GUIDE LINES FOR DEALING WITH ACCIDENTS ON PAKISTAN RAILWAYS. ty M, ASHRAF SHEIKH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR OF RAILWAYS, LAHORE.PREFATORY NOTE. This paper on ‘GUIDE LINES FOR DEALING WITH ACCIDENTS' is intended to guide railway staff and officers in the performance of their duties in dealing with accidents and to present in a handy form all relevant rules, orders and instructions on the subject. Xt is supplementary to, and in amplification of the relevant provisions in Rules on Reporting Accident, framed in persuance of section 84 of the Railways Act, 1890, G6 S Rules and Hand Book of Instructions about dealing with serious accidents, 1968 Bdition, ‘The Rules regarding accidents are contained in “the Rules for Reporting Accidents", Chapter-IV of the G & $ Rules and Chapter XXVIII of the Operating Manual, in addition to certain instructions in Way & Works Manual, Medical Manual and Mechanical Manual. An attempt has been made to condense and compile all these rules/instructions in this paper for practical application so as to furnish comprehensive instructions for ready reference and guidance of all concerned. However, it may be noted that the instructions contained in this paper do not in any way supercede, revise or deviate from the provisions of rules or orders issued by the Railway Miministration from time to time on various matters pertaining to accidents. ‘This paper contains detailed information and valuable suggestions concerning action required from the Operating and Engineering staff/officers at the site of accident, post accident inmediate matters, follow-up actions and suggestion/guide-Lines to conduct Accident Enquiry Proceedings. Suggestion regarding modification or correction in this paper would be welcome fron officers/officials of the Railways.Due to large percentage of derailment accidents, a separate Chapter has been devoted to accidents falling in this category and supplemented by Technical data and comprehension to t work out causation which generally leads to an accident of this nature. ‘This paper is not an official publication. The Railway paministration should introduce a separate manual on Accidents. The Inspectorate Office, therefore, intends to extend assistance to concerned Railway officials in order to build up a sense of ‘safety’ with a sanguine hope for a safe journey by Rail to all. The Inspectorate Office regrets for any typographical error or some inadvertant mistakes. Suggestions are invited for correction if any besides additional related information proposed to be included in the text. SE ™ (4. ASHRAF SHETKH) Federal Govt. Inspector of Railways.TNDEX CHAPTER Page No. DEFINITION OF ACCIDENT. 1 2. DEFINITION OF SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. a DEFINITION OF TRAIN WRECKING. a a DEFINITION OF ATTEMPTED TRAIN WRECKING. a Section 5. FIRST INFORMATION OF ACCIDENT TO STATION MASTERS. (DUTIES OF RAILWAY SERVANTS IN CASE OF ACCIDENT) . 2. 5.3 Action by Guard/Driver/Station Master. 2. 5.4 Immediate action to be taken by Station Masters on receipt of advice of accidents. 3. 5.5 Duties of Police Officers in connection with Reporting of accidents. 4 6. REPORTING OF ACCIDENT. 4 6.2 Reports by Station Masters to all concerned . by telegram or message cards. 4 6.2.1 Accidents to be reported by telesram. 5. 6.2.2 Accident telegrams to whom sent. 5 6.2.3 Accident telegrams, form L.T-1-B. 5. 6.2.4 Classification of accident messages. 5. 6.2.5 Removal of block. 6.2.6 Accident at junction between Divisions. 6.2.7 Sunmoning assistance. 6.2.8 ime and date must be noted. 6 6.2.9 Addresses of officials. 6. 6.2.10 Delivery of accident messages during office hours. 7 ’ 6.2.11 _ Delivery of accident messages, addressed to the Divisional Superintendents, received after office hours and on Fridays and holidays. 7 petroseees)lo. a. 12. wi 2ae Use of telephones. 7. Medical aid. Us y Action to be taken to save life and i suffering. 8. Summoning Civil medica! officer. Injuries. Facilities for officers to proceed to site of accident. o. Report on form Genl.79. Prompt and essential information in respect of an accident to be intimated telegraphically to the F.G.1.R. as per Railway Board's letter No. 1477-77, dated 15.6.1945. 9. Reports on injuries sustained by Bnployees due to accident. lo. Broken Material. 10. Section ~ rz, 2 CLASSIFICATION OF ACCIDENT. Why accidents are classified. a. ACCIDENTS IN LOCO OR STORE YARDS, STONE QUARRIES WORKED BY THE P, RATLWAY AND ON ENGINEERING OPEN LINE. 17. ACCIDENTS ON NEW WORKS NOT OPENED FOR TRAFFIC ON LINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND ON LINES NOT USED FOR THE PUBLIC CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS, ANIMALS AND GOODS. 1s. INJURIES AND DEATHS NOT CAUSED THROUGH THE WORKING OF THE RAILWAY. 19. REPORTING OF DEATHS OF PASSENGERS, OUTSIDERS AND RAILWAY SERVANTS PROM NATURAL CAUSES. 19. RAIDS, DACOITIES, MURDERS AND ASSAULTS AT STATIONS OR ON RUNNING TRAINS. 19. £ P.t.o..y 4 13. 14. 1s. 16. a7. 1s. 19. 20, 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 al. 22. 23. Section rrr. IMMEDIATE ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY CONTROLLERS ON RECEIPT OF ACCIDENT MESSAGE. REPORT OF SERTOUS ACCIDENT TO CHAIRMAN/ SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS, ISLAMABAD, GENERAL MANAGER, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR OF RAILWAYS AND HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS. REPORT TO THE PRESS. ACCIDENT AT JUNCTION BETWEEN TWO DIVISIONS. STATEMENT OF FORMS USED IN CONNECTION WITH ACCIDENTS. RESPONSIBILITY OF C.T.C. OPERATOR AND OTHER STAFF IN CONNECTION WITH ACCIDENT ON C.T.C. SECTION. REPORTING/RELIEF MEASURES IN CASE OF ACCIDENTS ON ELECTRIFIED SECTIONS. IMPORTANT RULES TQ BE STRICTLY OBSERVED BY THE RAILWAY STAFF IN CASE OF ACCIDENT TO ELECTRIC TRACTION EQUIPMENT. Procedure in case of damage to electric traction equipment. Drivers and Firemen to look out. Broken Overhead Line Wires. Action to be taken by staff in case of fire. DUTIES OF THE RAILWAY STATION MASTER ON RECEIVING REPORT OF THE LEAK IN THE SUI GAS PIPE LINE CROSSING UNDER THE RAILWAY ‘TRACK. DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICERS IN CONNECTION WITH REPORTING/INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENTS. Section - Iv, RAILWAY OFFICERS AND STAFF TO PROCEED TO THE SITE OP ACCIDENT. ALLOCATION OF DUTIES AND MEDICAL AID RELIEF ARRANGEMENTS. a1. 25. 25. 26. 26. 26. 30. 30, 30. 30. a1. 31. 32. 35.23.41 23.2 23.5 23.6 23.7 aw ai (ii) Gv) w) 23.8 23.9 23.10 23.11 23.12 23.13 23.14 23.15 23.16 23.17 officers proceeding to the site of accident. Senior Station Master to proceed to site of accident. Way and Works staff to proceed to the site of accident. puties of Railway servants present at site of accident. collection of station records and Guard's records. ALLOCATION OF DUTIES AT THE SITE OF ACCIDENT. Action to be taken by individual officers. Duties of the Divisional Commercial Officer. puties of the Divisional Transportation Officer or Asstt: Transportation Officer. buties of the Divisional Medical Officer. buties of the Divisional Mechanical officer. puties of the Divisional Engineer. Detailed report inspection and remedial measures. Preservation of clues. Laying of a diversion. Resistance from other than railway sources. Fire Fighting arrangements. Teanshipment. Medical Aid/Relief arrangements for the injured/killed at site. arrangements for meals and refreshments to stranded persons. First Aid. Sick Passengers. 35. 35. 36. 36. 37. 37. 38. 38. 40. 40. 40. 43. 4s. 47. 52. 52. 52. 52. 35. 57. 58. 61.i 24. 25. 25.1 28.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 25.8 28.9 26. 27. 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.6 28. 28.2 DISPOSAL OF THE EFFECTS OF THE INJURED AND KILLED. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS IN CASES OF SERIOUS ACCIDENTS IN WHICH PASSENGERS ARE KILLED OR INJURED. ‘Transport of Dead Bodies. Reception of the train conveying the Dead and Injured at Terminal stations. Information to the public and press. Arrangement for the waiting public. Maintenance of order. Reception and disposal of the injured. Reception and disposal of the dead. Disposal of unclaimed and salvaged property. Progress Report about the injured patients. REFUND OF FARES. RELIEF TRAINS. calling for assistance after accident has occurred. Accident Relief trains. ‘The maximum time Limit for turning out of Relief trains. Responsibility of Officers/officials regarding inspection and maintenance of Relief trains as detailed in S.R.162/1 which is reproduced below. Equipment of relief trains. Medical equipment for accident relief trains. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS IN CASES OF ACCIDENTS IN WHICH SABOTAGE IS SUSPECTED. Preservation of evidence about the cause and extent of the accident when suspected to be due to sabotage. p.t.o. 62. 62. 62. 63. 63. 63. 64. 64. 64. 64. 64. 65. 66. 66. 66. 66. 68. 69. 70. 70.28.2 28.3 29. 9.2 Precautions against touching or moving any articles or materials at the scene of occurrence. Aid to the Police before and after the accidents GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS IN CASES OF ACCIDENTS DUE TO HUNTING, LURCHING, SWAYING OR ROUGH RIDING OF ENGINES. CHAPTER - Section OBJECT OF ENQUIRIES. ACCIDENTS IN WHICH ENQUIRIES ARE NECESSARY. DEFINATION OF DIFFERENT CLASSES OF ENQUIRIES ViZ., DEPARTMENTAL, JOINT, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR's AND MAGISTERIAL OR JUDICIAL. DEPARTMENTAL ENQUIRY. JOINT ENQUIRY. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR's ENQUIRY. MAGISTERIAL OR JUDICIAL ENQUIRY. CONVENING AN ENQUIRY. COMPOSITION OF ENQUIRY COMMITTEE. ENQUIRY FORMS. PRELIMINARY REPORT. SUBMISSION OF ENQUIRY REPORTS/PROCEEDINGS. Section = rr. NOTES FOR THE GUIDANCE OF COMMITTEES OF ENQUIRY. ESSENTIAL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE ENQUIRY COMMITTEE BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF ENQUIRY PROCEEDINGS. n. » - -¥ 73. 76. 76. 7. 77. 78. 80. 87. 87. 88. 89. 89. 90. 93. 93.9.4 9.5 9.6 10. 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 POINTS TO BE BORNE IN MIND IN COURSE OF ENQUIRIES AND BROUGHT OUT IN EVIDENCE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE NOTED IN ACCIDENTS AT LEVEL CROSSINGS. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION OF DOCUMENTS OP ENQUIRY PROCEEDINGS. PREPARATION OF SKETCH OR PLAN OF SITE OF ACCIDENT AND OTHER DRAWINGS. LIST OF DAMAGES. EXTRACT OF TRAIN REGISTERS. RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING PUBLICATION OF THE REPORT, Section - 11 EXAMINATION OF IMPORTANT ITEMS TO BE THOROUGHLY SCRUTINIZED IMMEDIATELY AFTER ACCIDENT. Exploded detonators. Signalling and Interlocking. . speed of the trains. Passing of signal at danger. Making out sketches. Gollection of Station record and Guards Records. Recording evidence at site of accident. Preservation of evidence at the site of accident. HAPTER ~ 3. Section ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THE DERAILMENT OF COACHING AND GOODS STOCK. 95. 97. 98. 101. 102. 102 103. loa. 104. 104. 105. 105. 105. 105. 106. 108.3.10.1 3.10.2 3.10.3 3.10.4 3.10.5 3.10.6 3.10.7 3.10.8 3.10.9 3.10.10 3.10.11 3.10.12 3.10.23 3..l. 3.11.2 COLLECTION OF FIELD DATA AT THE SITE OF ACCIDENT. CASE OF SUDDEN DERATIMENT. CASE OF GRADUAL DERATIMENT BY FLANGE CLIMBING. VEHICLE OSCILLATIONS. DERATLMENT MECHANISM. EFFECT OF ANGULARITY OF THE AXLE ON THE MECHANISM OF DERAILMENT. Frictional force and its role in derailment. Application of Forces. ‘TRACK DEFECTS. Failure of track components. Failure of ballast. Failure of sleepers and fastenings. Failure of rails. ‘Teack Geometry. cross levels. Twist. variation in Alignment. unevenness and low joints. curves. Check rails on curves. Points and crossings. Girder bridge (unballasted) and level crossing approaches. Section = IIT. ROLLING STOCK SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND DEFECTS. Defects in wheelsets. p.t.o. 109. 110. an. qua. us. 116. 119. 113. 122. 122. 122. 123. 12a, 126. 128. 128. 130. 130. 130. 132. 135. 136. 137. 137,3.11.2 3.11.3 3.1.4 3.11.5 3.11.6 3.11.7 3.11.8 3.11.9 3.11.10 3.11.11 3.12.12 3.12.13 3.11.14 3.11.15 3.13 3.14 3.14.2 3.47.2 3.18 3.18.1 3.18.2 ‘Thin Flange. Sharp Flange. Worn Root. Deep Flange. False Flange/Hiollow Tyre. Flat Tyre. Difference in wheel tread diameters. wheel gauge. Bele Boxes. Defects in plain bearing alxe box. Roller bearing axle box. Ryle guard and axle box groove. Clearances between the horn cheek and axle box groove. - Stiffness of the springs. HELICAL SPRING. GENERAL. DAMPING. Defects in Damping system. BOGIE ROTATION. BRAKE’ GEAR. TWIST IN UNDERFRAME. underframe defects. BUFFERS. Defects resulting in vertical eccentricity of buffing forces. Defects resulting in horizontal eccentricity of buffing forces. 137. 138. 139. 139. 140. 142. 142. 142. 143. 14a. aaa. aaa, 14s. 145. 146. 146. 146. 148. 146. 147. 147. uaz, 147. us. 14s.lo: - 3.19 INTMUM AND MAKIHUM DIMENSIONS, TOLERANCES AND CLEARANCES OF CORCHING AND'GOODS STOCK. 149. 3.19.1 Wheels and nxtes, (Connon Dimensions). us. y 3.19.3 Bearing springs. isl. : 2.19.4 Atle box and axle guard clearance. asi. 3.19.5 Bearing Brass end play. isi. 3.20 ROLLY FRAME DEFECTS. 