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| Type | Commercial Circular |
|---|---|
| Topic | freight |
| Currency | Currency not verified |
• Loading and unloading time varies from rake to rake.
FREIGHT OPERATIONS OBJECTIVE OF FREIGHT OPERATIONS • OPTIMUM UTILIZATION OF ASSETS –ROLLING AND FIXED TO MAXIMIZE LOADING AT MINIMUM UNIT COST Explain? • What are rolling and fixed assets of railways? • Whether loading alone can be the criterion for productivity? • Effects of commodity classification and lead in productivity? • NTKM? Fundamentals • Goods and parcels both are freight business. • When in railways talk of freight business we are generally talking about goods traffic. • Commercially more profitable business. • Concept of aggregation – Why do we want to run trains with more load? – How can we ensure it? Types of Goods Trains • End to End • Shunting trains / Pilots • Departmental trains – Rail carriers – Ballast trains – Sleeper trains Freight Operation Characteristics • Is complex and takes most of the time of the operating officers. • Demand fluctuates. • Trains are not timetabled • Various types of wagons. – Slide of various type of wagons • Preferential traffic schedule Versus Operational convenience • Loading and unloading time varies from rake to rake. • Engine maintenance schedules to be adhered to. • Train examination pattern to be followed . Processes in Goods Operation -I • Making a fit empty rake – Collection of empty wagons , forming of train & its examination and grant of fitness. • Decision regarding its movement – Time of start and destination • Arranging Loco and crew • Running Empty train for destination – Some cases only shunt movement to loading siding Processes in Goods Operation -II • Placement for loading • After loading ordering the train • Running it to destination • Unloading it • Examining it if required • Again taking for loading. Ordering of goods train • Unique ID for a train. • Train notice to yard /station from control that the train is scheduled to leave the station at certain time – Ensure availability of • Load : loading / unloading, formation, C & W fitness • Loco • Crew/guard • Path • Coordination : – Traffic controller, power controller ; yard/station, C& W staff and crew/guard booking lobbies. • Regular knowledge of incoming loads , loading and unloading etc. through contact with concerned work spot • Use FOIS for this LOAD AVAILABITY • Full updated picture of loaded and empty stock should be available. – Now FOIS should be used but feeding has to be frequent. • Loading and unloading has be kept under watch • Timely placements and withdrawals from loading /unloading points/sicklines. • Fast shunting for formation of train. • Timely fitness certificate. – Repair on rake instead of detachment for sick line. Locomotive Planning • Power plan – Daily average power availability • Loco Outage and Loco utilisation – Pre-departure detention and en-route detention • Operating department to control loco running – Allotment to a train • Loco controller objects if overdue schedule or schedule due shortly – Loco misbehaviours enroute • Expeditious trouble shooting • Balancing of locos Availability of engine crew and Guard • Information – Phonic – Message book – Time scheduled booking • Notice time period • Spare sending of crew and guards • Position with rest completion period should be available Availability of path • Most of the sections are congested. • Path is lost forever. • Fast decision making to avail the first availble path. • Anticipate usual problems – Pressure/vaccum problem – Break binding – Delay in putting off signals and issue of papers like BPC, Caution order. – Slackness on part of driver/guard • Timely running of coaching trains Lobby System • Combined crew and guard lobby • CMS ( crew management system) • First come first out basis booking • Overlapping crews • Breathalyzer tests – At terminating station very important • 10 hrs rule violation monitoring – Pre-departure detention to crew. • Overtime monitoring – Avoid imbalance in booking of staff – under duty of some staff Agencies involved in freight operation • Control office – Planning • Interchange • Tr
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