About Track Machines and Monitoring Department:
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Development of new track monitoring systems including their procurement, commissioning and introduction on IR.
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Necessary modification in TMS for generation of various types of reports for direct use by field officials.
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Criteria for track maintenance based on TRC results.
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Monitoring of track parameters and riding quality of IR track using TRCs. Presently TRCs are being run on DFCCIL tracks as well till procurement of TRCs by them.
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Development/ modification/ revisions of specifications of various types of on-track machines including issue of speed certificates, oscillation trials and CRS/Railway Board’s sanction for their introduction on IR.
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Dealing with all technical matters pertaining to on-track machines - maintenance schedule, list of critical spares, inspection checklist and technical instruction/ guidelines, Track Machine Manual.
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Indianisation of various parts of on-track machines.
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Policy matters and technical issues concerning small track machines.
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Development of new types of small track machines including development/ modification/ revisions of their specifications and all matters pertaining to vendor development of small track machines.
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Various types of tests and trials in Track Lab and in field pertaining to Track Design and QA/ Civil Dte.
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Provision of test stretches for various types of Oscillation Trials of rolling stocks. Development and maintenance of nominated test stretches.
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Association with Testing Dte. in connection with various track parameters limits for IR conditions for introduction of UIC/518/ EN-14363 methodology for rolling stock testing.
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Design of Dedicated Test Track and working as coordinating dte. of RDSO for construction of DTT on NWR.
Organization chart:
Achievements during last one years:
• Commissioning of two Integrated Track Geometry Measurement system (ITMS).
• Track Recording and analysis of 218218 km of Indian Railway track is done upto March-2023.
• Technical specifications of track machines Finalised.
• Maintenance schedule manual, Inspection check list and critical spare parts issued.
• Different type of Speed Certificate issued.
• Transportation codes are issued for Track machines.
• Indigenization of spare parts of Track machines.
• Drawing of Track machine spare parts issued.
• Specification of Track machine spare parts issue..
• Vendor application of Small Track machine finalized.
Current Assignments in Hand:
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Introduction of following New Track Monitoring Systems in Indian Railways:
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Integrated Track Geometry Measurement system (ITMS).
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Zero speed Integrated Track Geometry Measurement system (ZITMS).
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Unattended Axle Box level Acceleration Measurement System (UABAMS).
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Track Inspection and Monitoring System (TIMS).
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Ground Penetration radar (GPR).
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Self-Propelled Turnout Measurement Cars (STTMC).
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Track Recording and analysis of Indian Railway track as per frequency laid down in IRPWM.
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Technical specifications of track machines to be reviewed.
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Maintenance Schedule Manuals, Critical Spare Parts and Inspection Checklist of track machines to be issued to Zonal Railways - 10 Nos.
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The speed certificates of different track machines to be issued - 08 Nos.
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The Specifications and drawings of spare parts of track machines to be finalized – 20 Nos.
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The sanction for introduction of new track machines to be obtained from the Railway Board through CCRS – 04 Nos.
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The Oscillation Trials of track machines to be conducted on Khajuraho - Mahoba section of North Central Railway.
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Nos. of vendor applications for Small Track Machines to be finalized : 11 Nos.
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STR for Small Track Machine to be finalized: 1 Nos.
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Revision of specifications of Small Track Machines: 12 Nos.
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STMs specification of Rail Friction meter to be framed as per new Standard- 01 Nos.
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Field Trial for Rail Stress measurement in E.CoR. for speed upto 100 KMPH for 22.82 t /22.9 t and up to 90 KMPH for 25t to be conducted.