1st. 3.21.1 Wheels and axles. 152. 3.2.2 Spring gear. sz. 3.21.3 aeake Gear. 182. bata Side bearers. 152. 3.21.5 Rafting gear. sz. section = 1V 3.22 ADVERSE OPERATING FEATURES. 153. : 3.22.3 Improper train operation. 152. 3.22.4 Marshalling conditions of the trains. 353. 3.22.5 heel slip on dianond crossing. 1st. 3.22.6 Violation of operating rules. 14. 3.22.7 Chainging of points under moving wheels. 154. 3.22.9 sudden application of brakes. uNExURES MINEXURE 1. Statenent of Forms used in connection with accidents. " - I, Beats of Relief trains. . IIT, Beats of Senior Station Masters in case of accidents. ¥ ' "2 av. Sketch (Plan showing the site of accident) .CHAPTER = 2. DEFINITION OF ACCIDENT. ‘Any occurrence which does or may affect the safety of Railway, ite engines, rolling stock, permanent way, works, passengers and/or servants or which affects the safetyof others or which does or may cause loss to the railway or serious delays to trains, is called an accident. Usually occurrences which take place within railway limits only are treated as accidents, but natural calamities such as floods, occurring outside railway limits, should also be treated as accidents if they seriously threaten the safety of the line. 2 DEFINITION OF SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. As explained under Rule 6 of the Rules for Reporting Accidents, every accident to a train (whether carrying passengers or not) which is attended with loss of human life or with grievous hurt as defined in thePakistan Penal Code or with serious injury to property which is roughly estimated to cost, say Rs. 2,00,000/- or over also every accident such as landslides, breach by rain or flood, derailment ete., which causes the interruption of any important through line of communication (as mentioned under Section 'c' of this Chapter) for at /1east 24 hours shall be deemed to be a serious accident. For the purposes of this rule cases of trespassers, run over and injured or killed through their own carelessness or of passengers injured or killed through their own carelessness shall not be deemed to be serious accidents. 3. DEFINITION OF TRAIN WRECKING. When as a result of wilful obstruction or tampering with the Permanent Way formation, structure or equipment, a train or portion of a train is derailed or seriously damaged. 4. DEFINITION OF ATTEMPTED TRAIN WRECKING. When wilful obstruction or tampering with the permanent way, formation, structure or equipment is detected, which if not remedied is likely to have resulted in an accident to a train but no accident has actually occurred. * Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)'s letter No. ‘T-OPT/1-84/AC-~49, dated 27.5.1985.Section - 1 5 FIRST INFORMATION OF ACCIDENT TO STATION MASTERS. (DUTIES OF RATLWAY SERVANTS IN CASE OF ACCIDENT). 5.1 It is the duty of railway servants, whether on duty i er not, when an accident (excepting accidents in workshops, locomotive yards, store-yards, and on open line engineering works) comes to his notice to report it to the nearest Station Master by the quickest possible means or where there is no Station Master to the Railway servant in charge of the section of the railway in which the accident has occurred. 5.2 The duty of any railway servant to report an accident without any delay has been described in S.R. 162/3 as under (a) Tt is the duty of any railway servant when an accident comes to his notice to take careful note of the circumstances connected with it, and to report it without delay to the nearest Station Master. AIL railway servants at or near the spot, whether on duty or not, must exhibit the necessary signals for the protection of trains and render every assistance in their power. (b) Every railway servant present at an accident must take 4 careful note (written if possible) of any circumstances connected with the accident that may come to his notice. He should, for instance, note the exact time, the position of any signals, points or points levers, derailed vehicles, etc., that may have a bearing on the accident. If the accident occurs at night, any signal, brake van or disc lamp which is not alight should be opened to see if there is a burner inside and to discover by the temperature whether the lamps had been alight shortly before. (cl He should also state how many persons killed and injured, and in the case of the latter how many are seriously and how many slightly injured." 5.3. Action by Guard/priver/Station Master. (a) First Report. : ‘The Guard or Driver of a train or the Station Master who first reports the accident and calls for assistance must clearly show in his message the nature of the accident with all other available information. Broadly oa the information should be given under the following heads :- p.t.o.= Time of accident. = Place of accident. = Nature of accident. = Deaths and injuries if any. (It must invariably be mentioned whether there are any deaths or injuries to passengers, Railway, M.S, oF G.R.! not and whether the injuries sustained are grievous staff or or minor). = Assistance required. = Number of vehicles (engines, goods wagons or coaches which have derailed or capsized should be shown separately). - Condition of the track in rear and front and extent and length of damage. First aid should be rendered by the Railway staff present at site before arrival of other medical. relief. If there happen to be any Doctors or first aid workers among the passengers on the train, their assistance may be obtained. the fact of rendering first aid should also be mentioned in the message. Note:-2. If a fire has broken out or is threatened, it should be shown in the message. 5.4 Immediate action to be taken by Station Masters on receipt of advice of accidents.- (i) Station Masters, receiving advice of accidents, must take immediate action to prevent further accidents occurring by throwing back signals, advising stations in advance or rear to stop trains, with holding line clear, ee. according to the nature of the accident. (ii) I£ on the control area, control must at once be informed. (iii) The assistance required must be called for promptly by the quickest possible means available. (iv) "All concerned" accident messages must be dispatched without delay. p.teo.5.5 Duties of Police Officers in connection with Reporting of accidents. According to sub-rule 2 of Rule 28 of the Rules for Reporting Accidents the Railway Police shall report, with as little delay as possible, to the nearest Station Master or, where there is no Station Master, to the railway servant in charge of the section of the railway on which the accident has occurred, every accident which may come to their notice occurring in the course of working a railway attended with loss of human life, or with grievous hurt as defined in the pakistan Penal code, or with serious injury to property, or which has prima-facie been due to any criminal act or omission. 6. REPORTING OF ACCIDENT. 6.1 According to para 2 of the Rules for Reporting Accidents, when any accident such as is described in section 83 of the Act occurs in the course of working a railway, the Station Master nearest to the place at which the accident has occurred, or, where there is no Station Master, the railway servant in charge of the section of the railway on which the accident has occurred, shall give notice of the accident by telegraph to the Government Inspector, the District Magistrate and the 4 District Superintendent of Police of the district in which the accident has occurred or such other Magistrate or Police Officer as may be appointed in this behalf by the Local Government, to the Superintendent of Railway Police and to the officer-in-charge of the police station within the local limits of which it has occurred. 6.2 Reports by Station Masters to all concerned by telegram or_message cards. The Station Master is the reporting authority of all accidents under these rules.- The presence of a Superior Officer at a station does not relieve the Station Master of this responsibility. According to S.R. 162/5, the Station Master on receiving the report of an accident will at once obtain quickly, short and concise answers from the person reporting the accident to as many questions in Form Genl.79 as apply. After this form has been signed by the reporter and the Station Master, the latter will igsue telegrams in accordance with the instructions given in Subsidiary Rules 162/33 to 162/43 and 162/45 ¥ reproduced below, ,under each head, but if necessary, he must call for assistance without waiting for full particulars. If the accident p.t.o.occurs on an electrified section, the Station Kaster shall inmediately send the report of the accident to the Electric Traction Controller in addition to the others concerned, even though he may have reason to believe that it has already been sent by some one else 6.2.1 Accidents to be reported by telegram.- Accidents and removal of blocks after accidents will be reported by telegram. The address will be the code "ACT" followed by the class of accident and the stations to which message has to be sent. The Signallers incharge at those stations are responsible for the delivery of messages to the officials concerned, according to the class of the message. 6.2.2 Aecident telegrams: to whom sent.- The details of officials who are to be advised of accidents by telegram is at Annexure-'I' 6.2.3 Accident telegrams, form L.T.1-B.- (a) From L.T. 1-B will be used for all accident messages and coded AXR or AXXR. {b) Station names must be entered in full and not in code. No abbreviations should be used. (c) In cases of derailments, the accident message must ~ state the number of the derailed engine, the types and numbers of vehicles derailed, and the line on which the derailment occurred. (a) Under the Code "N" the telegram must clearly state the number of persons in the train who have been killed or injured and briefly where the injured have been taken to and how the dead bodies have been disposed of. - {e) It should alsc mention separately whether any persons not in the train have been killed or injured as a resuit of the accident. 6.2.4 Classification of accident messages.- (a) Only message concerning serious accidents will be classed as AXXR. Others will be classed as AXR. \ () Accident messages AXXR will be given precedence over |, XXR messayes, while accident messages AXR will take precedence after XXR but before xR. \ 6.2.5 Removal of block.- When block is removed, a telegram must be sent by the Station Master to the persons originally advised P.t.0.Of the block, stating the time of removal, It is of great importance that the Station Master should inform all concerned without delay. The Station Master will note in his diary the time the meno removing the block was received from the-Way and Works Official. ¥ \\6.2.6 Accident at junction between Divisions.- Tf an accident Resident at junction between Divisions. - Joceurs at a station which is a boundary between two Divisions, both [pivisional superintendents are to be advised. 6.2.7 Summoning assistance.- (a) There are four types of assistance that can be summoned after code letter A- Relief train, relief van, medical car or van, or Examiner. Wm. relief train is to be telegraphed for when a relief va needed to clear a running line. The relief van is to be telegraphed for when an engine is derailed, but is not blocking a running line. (4) The medical van may be telegraphed for when no running Line is blocked and, therefore, the relief train is not required, but human bebings have been seriously injurea. : (e) he Teain Examiner. is to be telegraphed for when a | wagon or passenger coach is derailed, but is not blocking a running | Line. | 6.2.8 Time and date must be noted.~ A note must be made in the station diary of the time and date of despatch of all accident telegrams. 6.2.9 Addresses of officials. (a) Station Masters must find out the addresses of the following officials in whose jurisdiction their station and the Block section on either side lie : = Divisional commissioner. - District Magistrate. = District Superintendent of Police. ~ Officer-in-charge, Railway Police of the Province. —* = Sub-Divisional officer, Railway Police. - Off icer-in-charge, Railay Police Station. y - Officer-in-Charge of the Civil Police Station. - Superintendent, R.M.S., of the Postal Division. P.t.o.(b) These and the addresses of railway subordinates, who may have to be advised or summoned by telegram in case of accident, are to be posted up in the station office. 6.2.10 Delivery of accident messages during office hours.- A single copy of the message will be sent to the Divisional Office or to the Headquarters Office. 6.2.11 Delivery of accident messages, addressed to the Divisional Superintendents, received after office hours and on Fridays and holidays.~ (a) On working days, after office hours and on Fridays and holidays, accident messages address 4 to the Divisional Superintendent, will be delivered to the Deputy Chief controller, who will repeat them by telephone, if urgent, to the Divisional ‘Teansportation Officer and other officers concerned. The Divisional ‘Transportation Officer will decide what action is to be taken. (b) All such messages must be sent in original by the Deputy Chief controller to the Divisional Office, as soon as it opens in the morning. 