Government of India Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) RBA No. 25/ 2006 No.2002/AC-IV1/10 New Delhi, Dated 9¥1/05/06 1.General Managers/FA&CAOs ete.(As per standard list I) 2.All attached offices/subordinate offices (As per standard list IT) Sul - Revised Codal life of Assets ‘The matter regarding reassessment of codal life of assets has been under Board's ideration for quite some time. To reassess the codal/ service life of assets, a multi- disciplinary Executive Director's Committee was constituted. ‘The recommendations of the committee have since been accepted by Board. Accordingly Advance correction slip no.62 amending Para 219/F-I detailing normal life of various classes of railway assets is placed below for information and necessary action, Kindly acknowledge receipt. DA: As above G ) . av) wr el ai Director (Accounts) Railway Board. Copy to: 1. Dy.C&GA of India (Railways), Room No.224, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi. (with 45 spare copics). 2. 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(Shy eek fe, Executive Directht (Accounts) Railway Board ~s3-ADVANCE CORRECTION SLIP No. 62 Indian Raitway Finance Code Vol-I (Reprint Eaton 1998) Para 219 :- (0 Suite table below Para 219 showing nomal life of the various clases of railway assets withthe 5 4) CIVIL ENGINEERING ASSETS i { S.No. Class of assets “Average life in years : ‘ROUTES A&B] CGut)| D | E 1 RAIL & FASTENTING etc. Rail & Fastenings ae Rails 20 1s__| 30 | *30 (©). | Wooden Sleepers 10 10 [10 [#10 (1) _| Metal sleepers (Cast Iron & Steel) 20 20 | 20 | *20 (2) [Fittings steel trough 10 io__[ 10 [*10 [@.___|Concrete sleepers 35_| 35° | 40 |. *40 (©). [Elastic Fastenings (i) [Elastic Rail clips 58 | 58 | e10 | 810 [Rubber Pads/ Liners 24 [2-4 [4 | *46 [Switches 4 [23s | 5 3 45 {8 | *8 60 100 60, (@._|Structure- masonry _and cement concrete 65 (©.___[ROC Bridge Works Zs 60. (Q.__|Pre-stressed__concrete-Bridge work 40 (B) MINOR BRIDGES (@. | Bridges work-Steel work 60 ). [Bridge Masonry. 100 (O.___|Structures Steel 60, (@.__|Structure- masonry _and cement concrete 65 (@), _]RCC Bridge Works. 60. (. [Prestressed —_concrete-Bridge work 40 [3. FOOT OVER BRIDGES (@).___ [Bridges work-Steel work 0 Bridge Masonry _ 100 (.__ [Structures Steel 60, (@. _|Structure- masonry and cement concrete, 65 (@)_ [RCC Bridge Works 60 (__[Pre-stressed__concrete-Bridge work 40 J4TRACK MACHINE (All Categories) 15 * The service life as indicated in the table is general life/service life for track components. However ‘ renewal/replacement will be subject to various criteria laid down in IRPWM about its condition. Silt(COMPUTERS AND OTHER ITSYSTEMS - ¢ ‘S.No. ~~ Class of assets Average life in years 1] Passive Networking equipt 10 (viz Network Cabling) 2 [Larger Multiuser system (=) & 6 ‘Active Networking Equipt (viz. MIS systems including "external ‘Storage systems and their inter connects) 3__[PRS systems , 4 4 [Small Multi-user system(s) 4 ‘and Power Supply equipments (viz. Individval office LANs, UPS) : 3_[PCs = 3 6 | Secondary Systems (viz. Printers, 3 Portable computers, Dumb Terminals) ili) ELECTRICAL ASSETS S.No. Class of assets ‘Average life in years i Electric Locomotives 35 2. | EMU/Metro Motor Coaches 25 3. | EMU/Metro Trailor Coaches 25 Z 4. | Over Head Power Lines 40 3. | Over Head Traction Line excluding 60 contact wire 6. | Electric under. ground Cables 30 7 (a) | Electric contact wire (Alm.) 25 _(b) | Electric contact wire (Copper) 40 8 [Electric Power plant excluded oi 25 engine driven 9.=_ [Electric Plait above 25 HP 25 10. [Electric power plant oil engine 15 driven (diesel) U1. | Overhead traction Tines contact rr) wire 12, | Electric Machinery others 30 13, [Electric Sub Station Building 50. 14, | Water Cooler, Refrigeration, Air 5 Conditioner, hospital and domestic appliance 15. [Internal wiring of building 10 16.7 | Switch Gear - ws 17. | insteuments 25 Be ro a ‘Bree 2 Ean zade6S.No. Class of assets “Average life in years 18, _| Electric Pumps 20 (19. | Blectric Lifts & Hoist 20 20. | Ceiling Fans 20 21, | Electric Battery charging set 15 22.