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| Type | Commercial Circular |
|---|---|
| Topic | freight |
| Currency | Currency not verified |
| TVC | TVC ERS | SINGLE SINGLE | 20 MINS 25 MINS 25 MINS | TOWARDS QLN TOWARDS NCJ TOWARDS ALLP & CHTS |
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ACCIDENTS
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# ACCIDENT DEFINITION.
Any occurrence which does or may affect the safety of the Railways, its engines, rolling stock, permanent way, works, passengers or Railway servants,
Or which affects the safety of others,
Or which does or may cause delays to trains
Or loss to the Railway is termed as accident
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CLASSIFICATION:
For the purpose of statistics Classified in to classes ‘A’ to ‘R’
except
Classes ‘I’ and ‘O’.
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CLASSIFICATION:
A: COLLISIONS.
B: FIRE IN TRAINS.
C: L.C. GATE ACCIDENTS.
D: DERAILMENTS.
E: OTHER TRAIN ACCIDENTS. ( TRAIN RUNNING OVER / AGAINST ANY OBSTRUCTIONS)
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F: AVERTED COLLISIONS.
G: BREACH OF BLOCK RULES.
H: TRAIN PASSING SIGNAL AT DANGER.
J: FAILURE OF ENGINE AND
ROLLING STOCK.
K: FAILURE OF PERMANENT WAY.
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L: FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTS.
(FAILURE OF O.H.E., PANTOGRAPH AC MACHINE OR OTHER ELECTRICAL FAILURE LEADING TO DETACHING COACH)
M: FAILURE OF S & T EQUIPMENTS.
N: TRAIN WRECKING AND SABOTAGE TO TRAINS.
P: CASUALTIES.
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Q: OTHER INCIDENTS.(DEATH, MURDER, SUICIDE, ROBBERY,ETC. IN TRAIN / RAILWAY PREMISES)
R: MISCELLANEOUS. (VEHICLES RUNNING AWAY, FLOODS, BREACHES, LAND SLIDES, ANY OTHER ACCIDENT NOT COVERED ABOVE)
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Kunzru Committee classified accidents in to two main heads:
(a) Consequential accidents
(b) Indicative accidents
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At present, Accidents are classified into five heads:
Train Accidents
Yard Accidents
Indicative Accidents
Equipment failure
Unusual incidents
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Train Accident:
Further classified in to two:
Consequential train accidents
Other train accidents
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Consequential train accidents:
They include the following classes:
A-1 to A-4
B-1 to B-4
C-1 to C-4
D-1 to D-4
E-1
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Other train accidents:
All other train accidents, which are not covered under Consequential accidents.
They include the following classes:
Class B-5, B-6, C-5 to C-8, D-5 and E-2
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Indicative Accidents:
Mishaps, generally not resulting in casualties, but which are indicative of unsafe acts or unsafe condition or work and potential hazards.
They include the following classes.
CLASS - F, G & H
### Notes:
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AVERTED COLLISION:
To consider an incident as “Averted Collision”-
Outside station limits, the distance between the two trains or the train and the obstruction when the train or the trains have finally come to a stop must be LESS THAN 400 meters.
Within station limits, there must be no intervening stop signal at danger governing the moving train.
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SERIOUS ACCIDENT:
Accident to a train carrying passengers which is attended with -
loss of life or
grievous hurt to passengers in the train or
damage to railway property of the value exceeding Rs. 2 Crores
any other accident, which, in the opinion of CRS or CCRS requires holding of enquiry by CRS.
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GRIEVOUS HURT
The injuries defined in Section 320 of I.P.C.
THRESHOLD VALUE:
The minimum value beyond which the accident will be treated as having serious repercussion.
Threshold value of Railway property loss is fixed as Rs. One Lakh.
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No. 2023/TC-III/49/1/Ex-gratia dt 18.09.2023
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LONG RANGE ELECTRIC SIREN:
For giving immediate warning to staff of various departments in the event of an
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