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Damages to wagons during loading/unloading During the last GMs conference held in New Delhi on 24 th and 25th Aug

· 2011-02-18
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Date2011-02-18
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicfreight
CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded

Summary

Damages to wagons during loading/unloading During the last GMs conference held in New Delhi on 24 th and 25th Aug Sub: Damages to wagons during loading/unloading

Text of the circular

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS 
(RAILWAY BOARD) 
No.98/M(N)/951/12/Pt.I 
Dated: 14/9/12 
The Chief Mech. Engineers 
All Zonal Railways(open line) 
Sub: Damages to wagons during loading/unloading 
During the last GMs conference held in New Delhi on 24 th and 25th Aug. 
2012, the matter of damages to wagons during mechanised loading/unloading 
was discussed. During the meeting a Booklet titled "Damages to Wagons 
caused by mechanised loading/unloading" was given to all General Managers. 
A copy of this Booklet has since been E-mailed to all CRSEs . 
A report on mechanised loading/unloading of BOXN wagons submitted 
by CAMTECH is also sent herewith
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railways. 
Encl: as above 
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(Ashesh Adrawal) 
Executive Director Mech. Engg.(Fr.) 
Railway Board 
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EDS(W)/RDSO — with reference to his letter No. MW/TPL dt. 18/2/2011, it is 
informed that RDSO my pursue the E01 for damage free mechanised 
loading/unloading systems for BOXN/BOXNHL type wagons of Indian Railways 
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Centre for Advanced Maintenance Technology 
REPORT 
ON 
MECHANISED 
LOADING/UNLOADING 
OF 
BOXN WAGONS 
CAMTECH/M/W/Mechanised loading/unloading- 1.0 
September - 2010

1.0 INTRODUCTION 
Railway Board vide their letter No. 98/M(N)/951/l2 Pt.I dated 24/27.12.07 instructed 
CAMTECH and RDSO to identify equipments which could be used for unloading coal 
wagons without causing damages to the wagons structure and to frame standard 
instructions to customers to regulate use of such mechanized loading/unloading 
equipment. 
2.0 METHODOLOGY ADOPTED 
Officers and supervisors of CAMTECH visited following sidings:- 
5. 
4. 
2. 
S.No. 
1. 
Uttam Galva Metallics Ltd. 
Llyod Steel Ind. Ltd. 
SKS Ispat & Power Ltd. 
Jayaswal NECO Industries 
Name of Siding 
Raipur 
Raipur 
Place 
Type of Work being 
undertaken 
Unloading of Coal, Iron Ores 
by the Tipler  
Unloading of Coal, Iron Ores 
by the Hydralic excavators 
and Clamshell bucket and 
loading of release material by 
pay loaders.  
Unloading of Coal, Iron Ores 
manually  
Unloading of Coal, Iron Ores 
by the Hydralic excavators 
and Clamshell bucket and 
laa n'adirorriaiixite by pay 
loaders. 
Unloading of Coal & Iron 
Ores by Hydralic excavators 
and Clamshell bucket .  
Unloading of Coal & Iron ore 
by Hydralic excavators and 
Clamshell bucket 
3. 
3. 
Bimila sidings 
Raipur 
Wardha 
Wardha 
Shardha Sidings  
Raipur 
Matter was discussed with siding owners of above sidings. Suggestions were also 
asked from all the CRSEs of the Zonal Railways. Finding of CRSE's committee on 
related subject have also been studied. Discussions were also held with Sr 
DME/Raipur, Sr DME/Nagpur and Sr DME/Dhanbad. 
3.0 DISCUSSIONS 
3.1 
Wagon damage due to Pay loaders 
The fact that damages are being caused by pay-loader, JCBs, clamshalls, grabbers, 
mechanized showells, etc. during loading and un-loading of commodities such as coal, 
iron ore, clinkers, lime stone, etc. is well known. 
There are large number of sidings where loading (coal, ore, etc.) is being done by pay 
loaders. During the process wagons are getting damaged due to following action of the 
equipments.

i)
Wagon doors being closed with JCB/Pay loaders grab. 
ii)
Unloading of coal from wagons by scooping with pay loader buckets. 
iii)
Hammering of top coping of wagons by pay loader bucket or arm during 
loading or withdrawal of bucket after loading. 
iv)
Shunting and positioning of wagons at material heap by pay loaders. 
v)
Pressing of stanchions by wheels of Pay-loaders. 
vi)
Hitting of bucket against the side wall of wagons to drop the sticky coal during 
loading operation. This has the effect of side wall being pulled outwards and 
welding cracking open. 
vii)
Sometimes due to mis-operation by driver, the bucket hits the side wall leading 
to tearing/perforations in side walls. 
viii)
Floor is

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