__| Flood Light Projection 10 23.__| Battery lead Acid 4 24,__[ Coach wiring 12 25.__| Carriage Fans 10 26. | Air conditioner Central unit -above 10 3 tons ment ment through DRF/ Sink ‘S.No Class of assets ‘Average life in years 27___[AC EQUIPMENT @__[25 KV Inverter 15 (ii) | AC Control Panel (As per F-I codal 15 life is 12 yrs. Gil)_| Inverter Panel 5 28 | TL Power Equipment @ | 4.5718/22.75/25 KW Alternator (As 12 per F-I codal life of Dynamo is 20 years) @)_|[800 AHLL.A Battery 4 (iiiy__| 1100 AH VRLA (SMF) Battery 4 (iv) | Diesel Engine for Powers Car 15 (v)__| Alternator for Power Car 15 29 __| Electric Locomotive Equipments (i) [All Electric rotating machines up to 12 25 HP used on Electric Locomotives, EMU’s Coaches and for stationary items Gi) All Electric rotating machines 2 above 25 HP and upto 750 HP used on Electric Locomotives, EMU’s Coaches and for stationary items “Traction Motor 18 “Traction Converters 18 ‘Auxiliary Converters 18 ‘Control Electronics 18 ‘Tap-Changer 35 Rectifier Block 18 ‘Traction Gears 12, ‘Motor Suspension 12 ‘Bogies with Wheel 18 ‘Armature for Traction Motors 15 a .< s ad[S.No Class of assets ‘Average life in yéars 7 (xii)_| Stator for Traction Motor 18 (xiv) | Commiutator for Traction Motor 15 (av) “| Locomotive re-cabling 18 30. | Microprocessor based control and 12 fault diagnostic system _ 31._| Speedometer cum recorder and 10 monitoring system 32._| BA Panel 18 33.__[VCB 18 34. | DBR(roof mounted) 9 35. | DBR(vertical mounted) 9 36._ | Pantograph 2 37. | TRD Equipments @___[CurrentPotential/transformer 30 ii) | Earthing system in sub-station etc 15 (iii) | Lighting arrestor (Gapless type) 5 (iv) [Lighting arrestor (Convertor type) 15 (v) | Buster & Terminal connection 30 [(vi)__| Battery charger 15 (vii) _[ Relay (Electromechanical) 15 (viii) [Relay (Electronic) ; 15 (x)__ [Instruments (Electrical) 30 (x) | Instruments (Electronic) ~ 30 (xi) _ | Relay testing kit & other testing 15 equipment ments required for replacement throu, S.No. Class of assets ‘Average life in years Electric Loco Equipment ‘Armature for Traction Motor 15 Stator for Traction Motor 18 Commutator for Traction Motor 15 ‘Auxiliary Motor 18, ‘Amo Converter 18 Blower Impeller/Casing 10 Locomotive re-cabling 18 Power Cables 18, ‘[Controf Cables 18 ‘Compressor with exhausters TOS complete recondition /replacement ‘AC Equipment Compressor ACCEL/ CARRIER io Sealed Compressor KCL make 2 Sealed Compressor Maneurope make Fy = ‘ ha nalsS.No. Glass of assets ‘Average life in years Compressor Motor DC. 10 ‘Compressor Motor AC 15 ‘Condenser Fan Motor (DC) _ 8 ‘Condenser Fan Motor (AC) 10 ‘Condenser Fan Motor (RMPU) 10 Evaporater Fan Motor (AC) 10 Evaporater Fan Motor (DC) 10 ‘Evaporater Fan Motor (RMPU) 12 ‘Condenser Unit 8 ‘Condenser Unit (RMPU) 10 Evaporater unit 10 Evaporater unit (RMPU) 10 ‘Mercury in glass thermostat 5 TL/Power Equipment 4.5/18/22.75/25 KW alternator 2 regulator Emergency 90 AH LIA. Battery 3 120 AH VRLA (SMF) Batttery_ 4 7290 AH starting L.A. Batteries for 3 Power Car ‘@_| Power Car power panel 15 (vi) _| Power panel (AC coaches) 15 (vii) _ | Pre Cooling cum battery charging 12 transformer rectifier unit (wilt) | 50 KVA 750/415 V transformer unit 15 (ix) 3 KVA 415/190 V transformer 15 (x)__| Water Raising Apparatus (WRA) 3 (xi)__| Water Boiler for Pantry 5 (xii) | Hot Case for Pantrv 5 (xiii) | Bottle Cooler cum deep freezer 5 (xiv) | Ventilation Blower Motor for Power 12 Car (Gx) _| Radiator for Power car 10 (xvi) | Radiator Motor for Power Car 15 (IV) MECHANICAL ASSETS S.No. Class of assets “Average life in years, Machinery & Plant T [Machine Tools like Lathes, Planners, 15 Drilling, Boring and Milling machines etc. 2 [High Precision and special purpose machines like wheel Lathes etc. =ee— 5 Sait_ Average life im years SNo. Clas¥ of assets 3 | Tool Room and Testing Laboratory 15 equipment 4 [Foundry and Forge Equipment 15 S| Heat Treatment Equipment 15, (6__[Cranes-EOT 25 7___ [Power Generation Machinery & Switches “1s 8 | General purpose light