6.2.12 Use of telephones. telephone should be freely used. In urgent cases the public trunk 6.3 According to S.R. 162/6, 162/7, 162/28, 162/9, 162/10 and 162/11 reproduced below, the Station Master will also be responsible to make the following arrangements : 6.3.1 Medical aid.- (a) Medical aid must be afforded to the injured persons as soon as possible. If there are any passenger trains in the vicinity. Guards and Station Masters must ascertain Af there are any doctors or first-aid workers among the passengers. Attention is also drawn to detailed instructions given in paras 2804 and 2805 of the Operating Manual, The greatest care must be taken of the injured persons until they are removed to the hospital or are handed over to their friends or relatives. Express telegrans may be sent by the injured persons to their friends or relatives free of charge. (b) In cases of dead bodies found within railway limits, the Station Master must report the matter at once to the police. P.teo..‘They will not summon medical assistance themselves, except in cases of suspected infectious disease, as it is the duty of the police to do so if they consider it necessary. (c) When sending telegrans to medical officers in accordance with S.R. 162/34, Station Masters will state whether medical aid is required. If it is required, the’ message calling for it must contain the information required to be given under $.R. 162/35(a) and (e). (4) In those cases where no damage has occurred to railway Property, or damage to the track or rolling stock is such as not to need the use of a relief train or van, but where human beings have been injured, the medical car or van should be called for without the relief train, if medical aid is not otherwise more readily procurable. 6.3.2 Action to be taken to save life and suf! | | ng. Tn ober to | save 1if0 oF £0 convey Snedical help to the injured or to convey the | Injured to medical officer or hospital, trolleys may be sent out, | trains my be detained and the engine utilized, or the eed of a goods train may be reduced and the trains ordered to run at the meximum permissible speed. 4 6.3:3 Summoning civil medical officer.- In serious cases the civil medical officer may be called for, if he is nearer than the railway medical officer. 6.3.4 Injuries. (a) Station masters must use their own judgement in deciding the nature of injury sustained for the purpose of issuing telegrams under S.R. 162/34. Every case of injury, however trifling, must be examined by a medical officer, as only a professional man can say if the injury is serious or simple. Should a passenger refuse to be examined, every endeavour must be made to obtain-a written refusal to comply. (b) A railway servant is to be considered an “injured Person" when injured in an accident and prevented from returning to work during the 48 hours next after the occurrence of the accident. (c) A member of the public is not to be considered an ¥ “injured person" when the injuries received are only petty abrasions or bruises of a minor nature. p.teo...(a) In all cases of injuries, which have, in the first instance, been reported as serious being subsequently found as simple, an intimation must be sent to all those who received the first report. (e) When an employee receives an injury, however, slight it may be, he is required to make an immediate report to this to his inmediate superior, who must at once record the circunstances of the accident and afford all facilities for early medical attention. the subordinates in charge must also insist on staff, who have received injuries while on duty, being sent for medical treatment immediately. 6.3.5 Facilities for officers to proceed to site of accident.- Every facility must be afforded by the Divisional Superintendent, his officers and staff to the civil, police and medical officers, the Government Inspector and others concerned to enable them to proceed quickly to the site of a serious accident, to make the necessary enquiries and to collect evidence. The Divisional Superintendent will also arrange for the attendance of any railway servant who is wanted by the Magistrate or the Government Inspector. 6.3.6 Report on form Genl79. The completed form Genl. 79 will be sent by the Station Master to the Divisional Superintendent by the earliest ‘possible train through his Traffic Inspector. 6.4 Frompt_and essential information in respect of an accident 20 be intimated telegraphically to the F.G.I.R. as per Railway Board's letter No. 1477-77, dated 15.6.1945.- As it is desirable that prompt intimation should be given both to the Federal Government Inspector of Railways and to the Railway Board, Railway Mministration are requested to ensure that all concerned correctly discharge the obligations imposed on them in this respect, viz., i) that telegraphic intimations of ‘serious accidents as defined in Rule 6 of the Accident Rules are sent to the Federal Government Inspector and the Railway Board, immediately after the occurrence of an accident. 41) that telegraphic intimation of all accidents covered by Rules 2 and 6 of the Rules for Reporting Accidents are Promptly sent to the Federal Government Inspector of Railways, inmediately after the occurrence of an accident. p.teoAnother point which requires attention is the furnishing in the telegraphic advices, details about the accidents, essential for determining, at once, whether an enquiry by the Federal Government Inspector is or is not obligatory. Te is, therefore, important that + none of the following particulars as specified in Rule 1 of the Rules for Reporting Accidents is omitted from the accident message, in which whenever possible should also be given, additional information about the approximate cost of damages to Railway property and about the nunber of persons sustaining serious or minor injuries, as a result of an accident - Mileage, or station or both, at which the accident occurred; = Time and date of the accident; ~ Member and description of the train or trains; ~ Nature of the accident; - ‘umber of people killed or injured, as far as known; = Cause of the accident, as far as known; - Probable detention to traffic. 6.5 Reports on injuries sustained by Employees due to accident. : When reporting accidents which cause personal injury to Railway employees, it is necessary to state whether the injury is of @ grievous nature. In the case of an accident to a Gangman on duty, the evidence of the Gangmate concerned is essential, The mate is responsible for the safety of his men and evidence should be recorded to show that instructions were issued for their protection. should an accident which at first appeared to be of a slight nature, eventually turn out to be of a somewhat serious nature, and prevent the injured person from resuming work before the expiration of 20 days, the matter shotld be reported to the Divisional officers concerned at the earliest possible moment. 6.6 Broken Material To ascertain the cause of any failure of material in an engine or vehicle, the Driver must hand over the broken material to the Foreman of the shed. The foreman will forward the material with his remarks to the Divisional Superintendent. If the quality of the material is in doubt, the a Divisional Superintendent will send it to the Material Failure committee, Workshops, Moghalpura, which will have it tested. If the broken material has not been found before the accident report is sent in, it must be noted as lost in item No.7 of the report and the form despatch.erulee Section 7 CLASSIFICATION OF ACCIDENT. 7.1 Why accidents are classified. \ qo faciiitate easy and correct transmission of accident messages from the station at which accident has occurred. ~ Fasy and correct delivery of accident message to all concerned. = To assess the relief measures required from the class , of accident. - = mw judge the gravity and nature of accident. » ,. to help compilation of statistical figures in the Headquarters Office. 1.2 Vide S.R, 162/13 accidents are divided into 5 categories view, ‘at, 'BY, ‘Cl, ‘Dt and ‘E', Station Me ters must take the greatest care while issuing accident messages and classifying the accident. clas: accidents Accident occurring in the course of working of the railway including all accidents to a passenger carrying train resulting in loss of human life, serious injury to persons heavy loss to property engthy interruption to lines of communication are classified as Class-'a' accident. Class-A accidents are further Givided into Ali), ACA) (a), A(t) (b) and ACID. Class-A(i) Accidental death or grievous injury to any person whether a passenger, railway servant or a trespasser in the course of railway operation. Definition of grievous hurt. ‘The following kinds of hurt only are designated as grievous as per section 320 of Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1890) and S.R. 162/25 Firstly.- Basculation; secondly.- Permanent privation of the sight of either eye; ‘Thirdly.- Permanent privation of the hearing of either ear; pet.O.es-:d2a- Fourthly.- Privation of any member or joint; Fifthly.- Destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of member or joint: Sixthly.- Permanent disfiguration of the head or face; Y Seventhly.~ Fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth; and Bighthly. Any hurt which endangers life or which causes the sufferer to be during the space of 20 days in severe bodily pain, or unable to follow his ordinary pursuits. Clas: (34) (a) This class of accident deals with serious accidents ‘and can be divided into 2 categories. The first category involves a passenger carrying train while in the 2nd category the train involved is not a passenger carrying train. First cagetory. = collision between two trains one of which is a passenger carrying train: = Collision between a train carrying passenger and a road vehicle; and = derailment of a train carrying passenger or a part of it. wnether or not, in all the above three cases, an accident is accompanied by loss of human life, serious injury to person or property or serious interruption to traffic, it will always be classified as an A(ii) (a) accident. Second category. = Collision between two trains not carrying passengers: - derailment of a train not carrying passengers. = collision between train not carrying passengers and road vehicle. = Pire in trains not carrying passenger. In the above mentioned four cases, accident resulting in loss of human life and grievous injury to person will v be classified as A(ii)(a), otherwise not. P.teOveesNot: sage For the purpose of A(ii)(a) accident mx road vehicles such as hand drawn two or 3 wheeled carts shall not be considered as road vehicle. Class A(it) (b). Accident to trains carrying passengers such as slight collision but not falling under the class A(ii) (a); - Train wrecking or attempted train wrecking. = Cases of running over obstructions placed on line. - Fire in trains carrying passenger. Tt may be further clarified that in the above mentioned eases no loss of life or grievous hurt to person or property actually occurred but the nature of these accidents is serious enough that loss to person or property could have occurred. Class A(iii Serious damage to rolling stock, Permanent way or to Public or private property, orany other accident causing interruption of any important through line of communication for 24 hours. Definition. 4) Serious damages. As defined in G & S Rules damage estimated to cost Rs. 2,00,000/- or more shall be deemed as serious. Important through Line of communication, As defined in Chapter IV of G 6 S Rules Fook, the following are through line of comnunicatios \\ = Peshawar cantt - Lahore - Wagan. 2+ Rawalpindi - xohat cantt. ~ Lahore - Raiwind - Kasur. - lahore - Khanewal - Rohri - Kotri ~ Karachi city and Multan Loop. - Lahore ~ Sangla Hill ~ shorkot cantt:- Khanewal. Rohri - Habib Kot - Sibi - Mach - Quetta - Chaman. Habib Kot ~ Kotri, Wie Lo bu Mandi Sadiq Ganj - Bahawalnagar - samasata. PetOveeeeClass-B but not Class-c such as animals causing Note:- Class-D plas - Hyderabad - Mirpur Khas - Khokhropar. \O+- wazirabad - Sangla Hill. Ms = attock city - Kundian - Sher shah. accidents. Y Accident in which damage to line or works is caused by floods, land slides, etc., involving interruption to traffic, causing a train accident shall be considered as 'B class. Definition. i) Floods causing serious detention to trains, but causing no damage to the line, will be reported as class B accidents. ii) Detention of two hours or more to a train carrying passengers and six hours or more to a goods train shall be deemed as serious. | Floods not resulting in detention to trains or damage to the | Line will not be reported as Class 8 accidents, but advice must be sent to the General Manager, stating the action taken by Divisional Superintendent regarding preventive methods. accidents. Running into or over cattle including all large animals + horses, camels, buffaloes, etc., but not including small such as sheep and goats or obstruction of any kind, but not an accident under Class a. All cases of obstruction placed on the line, or of fastening removed therefrom will not be reported as 'c' class accidents, but a telegraphic advice must be sent to the officials detailed in 5. 