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| Circular number | Commercial Circular No. 86 of 2002 |
|---|---|
| File number | NO.2002/TGU1LO/UTS |
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | reservation |
| Currency | Historical — likely superseded |
| Official PDF | indianrailways.gov.in |
Thermal paper for UTS The paper of ticket should be purchased from “A” Grade.Paper Mill
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA IMINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RALLWAY BOARD) NO.2002/TGU1LO/UTS New Delhi. दर ' 27" September 2002 - @ To The Chief Commercial Managers © All Zonal Railways. (Commercial Circular No.86/2002) Sub: Thermal paper for UTS. Many applications have commenced with thermal printer, some of the examples are issue of ticket through ATM and mobile ticketing, Suburban ticketing system ‘(moditied SPTMsjand Unseserved Ticketing System (UTS) are also, likely to be switched over to thermal printer. Normai thermal paper which is available has three serious draw backs:- CF नाप पाए sem (a) The impression gets faded in some cases after 10 days or even after a month. This raises serious security issues and can lead to frauds. (b) Tickets can be rubbed off by alcohol. हि Besides in thermal printer it is possible to built in lot of special security features like bar code and a special character which can be cross checked. Thus, whenever thermal printer is used for any tickeling application, the enclosed specifications of the roll should always be observed. — Kindly acknowledge, the receipt of this letter. Ye (Dr.P.K. Goel) Executive Director Passenger Marketing :। Copy to: । ं Additional Member (Stores) EDRS(G) | Controller of Stores, All Zonal Railways. , मी —2)i4+— SPECIFICATIONS OF SPIM TICKET STATIONERY FOR THERMAL PRINTERS “Oe «नए HWT385 - Top Coated Thermal Paper - A top coated high sensitivity, heavy weight paper that provides good aesthetic characteristics and dark print image. This paper is excellent for printing and provides long term archivability of | both alpha numeric and graphic printing in the thermal printer. Paper should be compatible with thermal printer of speed 3 IPS or higher . The thermal coating is protected by an over coating to form a barrier between the thermal coating and environmental factors. This paper offers protection against fade of the thermal image. . , PAPER CHARACTERISTICS:- ATTRIBUTE TOP COATED ,. Sensitivity | High image Definition Good © Stifhess | Good Image Color ः ः Black दि Fade Protection Against: ‘ - organic solvents (i.e, alcohol) Yes - cleaning fluids Yes ~ plasticizers (i.e, Cellophane) Yes -« petroleum solvents (i.e. Gas) Yes « carbon papers — Yes _ 7 castcoaied papers (ie. Coated ink jet) Yes - carbonless papers (Le. CB sheets) Yes ~ ammonia : Yes - certain oils (Le. Hand lotion) Yes - water - prolonged exposure न a Yes. GSM of ticket should be of 130 GSM. In no’ case ticket should be below 130 GSM. The paper of ticket should be purchased from “A” Grade.Paper Mill empanelled by Reserve Bank of India to make security paper. The security Paper Mili would provide written undertaking for correctness of GSM of paper. : ! The printing work of SPTM ticket in addition to Railway Press should be given to ISO 9002 Printing Presses approved by Reserve Bank of Indfa/Indian Banker Association as Security Printer having sufficient experience fh printing of Railway ticket only. The frequent change of Printer(Printing Press)should be avoided, as this could be a security hazard. |The ticket serial number of SPTM ticket should be printed by-foolproof machine numbering (Printing Press) System. In no case the ticket seria! number will be printed by Dot Matrix/Inkjet or Laser Printer Technology ली नए, ना aoe The printing Presses should give an undertaking that there will be synchronous computerized record of serial numbers being printed on ticket-roll, to prevent ay chance of extra ticket, duplicate tickets or tickets without number. A team of (3) three JA Grade Officers should inspect the printing press before placement of each and every order. The team should ensure that the facility to print serial number on ticket is’ computerised with synchronous computerised record maintained to prevent any mismatch in serial number. In no case order for printing of tickets shall be placed without assessing capacity and keeping in view of technical/financial capability and, security, pa
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