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| Type | Commercial Circular |
|---|---|
| Topic | freight |
| Currency | Currency not verified |
Guard shall apply HB of BV and at least 6 vehicles on the train, before detaching the engine.
<!-- Slide number: 1 -->     # SECURING OF VEHICLES Compiled by S Velraj, Inst/Optg, MDZTI, DWR, SWR <!-- Slide number: 2 --> S M responsible for seeing vehicles /wagons standing at station secured, so that they cannot be moved, so as to obstruct running line. Vehicles / wagons standing on a running line coupled together and HBs applied. They placed inside fouling mark. <!-- Slide number: 3 --> If siding or running line is not trapped (or) If trapping suspended or Situated on gradient steeper than 1 in 600 (or) If vehicles not fitted with HBs (or) During high winds, Secured with safety chain fastened to rail and padlocked. <!-- Slide number: 4 --> HB of SLRs of passenger rakes shall be screwed down . At night, side lamps & tail lamp of vehicles at both ends switched on. When side and tail lamps not provided, HS lamp showing red light exhibited in both up and down directions. A clear remark in red ink made in TSR indicating time, road number on which stabled. A record of blocking of running line made in station diary. <!-- Slide number: 5 --> Stabling on a running line with gradient of 1 in 400 or steeper, Following precautions also to be observed:- 1. The handbrakes shall be applied. 2. Sprags or wedges or skids shall be used. 3. Such lines wherever possible isolated from other running lines. <!-- Slide number: 6 --> 4. SM to ensure that all points are set , clamped and padlocked against these lines and key in personal custody. 5. Pinning down of at least 6 vehicles Hand Brakes at each end 6. Fastening of Safety chains at either end. <!-- Slide number: 7 --> Engine Detaching:- Engine of train carrying passengers not to be detached outside station limits except in emergency as below:- 1. For testing of a bridge. 2. For isolating a burning coach or coaches on a train carrying passengers. 3. To convey a serious accident message. <!-- Slide number: 8 -->    Precautions before detaching TE HBs in guard brake van at rear and in BV wherever provided shall be securely screwed on. H Bs of any goods wagons on train securely pinned down. HB of any coaching vehicle applied. <!-- Slide number: 9 -->    Sprags / wedges / skids in guard’s BV shall securely jammed under farther most vehicle of the rack in direction of falling gradient. The interval between detaching and attaching shall not exceed 45 minutes . On ghat or gradient sections, loco not to be detached from train outside station limits other than emergencies. <!-- Slide number: 10 -->    LP of goods train, before detaching train engine, call for guard to apply brakes (Three short whistles) Inside station limits Gradient not steeper than 1 in 600 Guard shall apply Hand Brake of his BV before detaching engine. If BV required to be detached with engine, HB of at least 6 vehicles shall be applied. <!-- Slide number: 11 -->    Gradient steeper than 1 in 600 but not steeper than 1 in 400 Guard shall apply HB of BV and at least 6 vehicles on the train, before detaching the engine. If BV of train also to be detached for any reason, HB of 12 vehicles shall be applied. <!-- Slide number: 12 -->    Gradient steeper than 1 in 400 HBs of 12 vehicles along with HB of BV to be applied. If BV to be detached then 18 vehicles HBs to be applied <!-- Slide number: 13 --> Outside station limits If required to detach TE of a goods train on a gradient not steeper than 1 in 600 , Guard apply HB of BV and also HBs of at least 18 vehicles. If gradient steeper than 1 in 600 , the Guard apply HB of BV and also HBs of all vehicles. The Guard shall , after satisfying himself that rain braked as required, Show ‘PH
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