162/34 for class ¢ accidents stating whether or not the circumstances point to an attempt at train wrecking. accidents. Following accidents which do not fall under Class-A are categorised as class D accidents. Class-p(i). Vehicles blown away. . p.t.o.Class-D(ii) Trains put on a wrong line or running between stations without permission to approach having been obtained. Class-D(iii). a) Collision between two trains not carrying passengers. b) Collision between a train not carrying passengers and road vehicles. ©) Derailment of a train not carrying passengers. It may be noted that in all the above mentioned cases the accident is not accompanied with loss of life, grievous injury to person or property. @) Averted collision. ©) Fire in trains within railway limits which affect the working of railways irrespective of the location or ownership of the premises. £) Passing signals at danger. Definition of averted collision a) An averted collision takes place vhen:- 1) A running train approaches another train or A gy M vehicle within a quarter of a mile in the same Block or Station sections or adjoining Block or Station section, ii) At stations where the adequate distance between the Outer and Home signals is kept less than a quarter of a mile under approved special instructions, an averted collision will be caused when @ running train stops short of other train or vehicle within that distance between the outer and Hone signals which has been authorised by approved special instructions, for that station. 444) A running train, when being received in accordance with S.R. 29/3, is not separated from another train or vehicle by 10meters or by lesser distance as permitted under $.R. 30/2.Note Note: - - 216 b) On the section worked on Automatic Block or "Centralized Traffic control" system passing of signals by a train following another train in accordance with G.R.260 or S.Rs. 278/1 and 2 will not constitute an averted y collision. ©) Any other irregularity not covered by the definition, vide sub-clause (a) above, will be treated as a block irregularity or a case of passing signals at danger, as the circunstances of the case may warrant. class D(iv) ‘Train parting. Breakages of draw bars and couplings, which do not cause a train to part, are not to be treated and reported as accidents. Guards and Station Masters must report breakages that occur on running trains, or on formed trains in station yards, to the nearest rain Examiner, Train Examiner must collect information and submit monthly statement to the Divisional Superintendent, giving necessary particulars. of ‘The Divisional Superintendents are required to give the number of failures of screw couplings and draw bars on running trains within and outside station limits on proforma ‘A’ of the quarterly statement of accidents to the General Manager for submission of a consolidated statement to the Secretary, Railway Board, the Chairman/ Secretary, Railway and the Government Inspector. Glass Div) Points burst. In all cases of points being damaged, a report by telegram must be sent to the Permanent Way Inspector, whether the points have been repaired or not. Class D(vi) Serious damage to telegraphy. Class (vii) Rails found broken in track. p.t.o.Class D(viii) Any other minor accident causing damage to way, work or stock, breakages of level crossing gates, fencing etc., by road vehicles, which do not involve any obstruction to railway traffic, should not be treated and reported as accidents. These should, however, be reported by the Divisional Superintendent concerned to the Press and to the Police if of a serious nature. class Dlix). Damage to overhead line equipment. SE accident Locomotive failures, including rail motor and sentinal coach failures. When an engine during shunting operation in station yard cannot continue to work due to mechanical/electrical defect and is not replaced within 30 minutes shall consider a shunting Engine failure. Definition. A locomotive is considered to have failed when it is unable to work its booked train from start to destination or causing detention of more than one hour enroute due to mechanical/electrical trouble or mismanagement of the engine by its crew. ACCIDENTS IN LOCO OR STORE YARDS, STONE QUARRIES WORKED BY THE P. RATLWAY AND ON ENGINEERING OPEN LINE, a) In these cases action shall not be initiated by the Station Master but by the toco Foreman or other officer or subordinate incharge. b) In accidents resulting in loss of human life or grievous hurt, the following must be advised by the telegram :- - District Magistrate. - Officer-in-charge of Railway Police Station. P.t.o.ie: Medical Officer. General Manager. ~ Inspector of Mines, if accident occurred in a stone quarry. - Works Manager or Divisional Superintendent concerned. - Government Inspector. = Deputy Superintendent of Police, Railways for Frontier and Baluchistan, as the case may be. = Superintendent of Police, Railways for Sind. - Deputy Inspector General of Police, Railways for Punjab. ©) The Subordinate (or contractor) or Officer concerned will advise the Works Manager or Divisional Superintendent by letter and if he requires any immediate help, will telegraph to the person from whom it is required. at once a) The particulars required in the report are - = Site of accident. ~ cause of accident. - Persons responsible. ~ Particulars of damage with approximate cost. - Action taken. 2 = Remarks. ACCIDENTS ON NEW WORKS NOT OPENED FOR TRAFFIC ON LINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND ON LINES NOT USED FOR THE PUBLIC CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS, ANIMALS AND GOODS. fa) An accident (not a workshop accident) will be reported by the Divisional Superintendents concerned to the Federal Government Inspector of Railways by a letter or if the estimated damage amounts to Rs. 2,00,000/= or more, by telegram. All such accidents when they result in death or of grievously injury to a railway servant should also be reported by the subordinate or contractor or officer concerned to the Works Manager. b) The particulars required in the report are mentioned above in para (a) above.Workshop Aeeidents. Workshop accidents come under the factories act, XII of 1911. Under section 37(k) of this Act notices of accidents must be issued in accordance with the rules made by the Yocal Government within whose jursidiction the accidents occur. The Divisional Superintendent, Workshops, Assistant Works Manager, Signal Shops, Manager, Steel Shop, Assistant Superintendent, Printing and District Controller of Stores, Moghalpura, and Assistant Engineer/ Bridges, Jhelum and Sukkur will submit to the General Manager, Lahore, a monthly statement showing details of accidents reported under the Factories Act. Serious accidents occurring in workshops will be reported individually to the General Manager, Lahore. Accident in private sidings. Accidents occurring in private sidings must be reported in the same way as accidents occurring on main lines of railways. 10. INJURIES AND DEATHS NOT CAUSED THROUGH THE WORKING OF THE RAILWAY. These rules do not refer to cases of personal injury to or deaths of passengers,outsiders, or railway servants which have not been caused through the working of the railway. Regarding instructions for reporting accidents in stone quarries see S.R. 162/81. 11. REPORTING OF DEATHS OF PASSENGERS, OUTSIDERS AND RAILWAY SERVANTS FROM NATURAL CAUSES. ‘These must be reported to the Police and Divisional Superintendent by letter or by telegram and, in cases of infectious or contagious diseases, the bodies must be disposed of as directed by the rules contained in Chapter-1, Part IT of the General & Subsidiary Rules. 12, RAIDS, DACOITIES, MURDERS AND ASSAULTS AT STATIONS [ORTON ROTTED LEAT secure eee crae rece a) Station Masters must report cases of raids, dacoities, murders assaults, etc., immediately by telegram to the Divisional Superintendent, the Federal Government Inspector of Railways, the Inspector General/Pakistan Railway Police, the Civil Police and to those whose assistance is required and take such measures for the safety of life and railway property as circumstances permit. The P.t.on.eeDivisional Superintendent concerned will submit a preliminary report to the Inspector General/Pakistan Railway Police and endorse its copy to the Chief operating Superintendent and Chief Commercial Manager as soon after the occurrence as possible, and the Inspector~General/ Y Pakistan Railway Police will advise the Chairman, Railway Board and Home Department of the Provincial Government concerned, if necessary. b) If a murder or serious assault is committed in a running train the following action will be taken by the staff to help the Police in their investigation :~ i) The Guard of the train will imediately have the compartment emptied and locked up, after all shutters have been raised from outside, so that blood stains, marks of struggle, foot prints, finger impressions, etc., may remain undisturbed. if) If the crime took place in a second or Ist Sitter class carriage, the carriage will be detached at the station where the crime was detected, and kept under watch till the Police arrive to take over the case. iii) If the crime took place in an upper class compartment, the compartment will be immediately locked up and the carriage allowed to run to the nearest station where it can be replaced. At this station a member of the Railway Police will watch it until a Police Officer comes upon the scene. iv) No one, either railway employee or outsider, may be allowed to enter the compartment until the Police arrive, except in so far as is necessary to attend to injured persons unable to leave the compartment without assistance. v) The Railway Police will be advised at what station the carriage has been or will be detached. After the carriage is taken over by the Police, it should not be removed or otherwise utilized without the written authority of the Police Officer conducting the investigation. If an abnormal delay takes place on the part of the Police in releasing the carriage, the matter will be reported to the ¥ Divisional Superintendent concerned.Section - 311. 43. IMMEDIATE ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY CONTROLLERS ON RECEIPT a) The Section controller on duty, on being advised by a Station Master of a serious accident, will at once inform the Dy. Chief Controller on duty, who must immediately leave aside all works and take charge of the situation, as per para 1938 of Operating Manual (reproduced below “Whenever a serious accident occurs resulting in the blocking of a main line, serious damage, loss of life or property, the Chief Controller must be sent for to take charge of the office and the Deputy chief Controller will immediately advise the Divisional Superintendent, Divisional Transportation Officer ahd other Divisional Officers concerned.” b) The following is given as a guide-line of the particulars required by him in dealing with the accident ~ Time of accident. - locality and nature of accident. - Total number of carriages derailed or capsized. - Whether passengers or railway employees have been killed or injured, with estimate of numbers. - Condition of the line or lines (if more than one) at the site of the accident. - Whether transhipment is necessary. + Whether, if there are cases of injuries, doctors are available on the train concerned, or at the nearest stations to render prompt relief to the injured prior to the arrival of railway medical staff. - Whether accident message has been issued to all concerned. ©) Chief /Deputy Chief Controller will summon the necessary assistance and take steps to control traffic, introducing single line working if necessary, transhipment of passengers, if feasible, or as the case may be. In cases in which Relief train is ordered out, he will take such action as will ensure their quickest arrival at the site of the accident. He should communicate as much of information about the accident as possible, to the official incharge of the Relief train to enable him to decide how best to deal with the accident on arrival at the site. p.t.o.4) In cases where there are no injuries to persons the Chief/Deputy Chief controller should ensure that the Relief train proceeding to the part of section interrupted by the accident does 30 with the relief crane leading and in position to get to work started immediately. €) He should also advise the nearest Railway/Civil Hospital/ Dispensaries and local qualified and registered medical practitioners, depending upon the number of the injured persons and nature of their injuries, the Senior station Masters, Traffic Inepectors, Train Examiners, Permanent-Hay Inspector, Signal and Interlocking Inspectors, Inspectors of Works, Civil and Police officials concerned to proceed to the site of accident, if so required. Railway Officers directly responsible for the area in which the accident has occurred may be assisted with the nearest shunting engine or train engine for their journeys. For this purpose, Shanting Engine may be taken outside station limits when incharge of a qualified engine Driver. Note: Jon hearing an accident buzzer, the Railway Doctor most not watt for a mono to be sont to hin asking him to accompany the medical van but met contact of his om accord the < Station Master loco Forenan/chief Controller, as the case nay be, and ascertain the nature of the accident and whether his services are required or not. These instructions aro not taken to mean that no written meno is required to be tent to the doctor asking hin to accompany the medical van. on the contrary, it is inperative that at such stations where accident relief medical equipment is provided, the station Master /laco Poreman/chief Controller mst send a meno. Hovever, at stations where telephones are provided, no memo may be | sent, but t must be ensured that tho Doctor has been | savised on telephone. | £) On completion of all immediate arrangements in direct connection with the accident, he should personally check that the Telephone Clerk or other official deputed by him to transmit the accident messages by phone in accordance with the preceding paragraph ¥ has duly advised all concerned, according to the class of accident. PsteOveeeeIn case of a failure to elicit reply from any officer he should himself endeavour to ring up until a reply is received. ‘The times of the calls should be carefully recorded and if a reply is received from any but the officer himself, the name of the person replying should also be recorded. 