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IPO for prevention of open doors of wagons hitting Railway structures

No. 2018/M(N)/951/34 · 2020-06-23
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Circular numberNo. 2018/M(N)/951/34
Date2020-06-23
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicfreight
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Summary

IPO for prevention of open doors of wagons hitting Railway structures During loading/unloading wagon door should not be mishandled and

Text of the circular

Northern Railway 
Mechanical Department, Headquarters Office 
First Floor, Annexe-1, Baroda House, New Delhi-110001 
No. 802-M/92/3/JP0/Pt-1/MC-I 
Date: 24.08.20 
Sr.DME/C&W 
UMB, DLI, LKO, MB & FZR 
Sr.DME/Freight 
DLI 
Sub: IPO for prevention of open doors of wagons hitting Railway structures. 
Ref: Railway board Letter No. 2018/M(N)/951/34 Pt. dated 23.06.2020. 
A joint Procedure Order for prevention of open doors of wagons hitting with OHE Mast, 
Signal post, FOBs, fixed structure etc. has been reviewed in reference of Railway Board Letter and 
revised JPO is prepared. 
Please find the enclosed revised JPO for further necessary action. 
R 
2r 
(R K Singhal) 
Dy.CME/Fr.

Pc ME 
Northern Railway 
Headquarters office 
Baroda House 
New Delhi 
No. 36 RD/JPO/Open doors/wagon 
Dated 15.07.2020 
Divisional Railway Managers 
Northern Railway 
DLI, UMB, FZR, LKO & MB 
Sub: 
JPO for prevention of open doors of wagons hitting Railway structures 
This office letter of even number dated 2405.2019 
Ref 
A joint procedure order for Prevention of open doors of wagons hitting 
OHE mast, signal post, FOBs, fixed structure etc was issued vide letter of even 
number dated 24.05.2019. The JPO has been reviewed to make it more effective 
and a revised JPO is prepared. 
Please find enclosed herewith revised JPO for further necessary action 
at your end. 
Encl: As Above 
Na 
(Nar Singh 
Chief Commercial Manager/FM 
Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to: 
1. All PHODs/Northern Railway 
2. CRSE/Freight 
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Revised JPO for preventing open doors of wagons hitting Railway 
structures 
A review of Northern Railway's earlier JPO issued on 24/5/19 regarding 
"Prevention of open doors of wagons hitting railway structures" has been 
carried out. While doing this the latest Railway Board's instructions and 
good practices being followed by adjoining railways have been incorporated 
in this JPO. 
1. Railway Board vide letter no. 2018/M (N)/951/34 Pt. dated 23.06.2020 has 
issued instructions with approval of MT & MRS on GDR and door working 
These instructions are placed herein as Annexure of this JPO. In Railway 
Board's letter, activities and responsibilities of Guard & Driver, Operating & 
Commercial staff on duty at terminals and Mechanical staff have been 
given in details. These must be strictly complied with. 
2. Responsibility of closing and securing of the wagon doors both sides after 
loading/unloading is of handling loading/unloading parties. Railway 
supervisor which include CGS/GS or other staff of the goods shed wil 
ensure door closure before accepting the release of the rake. This should 
be explicitly mentioned in the release memo. Where CGS/GS is not 
posted SS/ASM will ensure this before release of rake. 
3. As per Railway Board JPO signed on date 07.06.2000 in case of empty 
wagons the door should be kept completely open and in hung down 
position if it is not possible to secure it properly. 
4. Loading/unloading party will inform the CGS/SM by a memo, if any door 
is unfit for locking or cannot be secured. The memo should include 
wagon number, door and type of defect. After receipt of the memo from 
the loading/unloading party, CGS/ASM/SM will take decision to call 
TXR staff for necessary repair. In case unloading party does not inform 
this to cGS/ASM/SM after unloading, it will be assumed that all the 
doors 
are 
lockable 
and responsibility 
will 
be 
solely 
of the 
loading/unloading party. 
5. GDR check will be done as per RB guidelines issued on the subject. 
Operating staff concerned shall assure themselves that GDR check has

been done before drawl of the rake and GDR memo has been signed as 
prescribed. 
6. Crew should ensure that BPC has cndorscment of "All doors chccked and 
found working" after fresh TXR cxamination. 
7. The JCB or ot

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