machinery e.g, band saws, 10 floor grinder etc. 9 [air 5 10 | Other miscellaneous machines e.g. Tight 15 cleaning machines, test equipment in diese! sheds, workshops, depots & sick lines 11 }(). Construction Machinery 15 (ii), Track Maintenance equipment 20 12 | Station machinery e.g. weighing machines is et. 2 13 | Miscellaneous machinery and equipment for 10 hospital, offices etc. 14 | Mechanical Weigh Bridges 15 [15 | Electronic in motion Weigh Bridges 08 16 | Diesel Pumps 10 17. | Welding equipment: including diesel “10 welding sets 18 | Diese! refrigeration equipment is 19 | Material handling. equipment like FLT, 10 Lister trucks etc. 20 | Traversers 25 21 | Fuel Station Dispensation Equipment 10 22 [Bulldozers and other earth moving 15 equipment 23__| Motor Boats 16 24 | Hydraulic re-railing equipment 15 ROAD VEHICLES = 25___[ Staff Cars including Jeeps TOT 26 | Light Motor Vehicles 10 _| 27 | Heavy Motor Vehicles 10 28 [Tractors 10 ROLLING STOCK 29 | Diesel Electric/ Hydraulic Locomotives 36 30__| Diesel Engine : 18 '31__| Shunting Locomotives 36 32 | Steam Locomotives ~ 40 33 | Boiler and Tender 26 esd 34__{ Steam Cranes 30 35 Diese! Hydraulic Cranes 25, = 36 [Steel Body. Coaches including 2 DMUyEMUs, Restaurant Cars etc, —— 6 em feeS.No. Class of assets “Average life in years, 47 4-Wheeler tank wagons (with roller ‘bearings) 37 | Pull Stainless Steel Rody Coaches including 30 DMUEMUs, Restaurant Cars etc. 38 | Light utilisation categories of coaches (steel 40 body) like irispection carriages etc. 39 [IRS Coaches ~ 30 40 | Open Bogie wagons with air brakes and 30 Casnub bogies, at ie tank wagons with air brakes and Casmub 40, 42 | All other types of ‘Bogie wagons with alr 35 brakes and Casnub bogies : 43 [ Open wagons with vacuum brakes and UIC 25 bogies 44°” | Other wagons with vacuum brakes and UIC 30 bogies 45 4- Wheeler wagons (open and covered) 30. i 46 | 4 Wheeler tank wagons (with plain bearings) 35 T 35 () SIGNAL & TELECOMMUNICATION ASSETS (A) SIGNALLING SYSTEM S.No, Class of assets Routes Average life in years 1.” Blectrical/ Mechanical | «~~ Route" A" Byes. _.. Bignalling System" }6 —— Route-'C/Sub Urban section ©” Big Yards on all Routes © Routes B 25 to 28 Vrs depending . Route ‘D’ upon location & condition ¢ Route ‘D’-special’ : ° Routes-'E’ 3OYrs ° Route 'E- Special" 2. | Electronic Signalling system lke SSI, Axle Counter, AWS, | 13 years of based on AFTC, IPS etc, obsolescence. —30~ meer@®) SIGNALLING EQUIPMENT SNo | Class of assets Life in ‘Average life in years terms of operations Routes co Suburban D& D- Spl E& E-Spl 1 Cranks and | Compensat ors 50,000 4 4 2 Lock Bar Clips 1,00,000 3 Facing Point Lock with bolt detection 3,00,000 15 25 4 Mechanica | Detectors '5,00,000 15 20 3 Circuit breakers ~ | 5,00,000 15 15 15 25 30 Lever locks 12 15 6 EK Transmit er 10 10 10 15 15 7 SM’s Slide Frame 30 30 30 30 30 8 Electric Point, Detector & Reversors 15 15 15 20 20 9 [Signal Machines 1,50,000 7 10 20 20 10 | Signal Wire Transmiss ion 11] Point Machine 300000 12 2 15 15 12 __| Plug-in and Shelf type relays r10,00,000 25 28 25 28 30 13 | Track Feed battery 10 10 10 10 changers ~9)—SNo|] Class of | Lifein ‘Average life in years assets terms of Routes operations | B cr D& D- | R&ESp Suburban | _Spl_ Signal = 12 12 12 12 12 ‘Transform ers, ‘Transform 14 es Battery = 10 10 10 10 10 Chargers, DG Sets, Inverters, 15 _ | Batteries > 4 4 4 4 4 16 | Block : 25 25 25 25 Pry Instrument s 17__[ Cable : 20__|_20 20 20, 20 18 | Block : 20 | 20 20 20 20 Instrumen t Electro Mechanic al (C) TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT S..No, Class of assets Average life in years 1 Microwave Equipment. 12-15 Years 2 Exchange & accessories including 12-15 Years Telephone | equipment 3 ‘Under Ground Cables Quad}-20 Years PUF} ‘OFC -20 Years 4 ‘Overhead alignment 25 Years 5 All other electronic/ wireless items 12-15 Years: including OFC equipment 6 Cell Phones 5-8 Years 7 [FAX 10Yeas 8 Walkie-Talkie Sets/VHF_ 5-8 Years. 9 | Datacomm. Equipment, Routers, 5-8 Years Modems, PCs etc. senne -92— Si ot