9g) At the same time Chief Controller/Deputy Chief Controller shall inform D.S., D.T.0., D.M.E., D.C.0., D.E.N., D.M.O., AEN, D.S.B/D.A.S.E., A.M.E., A.T.0., A.C.0., C.W.T., $6 T.Te, CM.I., PoW.T T.0.W., ete., as the nature of accident may warrant. If passenger vehicles or electric installations are involved, the D.£.£/D.A.E.E., must also be informed. The information should be conveyed on telephone, but if it is not possible to do so, written messages shall be issued. The Control Office must be enabled to contact officers. For this purpose, it is desired that whenever the officers are away from their residences, they shall, leave behind the information of their whereabouts so that they could be contacted in the event of emergency. h) Information of serious accidents will also be given by Chief Controller/Deputy Chief controller to the Headquarters Office without loss of time in accordance with S.R. 162/44(A). During Office hours, however, particulars of accidents should be reported to Headquarters Office direct instead of through Control Office, Lahore. In more serious accidents, the Divisional Superintendent shall arrange to bring initial facts to the personal notice of Deputy C.0.P.S(A 6 S), C,0.P.S and F.G.I.R., direct. In urgent cases, public telephones may be used freely. The necessity for immediate communication of information to Headquarters Office cannot be over-emphasized and it is imperative that Prompt and correct advice is furnished to Headquarters Office. In case complete information is not available in the first instances, and if obtaining of all details is likely to cause any appreciable delay supplementary messages should be sent later when fuller information, including the cost of damages to the railway property, becomes available. I) Attention is also invited to the instructions contained in S.R. 162/46(1)(c) according to which the particulars of the accidents which affect any of the following main line sections and cause PitiOreeeeinterruption to train carrying passengers, no matter for what Period, are required to be promptly reported by the Divisional Superintendent to the Ministry of Railways/Railway Board, Islamabad and General Manager (Operating) :- 1) Karachi - Lahore - Peshawar. 2) Rohr ~ Quetta - chaman. 3) Khanewal ~ Faisalabad. It should be noted that for the purpose of this rule only such accidents are to be reported in which through communication is interrupted in such a manner as to obstruct the free passage of Passenger trains, either through a yard or a block section, for any length of time. Accidents in which one line is blocked and the trains are received and despatched on the other lines need not be reported under the aforesaid Subsidiary Rule. 3) The Deputy Chief Controller must ensure that the Prescribed accident message to all concerned has been issued by the Station Master. k) Chief controllers are also required to keep records of the following particulars :- - Time different officers were advised. - Time Relief train ordered. - Time Relief train/oue and cause of delay, if any. ~ Detention to Relief train enroute giving cause. ~ Time Relief train arrived at the site of accident and started work. ~ Time vehicles re-railed, ~ Mme line repaired and made over to Traffic. - Time normal working resumed. ~ Time Relief train returned. = Mme and number of train which first passed after resumption of the normal working. - Wow and by what train or trains passengers, mails, and luggage were transhipped. ¥ ~ Yow the damaged vehicle or vehicles were disposed of. ~ Particulars of Detention to trains. P.t.ove.14. REPORT OF SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF RATLVAYS, TSLAMABAD, GENERAL MANAGER, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR OF RAILWAYS AND HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS. As laid down in S.R, 162/44 when serious accident occurs on any of the 7 Divisions, the Chief Controller /Deputy Chief Controller concerned will immediately communicate the particulars of the accident on control/public telephone to by. Chief controller, Lahore. Dy. Chief controller, Lahore, on receipt of information will convey the message to 0.S/operating or J.7.0/accidents Headquarters Office, Lahore. ‘The 0.8/Operating or J.T.0/Accidents on receipt of the message will immediately convey the contents on telephone to Dy. C.0.P.S/Accident or in his absenck/by. Chief operating Superintendent /Ooaching who in turn will inform G.MM.T, C.0.P.S, C.E.N., C.M.E., C.M.O., C.E-Es, Dy. C.E.N., concerned and F.G.1.R. It should be noted that in case when 0.S/Operating cannot be contacted the Dy. Chief Controller, Lahore, will convey the message to one of the Operating Officers in the following priority :- J.7.0/aceident, Dy, C.0.P.S/Accidents, Dy. C.0.P.S/ Coaching and C.0.P.S. 15. REPORT TO THE PRESS. a) In case of serious accident which is attended with loss of human life or serious injury or heavy damage to property (Rs. 2,00,000/- and over) and in accident which causes interruption to any of the important through lines of communication for at least 24 hours, the D.S. will promptly send a telegraphic report to the Press. The brief particulars as far as available in case of interruption to through line of communication a copy must also be sent to Military District and the Army Commander concerned and Pak Army Rawalpindi. b) Great care must be taken in drafting press report to avoid future complication in litigation and definite causes should not be stated unless beyond dispute. code words or names must not be used in press telegram.c) Information to be given to the press.- Time, date and locality of the accident, nature of accident, train involved i.e. passenger or goods train,duration of interruption to traffic, number of persons injured or killed, their names and addresses, It should be noted that no details will be given to the Press whether injuries sustained by passengers are severe or slight. Hot 4) Vital information regarding National Security should not be provided without prior consultation of the Divisional Superintendent, Local Military Authorities and the District Magistrate for example collapsing of bridge , wiping of the track or cutting of telegraph wires. Ai) Information regarding accidents to trains being used for the Military or Military purposesshould not be given to the Press, Radio or T.V. 16. ACCIDENT AT JUNCTION BETWEEN TWO DIVISIONS. According to §.R. 162/38 if an accident occurs at a station which is a boundary between two divisions, the Divisional Superintendents of both the divisions mist be advised promptly 17. STAPEMEN?_OF FORMS USED_IN CONNECTION WITH ACCIDENTS. The List of forms and messages in connection with accidents in the order in which they ace normally issued is at annexure="". 18. RESPONSIBILITY OF C.7.C. OPERATOR AND OTHER STAFF IN, CONNECTION WITH ACCIDENT_ON C.T.C. SECTION. a) In case of accident to a train/light engine in block section, the guard in the former and the driver in the later case will immediately send a report to the C.T.C. operator over the nearest signal telephone. On receipt of the report, the C.7.C. operator shall inmediately order relief arrangement (instructing the train crew, as to whether they should continue to stay at the site of accident or proceed to the next station besides advising then of relief arrangements nade). The C.7.C. Operator is also responsible for ordering relief train and making other arrangenents/ assistance required at the site of accident, regulate traffic over the affected section/station and carrying out such duties which p.t.o..27 normally devolve on the control staff. The C.T.C. Operator will make a prompt report of the accident to all the officers and incharge subordinates concerned, if the accident is of a serious nature the .T.C, Operator shall send message for the A.T.0. or D.7.0. to take over the charge of the situation. b) If the accident occurs at a remote controlled station the Station Master concerned shall be responsible for sending a report imediately to the C.1.C. Operator communicating all such information about the accident to the concerned officers and summoning for necessary assistance. ¢) Minor accidents such as yard derailments which do not affect the running line and not likely to have consequences of a serious nature shall be dealt with by the concerned station master; the C.1.c. Operator is to be given only such information as may be consider necessary by the concerned station staff. 19. REPORTING/RELIEF MEASURES IN CASE OF ACCIDENTS ON ELECTRIFIED SECTIONS @ i) In case of accident on electrified track/electric traction equipment and’ all other unusual occurrence shall be immediately reported to the Electric Traction Controller. Any Railway-man who becomes aware of such an incident shall immediately report to the nearest Station Master or the E.T. Controller who so ever can be readily contacted. Station Master on receipt of such information shall convey the same immediately to the electric traction controller giving him the nearest O.H.L, structure Number and the portion of traction affected. | ii) On receipt of such information the E.T. Controller shall isolate the affected section in the first place if it is not already isolated due to the Automatic tripping of circuit breaker on fault. ‘The track shall then be blocked for all Electric/other trains. For this purpose E.T. Controller shall exchange a numbered message with the Section Controller in the control office which shall be acknowledged with a private number by the section controller. ii) In case of an emergency, E.T. Controller shall authorise the Station Master concerned on duty over the telephone by exchanging private numbers for the operation of 0.H.L. switches to isolate the particular sub-section, p.t.o.-22B:- iv) The Station Master will then acquire the key of O.H.L. switchs from the lock-off box in his office by breaking its front glass. He will proceed to the site where the switches are located and operate them as directed by the E.T. Controller. Y v) After operating the 0.H.L. switches the Station Master on duty shall confirm his action with the E.T. Controller and exchange private number. The E.T, Controller may then revise the limits of the block by reducing its limits. vi) In the meantime Electric Teaction Controller will contact the nearest nominated person who is in the best position to reach the site of accident as quickly as possible. He will also order relief/ break down train to be despatched to the site of accident and will also advise officers/officials who are required to accompany the break down train. The nominated person on having received the information through the E.T. Controller or through any other source will make immediate arrangement to collect his staff and proceed to the site by means of E.T, Break Down Trucks which are provided for this purpose at all zonal offices on Lahore - Khanewal section, The nominated person will also communicate his departure time to the E.T. Controller on duty. on arrival at the site of accident the nominated person will contact the E.T, Controller and advise him about the details of the accident and the extent of damage to the 0.H.L, equipment. He will also arrange for the switch operation on other side of the affected sub-sections. After having the section isolated and earthed under the direction of the electric traction controller the nominated person will obtain the+ authority (ET/B) to apply portable earth and to issue permit to work as laid down in S.R. 389/6. tb) Procedure required for issuing of form FI/B and BI/c. i) BI/B. The B.T. Controller shall authorize the Nominated Person by issuing a numbered message which shall be written by both the parties on Part-I of Form ET/B. The nominated person will acknowledge the message by giving private number from his private nunber book to the E.T, Controller. 