacuum /air brake system. He shall also be responsible for
applying the hand brakes hard on the wheels for each brake vans of the
train before de taching the Shun ting engine irrespective of the fact whe ther
the rake is equipped with vacuum brake or air brakes.
ii)
On attaching the train engine the Pilo t Jamadar/Shun ting Jamadar
accompanying the engine shall be responsible for releasing the hand brakes
from the brake Vans and the TXR staff shall release the air/ vacuum of the
rake where provided. The TXR of the tra in s hall give a specific remark on
MV-5/O PRS-22 certifying to the Guard and D river of the train tha t the hand
brakes has been released. The Guard shall also ensure that th is has been
done in both the SLR s before giving signa tures on MV-5/O PRS-22. The
Asstt. Guard , where provided in the fron t SLR shall also ensure tha t the
hand brake from his brake van is released b efore giving the signals to the
Guard In-Charge of the train for star ting the train . These i nstructions are
equally binding the C&W sta ff, CWS/NDLS will obtain assurance of these
instructions in the Assurance register to be specially main tained for this
purpose.
D.
FOR THE RAKES BEING PLACED OR
STABLING LINE IN STATION AREA/YARD
PULLED
FROM
ANY
i)
While placing the rake, the Shunting Jamadar shall place the rake under air
pressure of 4 coaches (Air pressure of o th er coaches to be released by
Shunting Jamadar) and will not release the 4 coaches. Before detaching the
Shunting Engine, the Shun ting st aff shall also apply hand brakes hard on
the wheels from the front Brake Van.
ii)
While pulling the rake, the Shun ting Jama dar shall release the above
coaches and hand brake only after attachin g the Shunting Engine to the
rake.
E.
i)
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
DESTINATION STATION
ON
ARR IVAL
OF
LHB
TRAIN
ON
On arrival, the TXR s taff shall ensure tha t releasing the rake, Four coaches
are left unreleased.
(Vijay Arora)
Sr.DME(C &W)
N.Rly., New Delhi
(Mohinder Singh)
Sr.DEE(Chg.)
N.Rly., New Delhi
(B. B. Sharma)
Sr.DOM(G)
N.Rly., New Delhi
APP‘H’/NDLS
C/S No . 1 to SWR/N DLS
-3ii)
The train Engine should be detached only after the Shunting Engine has
been attached, if necessary, Double hea ding may be done.
iii)
However, there may be cases where it is not possible to a ttach the Shun ting
Engine as above. In such cases, specific approval of Sta tion In -Charge
should be taken and Me tallic Skids should be placed on track before
detaching the tra in Engine . The Shunting Master shall ensure re moval o f
Metallic Skids after attaching the Shunting En gine.
F.
ACTION TO BE TAKEN FOR DEPARTING LHB TRAIN FROM
STATION
i)
After the train is brought on the Pla tform, the Shunting Engine should be
detached only a fter the train Engine has been attached.
ii)
Whenever the same is not possible, the Shunting Engine should be
detached after ensuring tha t at least 4 coa ches have full brake pressure
and Skids are p laced on the track. The Shunting Mas ter shall ensure
removal of the Skids a fter attaching the train Engine.
NOTE :
i)
It shall be the responsibility o f the Shunting Jamadar to ensure that while
placing a rake in the Washing line or on Platform line /Stabling line , the
Shunting engine is not detached unless th e hand brakes from SLR is
pinned down hard on the wheel as de tailed ab ove .
ii)
Before taking charge of the Shun ting Eng in e designated to work in the
station coaching yard, Shunter must ensure that the E ngine is equippe d
with an effective exhauster /compressor the same shall also be verified b y
the Shun ting Jamadar In -Charge whenever Shunting Engine is replaced in
the yard by a fresh power.
iii)
For Shunting the coaches at Pla tform lines & yard lines , Shunting staff
will provide Wheel Skids on front coach bef ore detaching the Eng ine to
prevent any possibility of roll down of rake/co aches.
iv)
CYM shall ensure tha t the Scotch Block are available on all the washing
lines and are opera tional.
v)
Hand brake in Power Car
a)
Electric/AC s taff will ensure the locking of machine room in LH B as well
as conventional Power Car.
b)
C&W sta ff will ensure locking of Guard Room in LHB as well as
conventional Power Cars and will ensure th at the Guard por tion of the
Power Car is opened for the purpose of o perating the hand brak e of
Shunting sta ff and in case of necessity of pa d lock it may be ensured that
the key is available with Yard Master.
c)
Electrical depar tment shall provide locks for separate locking of the
Engine room of the Power Car.
(Vijay Arora)
Sr.DME(C &W)
N.Rly., New Delhi
(Mohinder Singh)
Sr.DEE(Chg.)
N.Rly., New Delhi
(B. B. Sharma)
Sr.DOM(G)
N.Rly., New Delhi