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Track Machine & Monitoring

About Track Machines and Monitoring Department:

  • Development of new track monitoring systems including their procurement, commissioning and introduction on IR.
  • Necessary modification in TMS for generation of various types of reports for direct use by field officials.
  • Criteria for track maintenance based on TRC results.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Indianisation of various parts of on-track machines.
  • Policy matters and technical issues concerning small track machines.
  • 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.
  • Various types of tests and trials in Track Lab and in field pertaining to Track Design and QA/ Civil Dte.
  • Provision of test stretches for various types of Oscillation Trials of rolling stocks. Development and maintenance of nominated test stretches.
  • 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.
  • 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:

  • Introduction of following New Track Monitoring Systems in Indian Railways: 
    1. Integrated Track Geometry Measurement system (ITMS).
    2. Zero speed Integrated Track Geometry Measurement system (ZITMS).
    3. Unattended Axle Box level Acceleration Measurement System (UABAMS). 
    4. Track Inspection and Monitoring System (TIMS).
    5. Ground Penetration radar (GPR).                                                                                                                                                  
    6. Self-Propelled Turnout Measurement Cars (STTMC).
  • Track Recording and analysis of Indian Railway track as per frequency laid down in IRPWM.
  • Technical specifications of track machines to be reviewed.
  • Maintenance Schedule Manuals, Critical Spare Parts and Inspection Checklist of track machines to be issued to Zonal Railways - 10 Nos.
  • The speed certificates of different track machines to be issued - 08 Nos.
  • The Specifications and drawings of spare parts of track machines to be finalized – 20 Nos.
  • The sanction for introduction of new track machines to be obtained from the Railway Board through CCRS – 04 Nos.
  • The Oscillation Trials of track machines to be conducted on Khajuraho - Mahoba section of North Central Railway.
  • Nos. of vendor applications for Small Track Machines to be finalized : 11 Nos.
  • STR for Small Track Machine to be finalized: 1 Nos.   
  • Revision of specifications of Small Track Machines: 12 Nos.
  • STMs specification of Rail Friction meter to be framed as per new Standard- 01 Nos.
  • 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.

 

 



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