44) BT/C. Form B1/C shall be issued by the nominated person as a permit to work, and shall satisfy himself that the P.teo..e= 229 = person issued with this form understands the nature of work and the extant of isolation, the nominated person shall fill in part-I of the Form ET/C which when completed constitutes the permit to work. ‘The person issued with Form E1/C shall complete part-IT in presence of the nominated person. The nominated person who issued the permit to work shall record the particulars of the permit(s) on part-z10f Form E1/B. He shall also give the Electric Traction Controller Getails of such permit(s) to work as a numbered message which both of them shall write on part-tzof Form £1/B. iii) When the required portable earths have been applied and permit to work is issued, the affected track/tracks are cleared and obstructions removed for other than electric trains so that the train service is restored at the earliest. iv) In case of minor accidents the nominated person will attend to the fault himself whereas in case of accidents of serious nature/severe break downs, electric traction break down relief train will be called for assistance. (c) __E.T, Break down train comprises of flat-roof coaches equipped with necessary tools, sufficient quantity of spare parts and other material which may be required. Drum wagons with cantery and contact wires, BPRs loaded with spare E.T. Masts, Partial structure and rails for use as temporary mast also comprises a part of break down train, Incharge of this train is a sub-engineer. He is accompanied by Mistry, skilled/semi-skilled labour and other staff. The break down trains are stationed at Lahore for Lahore - Sahiwal section and at Khanewal for Sahiwal - Khanewal section. The composition of break down trains stationed at Lahore and Khanewal is as under E.T. Teain, Lahore, 709 .N 710." 1501 F 1502 F 2962 s 2965 5 3972 SER P.t.o...Nominated persons are based at all the zonal offices of Lahore, Raiwind and Okara on Lahore Division, Sahiwal, Chichawatni Road and Khanewal on Multan Division. 20. IMPORTANT RULES TO BE STRICTLY OBSERVED BY THE RAILWAY STAFF_IN CASE OF ACCIDENT TO ELECTRIC TRACTION EQUIPMENT. 20.1 Procedure in case of damage to electric traction equipment If smoking, excessive flashing or fusing is noted on the overhead line equipment, cables, bonding or electric traction equipment such as masts, cantilevers or overhead wires, is damaged infringing the standard dimensions, the portion of line or lines shall be protected, vide G.R. 164 and S.Rs. thereto. The matter shall then be reported to the Electric Traction Controller. The Electric Traction Controller shall, if necessary, first switch off tHe electricity in the affected section and/or arrange for the line to be blocked to all trains or to electric trains. He shall then inform the appropriate officer or supervisor for repairs or maintenance of the equipment in question. 20.2 Drivers and Firemen to took out Drivers and Firemen shall, as far as possible, and without interfering with their normal duties, observe the overhead equipment for defects. should any defect come to their noticé they must protect the line, vide G.R. 164 and S.Rs. thereto and report to the Station Master at the next station. 20.3 Broken Overhead Line Wires.- (a) On no account shall broken or displaced wires connected with the overhead line equipment be approached or touched, except when authorised by the Electric Traction Controller. the railway employee who first arrives at the scene shall take appropriate steps to prevent any one approaching the broken wires, but it does not relieve the passers-by to protect themselves against any possible danger. Peteove.(>) If a broken or displaced overhead live wire drops across @ manned level crossing, the Gateman shall immediately stop all road traffic until advised by a supervisor of the electric traction Gepartment that it is safe for road traffic to proceed. at unmanned jevel crossings, this duty will devolve upon the railway employee who first arrives at the scene of the occurrence. 20.4 Action to be taken by staff in case of fire.~ (a) If fire is noticed on any part of the electric traction equipment, the affected Part shall be completely isolated before any attempt is made to put out the fire. If the fire has been noticed by a Nominated Person, it shall be extinguished by him with the help of extinguishers provided for the Purpose. The Electric Traction Controller shall be informed innediately of the nature of the fire and extent to which it has affected the equipment. (>) If a person other than a Nominated Person notices a fire on any part of electric traction equipment, he shall make no attempt to extinguish the fire, but it shall immediately be reported to the Flectric Traction Controller in accordance with General Rule 369 and Subsidiary Rules thereto. (©) ‘The Electric traction controller on receipt of information about occurrence of fire on any part of electric traction equipment shall inmediately arrange for isolation of the affected portion of the equipment, and for the fire to be extinguished. 21. DUTIES OF THE RATLWAY STATION MASTER ON RECEIVING REPORT OF THE LEAK ty TUS SUI GAS PIPE LINE CROSSING RATLWAY TRACK, ~ According to G.R.424 on receipt of the report of the leak, the Railway Station Master concerned shall take the following steps immediately :- (a) He shall inform the Station Master of the station situated on the either side of the leak and suspend all railway traffic on the section of the leak. He shall not resume railway traffic until he receives in writing a certificate from the Licensee's authorised representative that there is no danger to the Passage of trains, P.teo..() He shall send a report about the leak by telegraph to the Railway Mministration and the Inspector and all other officials who are advised in case of “A” class accidents x. and also to the Chief Inspector. (c) He shall also inform the authorised representative of the Licensee at the specified Section Headquarters of other specified station, by telephone or telegraph if the news of the leak has been reported to him by any member of the Railway staff. @ He shall inform the Electric Traction Controller as quickly as possible if the leak is in the vicinity of electrified track, even if he has reason to believe that the Controller has already received such report. Note:- The action to be taken by Station Masters in case of any leak in the pipe-line will be incorporated in the Working Rules of the two stations situated on either side of the site where gas pipe-line crosses the Railway Track. 22. DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICERS IN CONNECTION WITH REPORTING/ INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENTS. (uxtracts of rules 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33 of the Rules for Reporting Accidents published under Railway Department (Railway goard), Government of India's Notification No.1926-T, dated 19th March, 1930). "28.(1) The Railway Police may make an investigation into ‘the causes which led to any accident occurring in the course of working a Railway and shall do so - (a) Whenever any such accident is attended with loss of hunan life, or with grievous hurt as defined in the Indian Penal code, or with serious injury to property, or has prima facie been due to any criminal act or (b) Whenever the District Magistrate or the Magistrate appointed under Rule 22 has given a direction under e clauses (c) of that rule; P.troveeee“ Provided that no such investigation shall be made when fan enquiry has been commenced or ordered under clause (a) or clause (b) of rule 22. ‘The Railway Police shall report, with as little delay as possible, to the nearest Station Master or, where there is no Station Master, to the railway servant in charge of the section of the railway on which the accident has occurred, every accident which may come to their notice occurring in the course of working a railway attended with loss of human life, or with grievous hurt as defined in the Indian Penal Code, or with serious injury to property, or which has prima facie been due to any criminal act or omission. 29. (1) Whenever an investigation is to be made by the Railway Police - (a) In a case in which an accident is attended with loss of human life or with grievous hurt as defined in the Indian Penal Code, or with serious injury to property? or (b) In pursuance of direction given under clause (c) of rule 22, the investigation shall be conducte* by the officer-in-charge of the railway police, or if that officer should be unable to conduct the investigation himself, then by an officer to be deputed by him. 2. The officer deputed under sub-rule (1) shall ordinarily be the senior officer available, and shall whenever possible be a Gazetted Officer, and shall in no case be of rank lower than that of Inspector; Provided that the investigation may be carried out by an officer~in-charge of a police station- ‘ (i) In such a case as is referred to in clauses (a) of sub-rule (1) unless loss of life or grievous hurt has been caused to more persons than one or injury to property has been caused to a value exceeding As. 20,000/- or there is reason to suspect that any servant of the Railway has been guilty of negiect of rules; or * This amount haé been raised as Rs.2,00,000/~ vide M.0.R's letter No. T-OPT/1-84/AC-49, dated 27.5.1985.(44) in; the case referred to in clause (b) of sub-rule (1) i€ the District Magistrate so directs. 30. he officer who is to conduct an investigation in Y Pursuance of rule 29 shall proceed without delay to the scone of the accident and conduct the investigation there and shall at once advise the Agent or Manager of the Railway and the Traffic officer of the @istrict by telegraph of the date and hour at which the investigation will commence so that, if possible, the presence of a railway official may be arranged for to watch the proceedings end to aid the officer making the investigation. The absence of a railway official must not, however, be allowed to delay the investigation, which should be nade as soon as possible after the accident has taken place. 31. (1) In every case to which rule 29 applies, immediate information shall be given by the railway police to the district police, who if so required, shall afford all necessary assistance and shall, if occasion arise, carry the investigation beyond the limits of the railway Premises. But the railway police are primarily entrusted with the duty of carrying on the investigation within such limits. (2) Subject to any provisions elsewhere contained in these rules, the further prosecution of the case, on the conclusion of the police investigation shall rest with the railway police. 32. The result of every police investigation shall be reported at once to the District Magistrate or other officer appointed in this behalf by the Local Government, to the Agent or Manager of the Railway or other officer appointed by him, and to the Government Inspector. 33. where there are no railway police, the duties imposed by rules 28, 29 and 30, sub-rule (2) of rule 31, and rule 32 on the railway police, or on the officer-in-charge of the railway police, shall be discharged by the district police or by the” District Superintendent of Police, as the case may be.” P.t.o.~« Section - Iv, 23. RAILWAY OFFICERS AND STAFF 10 PROCEED 10 THE SITE OF. ACCIDENT. ALLOCATION OF DUTIES AND MEDICAL AID RELIEF ARRANGEMENTS. 23.1 Officers proceeding to the site of accident.- In a major accident to a passenger train, involving death of passengers travelling in it or grievous injuries to them and in which the train or part of it cannot proceed on account of collision, derailment, fire, etc., the D.S.y D.C.0., D.E.N., D.S.E/D.A.S-E., D.M.E., D.M.O., D.T.0., OF A.T.O., A.E.N., shall normally proceed to the site of accident by rail and road transport via. the quickest route. In case of a serious interruption to line of communications, the officers concerned viz., D-E.N., A.E.N.y D.M.E., D.C.0., A.T.0/A.C.0., as required by the nature of accident shall normally proceed to the site. It shall, however, be at the discretion of Divisional Superintendent to decide which officers should Proceed to the site of accident and in doing so he shall take the circumstances of each accident into consideration. In using road transport it shall first be ascertained that the site would be accessible by road. The official jeep may be utilized for road journey and, if necessary a road motor vehicle may be hired. Noter- Standing arrangements shall be made to ensure that a jeep river is readily available all the time and that there would be no delay in supplying petrol for the jeep. If the site is accessible by road from the Railway Hospital where ambulances are provided, these should also proceed to the site, if serious injuries to Railway passengers are reported. 23.2 Senior Station Master to proceed to site of accident.- Unless the Traffic Inspector of the section is already at the site of the accident, the Station Master of the nearest important station, according to beats given in the working instructions to accompany the Working Time Table, should proceed at once to the site of the accident with the Relief train, if it runs from his station, or by any other means if no Relief train runs from his station, and remain there communicating to the control, accurate information, besides supervising, and seeing that all the unusual movements, P.teoreeeresorted to during accident, are conducted with the maximum of safety. He shall also arrange to organize labour for transhipment, if necessary, and perform other such duties in that connection as are necessary. He must take with him trollies, coolies, lamps, ‘vendors and any material, he considers necessary. 23.3 Way and Works staff to proceed to the site of accident.- on the occurrence of an accident resulting in damage to any part of the way or works and affecting the free passage of trains, the Way & Works Inapectors and the Assistant Engineer shall proceed by the quickest available means to the scene of accident. On their way they should pick up what is required in the way of staff and tools. the engineering tool-van should be sent to the site, if so considered necessary, by the quickest means. On receipt of intimation of an accident impairing through traffic, the Divisional Executive Engineer should proceed to the site if the circumstances of the case require his personal supervision and direction. In the absence of the Way & Works official in charge of the section on which an accident 8 occurred, it is the duty of any Way & Works official present to take steps to restore communication and to carry on until an official of the section arrives on the scene and takes charge. In the event of a serious accident happening on one Division and where assistance could be sooner rendered by an official of the adjoining Division, that officer as well as the officer of the Division concerned must be advised and it will be the duty of both to render every assistance. (Para 22.3 of the Way & Works Manual). 23.4 Duties of Railway servants present at site of accident. Special attention is drawn to S.R. 162/3(b) which reads as follows :- “Every railway servant present at an accident must take careful note (written if possible) of any circumstances connected with the accident that may come to his notice. He should, for instance, note the exact time, the position of any signals, points or points levers, derailed vehicles, p.t-o.etc., that may have a bearing on the accident. If the accident occurs at night, any signalT 5° df8e lamp which is not alight should be opened to see if there is a burner inside and to discover by the temperature whether the lamp had been alight shortly before." 23.5 Gollection of station records and Guard's records.- This should be attended to at once. Till such time as the Traffic Inspector or some other responsible official reaches the spot, the senior most official present or the Station Master incharge should take all relevant train passing records and diaries of the Station and Guard's journals, .etc., in his custody and keep them under lock and key till some higher official comes to take them over. 23.6 ALLOCATION OF DUTIES AT THE SITE OF ACCIDENT. (4) Although the Mechanical Branch is responsible for rerailing and clearing the line of rolling stock, the Engineering Beanch for restoring the track, and the Transportation Branch for making all arrangements in connection with controlling trains and for movement. of all trains upto the site of accident, every railway officer and staff present must render all assistance in their power. It should be remembered that in the event of an accident the important duties devolving on the railway are ~ - the provision of medical aid to the injured and sending them to the nearest hospital for further treatment; collection of dead bodies if any, and making of arrangement for their identification and disposal; - collection of railway parcels, mail bags and the property of the injured, dead and un-injured persons and making arrangement for the comfort and journey of the un-injured Passengers to destinations; ~ clearance of debris and restoration of through communication; and - finding the cause of the accident and fixing of responsibility for the sane. P.t.o.1 38G- (41) To fulfil the above duties, the railway has to depend mainly on the initiative and prompt action of the railway staff on the spot and the manner in which assistance is provided at the site of accident. Y The officials accompanying the Relief train should, therefore, spend their time usefully enroute in working out a proper plan of action allocating duties to the different officials. The following important points should be covered : = Installation and manning of the portable telephone and conveying detailed information to control. = Rescue of injured persons and giving them medical aid. ‘The medical staff may be given whatever assistance they require. ~ Nomination of some one to make careful notes and make out sketches of the derailed or capsized vehicles, mark of deraiiment and other damage on the track with relative @istances, and also to make note of any broken parts of rolling-stock, engine, or permanent way etc. 23.7. Action to be taken by individual officers. (3) Duties of the Divisional Commercial officer.- The D.C.0. or until he arrives, the senior official present shall be responsible for discharging the duties laid down in S.R. 162/49. Accordingly he shall =~ (a) have the list of casualties prepared and compared with those noted by the D.M.0. 60 as to ensure absolute correctness of particulars; (b) use the Diary and Report Forms 0.P.237 and 238 for accident reporting purposes which is carried in the medical van of the Relief train; Note:- For this purpose the Diary and Report forms shall be supplied to and kept available with the Jeep Driver, too. (c) be responsible for organizing the collection of the wounded with the help of ambulance staff and for recording the ticket numbers and addresses of the injured and the dead; 7(4) keep the Divisional Superintendent, the Press and the Chief Operating Superintendent fully and promptly supplied with accurate information, The Press Note shall, however, y be issued by the D.7.0/A.T.0. in control office on behalf of the D.S. on the basis of authentic information supplied by D.C.0, If the D.C.0., cannot promptly reach the site for any reason the information shall be obtained through other available sources; {e) impress on the police the necessity of keeping a full and complete list of killed with their respective addresses; (€) arrange to take charge of the unclaimed property found at the site of accident as also the property of the injured passengers removed to hospital. Special record should be kept about such property before it is handed over to the custody of police. Salvage property (collected either at the site or left behind by the injured persons) should at the earliest apportunity be made over to. the police for safe custody and disposal; (g) prepare a complete inventory of the packages loaded in the brake-van of the affected train in case the brake-van is damaged and is unfit for journey, and make arrangements for repacking such packages as are damaged in order to secure the contents. All packages shall be transferred to another brakevan, if available. If a part of the train is allowed to proceed without a brake-van, the packages should be transferred to other vehicles on the train. Preference in despatch of packages ‘from site of accident must be given in the following order - Mai bags, - Insured packages, ~ bogs and other animals, = taggage booked to the longest distance, - other 1uggage, - Fresh fruits or vegetables, parcels or packages, < Newspaper parcels. - Other parcels. The remaining packages must be forwarded by the following trains. P.teo..= 240: - (h) obtain information from the D.E.N. and D.M.E., and advise the Chief Operating Superintendent and the Divisional Superintendent of the progress of clearing the Line-and Y Probable duration of the interruption to through communication ‘and the approximate anount of damage to property. He shall follow up with the issue of suplenentary messages to then about the progress of work to restore through communication: (2) Endorse to the C.c.M., copies of all reports made by hin to the Chief operating Superintendent in compliance with the above. (ii) Duties of the Divisional Transportation officer or Assistant Transportation Officer.- The D.T.0. or A.T.0., shall supervise arrangements of Relief Train Operations from the control office. One of them should remain in the control office during the Period of emergency. He shall issue advice of serious accidents as per S.R. 162/46 and 162/48, on behalf of Divisional Superintendent. In issuing the Press Note which should normally be approved by Divisional superintendent the special instructions mentioned in these rules shall be observed. (iii) Duties of the Divisional Medical Officer.- The’D.M.O. shall be responsible for rendering first aid and medical assistance for which he shall make speedy arrangements with the nearest civil medical authorities, if necessary. He shall record details of injuries and identification marks against the names of the patients so that there is no mistake regarding the names of the dead or injured recorded in Ris list. special attention is invited to paras 17, 18, 19 and 20 of Medical Manual (1952). (iv) Duties of the Divisional Mechanical Engineer.- The D.M.E. shall be responsible for clearing the line of rolling stock or rerailing | it and for framing the estimate of damage to rolling stock, he shall | keep the Divisional Superintendent and the Chief Controller advised of the state and progress of his task. He shall, in the case of breaches, arrange for attaching spare water tanks for steam locomotives and if ¥ not possible, he shall arrange for filling up engine tanks at site of p.tio.breaches, or from well nearby to save engines from running light to the nearest watering station at a time when they can be least spared. A Loco Inspector should also be posted at the site to supervise arrangements. ‘The instructions regarding the responsibility for clearing the line detailed in S.R. 162/50 (reproduced below) should also be strictly followed S.R. 162/50. Clearing the Line.~ (a) The Mechanical Branch is responsible for rerailing or clearing the line of rolling-stock and the gineering Branch for restoring the track, but every railway servant present must render all assistance in his power. The resources of all branches are to be used. (b) In order to ensure that those responsible for holding enquiries into accidents resulting in derailments shall be able to arrive at the cause of the accident, it is essential that permanent-way and other staff engaged in clearing the Line shall not destroy evidence such as marks of derailment on rails or sleepers or on rolling stock. where rails bearing marks of derailment are left in the track, proper records of the marks should be kept if they are likely to be removed by subsequent traffic. Sleepers and rails bearing the marks of derailed wheels, if withdrawn from the track must be placed opposite the locations from which they have been removed, until inspected by the Committee of Enquiry. They should not be renoved until it is certain that the Government Inspector will not hold an enquiry. (c) In cases of accidents as the result of explosions, fires as the result of storage, carriage of explosives and inflammable oils and substances, all wreckage and debris mist, if practicable, be allowed to remain until intimation is received from the Chief Inspector of Explosives that he does not wish any further investigation or enquiry to be made. (@) In the case of accidents, which result in running dimensions being infringed and in the absence of a Loco or P.t.o.Carriage & Wagon Inspector or any other senior Mechanical Official, the Drivers of subsequent trains, which arrive after the accident, are responsible for deciding whether there is room Y for their trains to pass the obstruction at dead slow speed. If necessary, the Drivers must detach their engines and move them past the obstruction to ascertain if there is room to pass. After ensuring that all the doors of the train on the side of the obstruction are closed and having warned the passengers to keep their heads, etc., in the Guard will stand close to the obstruction and signal to the Driver until the whole train has passed. {e) When track is obstructed by damaged electric traction overhead line equipment, the work of clearing the obstruction shall be carried out only by the overhead line maintenance extent necessary in carrying out clearing operations, but the staff of such branches shall work under the directions of the overhead line maintenance staff." Examining vehicles after being re-railed.- Vehicles, which have been off the line or in a collision of any kind, must be gauged and examined by the train examining staff before being allowed to run. Removal of intact portion of a derailed train.~ Salvage work is often hampered and delayed if the intact portion of a derai led train staff. The resources of other branches may also be used to the is in the way of a Relief train. Arrangements should, therefore, be made at once to provide engine (train engines may be used for this purpose) to draw away the intact portion from the front and rear of the derailed portion so that Relief train can conmence salvage operations immediately on arrival at the site. If an accident has occurred between two stations, the Relief train should be stopped at the last block station and crane marshalled as the leading vehicle if the situation warrants this action. But it should be clearly understood that if tlie accident is attended with casualties, no tine should be lost for sake of marshalling the crane and, in such cases the relief train should be sent direct into the ¥ blocked section with utmost expedition so that the injured can receive prompt medical aid. If, however, the information shows that passengers PeteOveee- ade are entrapped in the debris and there is no possibility of rescuing them without the help of crane, it would be advisable to marshal the crane, in fyent without loss of time. eZ ©) Duties of the Divisional Engineer ‘The Divisional Engineer shall be responsible for restoring the track and for estimating the damage to permanent-way. He shall decide whether or not a diversion should be laid. He shall keep the Divisional Superintendent and chief controller advised of the state and progress of his task. Particular attention of the Way and Works officers and staff is invited to Chapter 22 of the P.W-R. Way and Works Manual wherein instructions about Accidents, Obstructions and Breaches have been laid down. The relevant extracts are reproduced below :~ ction at_site. (a) Permanent-way ingpectors and Inspector of Works shall take the following action at site in the “ given under Protect trains.- Take steps, if so required, to protect trains in front and in the rear in accordance Lith rules. (MS First-aia and rescue.- Arrange for first-aid to be rendered inmediately to injured passengers and railway staff and rescue of any trapped person. Tf there is any adical practitioner on the train, obtain his assistance at once. y Ly aavise nearest Station Master. after a rapid survey of the position, send brief particulars to the nearest Station Master of the nature and extent of the accident with particular reference to the number of casualties, if any. If the train is provided with a portable field telephone, an inmediate connection should be established with control. tiv) Examine station train record and gear.~ Carefully secure, seal or confiscate if required, the line clear books, private code and nunber books, and train registers. tote the position of block instrunents, slides, points and signal x levers and obtained signatures of the representatives of all branches available at site. Seal the block and interlock gear in case of very serious accidents for inspection of officers. tro.24d (v) Commence preliminary clearing operations.- Take action with material and facilities available towards clearance of obstruction until relief train arrives. (vi) Inform Assistant Engineer. Get in touch with Assistant Engineer or Divisional Executive Engineer and explain position on telephone, if not possible, then organize the restoration of through running by ordering ballast trains, requisitioning materials and tools and send information to Assistant Engineer and Divisional Executive Engineer of the preliminary measures taken by the quickest possible means. (vii) Record details and report.- Record details of the accident and prepare notes of any special feature bearing on its cause which may be of help in an enquiry. Send by any means available and without delay, a concise account of the accident including a rough estimate of damage caused and the probable time of restoration of through running to the nearest Station Master to enable him to issue message to all concerned. Consider what information each department will require and see that no relevant informations is left out. (viii) Preserve clues. - Preserve all clues and record the character and relative position of all marks on rails and sleepers to enable reconstruction of the scene of the accident as detailed in paragraph 22.6 of the Way & Works Manual. (») ‘The Assistant Engineer on receiving information of an controlled sections) and furnish complete information p.teo-(44) organize measures for expeditious restoration of through running and ensure incessant working until this is effected. (iii) Prepare a preliminary report. (c) The Divisional Executive Engineer on receipt of information of an accident, obstruction or breach shall take the following action :- (i) Bkashine adequacy of measures taken for restoration of through running and ensure expeditious work. (ii) Assess position and report to the Divisional Superintendent and the Deputy Chief Engineer brief particulars and probable time of restoration. The Chief Engineer or Deputy chief Engineer may proceed to site in case of very serious accidents. (iii) Prepare and submit a written report to the Deputy Chief Engineer." (4) Taking Photographs. ‘The Assistant Engineers are assigned the duty of taking photographs of damaged track, rolling- stock etc., at the site of accident. they should take full range of photographs immediately on arrival at the site before which available evidence should not be disturbed. Sufficient number of sets of the photographs should be prepared and kept in readiness for production before officers. 23.8 Detailed report inspection and remedial measure: (a) The senior most Railway Officer at the scene of accident shall be responsible for the general appraisal of the situation and will co-ordinate all work. (b) Report to Deputy Chief Engineer.- The senior engineer at site of the accident shall, after initiating measures for restoring traffic, submit a brief note to the Divisional Superintendent and to the Deputy Chief Engineer on the following :~ ~ Nature of the accident. - cause, if known. ~ Particulars of loss of life and injuries to passengers and staff. - Extent of damage to way and works. p.t.o.= Weather conditions and patrolling, if any, in the case of damage by flood. = Steps taken for resunption of traffic. = Probable time when normal working is likely to be resumed. = whether transhipment is necessary and, if so, for how long? = Whether a diversion is necessary and, if so, when it is likely to be opened ? = details of any assistance required, such as additional supervisors, staff, labour, ballast trains, bridging materials ete. = A sketch showing important dimensions, position of vehicles, tracks made by derailed vehicles, marks on rails, details of gradients, bank height, depth and length of cuttings, position of bridges, level crossings and signals, and the position and detail of broken fittings, if any. Elaborate details may be shown on a larger scale. A brief report on the condition of teack for an adequate distance in the rear of the point of derailment and any other information likely to be of use in determinining the cause of accident should accompany the preliminary report. The sketch will be prepared by the Inspector of Works in case of major accidents only where a Divisional officers enquiry is held, otherwise by the Permanent-Way Inspector. (c) Inspection by the Chief Engineer or Deputy Chief Engineer In case it is considered advisable that the Chief Engineer or the Deputy Chief Engineer should inspect the flood or other damage to permanent-way and bridges, the Divisional Superintendent or the Divisional Executive Engineer must wire to the Chief Engineer accordingly. Failure to do so will indicate that an inspection by these officers is considered unnecessary. (4) Detailed Report.- Preliminary reports should be followed with a detailed report with complete drawings and track particulars. The detailed report should be submitted within a week p.t.o.147s of the occurrence. Mention should he made of the immediate works taken in hand to protect and strengthen any part of the damaged work or works. (e) Remedial measures.- In the case of damage caused by flood, the Divisional Executive Engineer should direct investigations required to be carried out and submit a technical report with drawings to the Deputy Chief Engineer detailing the remedial measures required with the past history, if any, of the mileages affected, within a month of the occurrence. 23.9 In connection with the collection of data at site of investigation, the following information must also be compiled :- (a) Preservation of clues Any component or feature which may bear evidence to the accident must be preserved at all cost. This evidence should be available for cross check. Photographs must be taken where possible. (b) Accident sketch. (i) This should be prepared with great care so that relevant details of accident site could be visualised. The staff preparing the sketch should bear in mind that if he is to imagine himself in a position of a person who has not visited the site, whether he shall be able to comprehend fully the site position and complete picture of the accident from the sketch itself. The person preparing the sketch shall, therefore, find deficiencies by himself. tt was therefore, xe necessary for him to prepare the sketch as per specimen to be followed in accordance with the directive issued by the Railway Board. The specimen is at Annexure-1v, (44) In this connection the orders/instructions issued by the Railway Board and the relevant rules made in the Way & Works Manual are as follows p.t.o.Railway Board's letter No.1691-TT, dated 20.6.1942. “the Railway Board's attention has been drawn to the fact that in a recent accident in which sabotage was at once suspected the removed sleepers and rails were neither examined nor were they kept for any subsequent examination of any marking on them, coolies being allowed to burn them during the night. As a result it appears probable that valuable clues were lost. It is, therefore, requested that instructions may be issued to the effect that as far as possible in such cases all objects which may afford clues are to be left untouched and undisturbed until they have been thoroughly examined. 2. This should not, however, be allowed to interfere with the rendering of aid to the injured, which is the first essential in all accidents." Railway Board's letter No.S41-W, dated 12.12.1944 "Tt has been brought to the notice of the Railway Board that in a certain case the Railway staff concerned failed to make an adequate. sketch of the track after an accidént. A ferro copy of the plan prepared by the §.2, Railway after the Serndanur accident is sent herewith as an example of what can be done in this direction + and the Board desire that instructions be issued to ensure that a proper sketch of the track is made by the staff in all cases of accidents. 2. In the case of a serious accident it has been reported that instructions regarding the preservation of clues and recording of evidence at site had not been observed. While the Board are aware that Accident Rules or Accident Manuals of Railways contain instructions in this connection, they feel that the necessity for carrying out these instructions should again be brought home to all concerned." Railway Board's letter No. 3550-TT, dated 27.3.1945- "In the case of a recent serious accident, which was due to sabotage, the failure to preserve some of the clues and record the character and relative position of the markings on rails and sleepers etc., rendered the re-construction of the scene impossible when the G.I. of Railways inspected the site of the accident. p.t.o.of the particular case, viz., that both the Magistrate and the Police Authority who inspected the scene immediately after the mishap and 2492 = 2. ‘This lapse was, however, due to the special circumstances accepted the cause of the accident to be due to tampering with track, had asked the railway authorities to preserve only the displaced rails and their fittings. 3. In order, therefore, to clarify the position and dispel any doubts as to what railway officers should do under similar circumstances, clear instructions should be issued that the preservation and/or recording of evidence of wheel marks ete. (especially between the points of mount and drop) required for a later re-construction of the scene, should be done invariably in all cases of serious derailments, even though the Magistrate or the Police may have inspected the scene and ascertained the cause of the accident, and, even though photographs may have also been taken. 4 ‘This duty should devolve on the officer or subordinate official first reaching the site of the accident; and the person who gives the order for the restoration of the track should also be held 7 responsible for ensuring that all the evidence has been correctly collected and preserved. The establishment of through communication should not however, be unduly delayed, but be proceeded with side by side with such action as may be necessary to preserve clues, record evidence, etc., etc. 5. Instructions on this subject have already been issued in Railway Board's letters Nos. 1691-77, dated 20.6.1942 and 5141-H, Gated 12.12.1944 and in amplification thereof the Board desire that the contents of this letter be also brought home to all concerned on your railway." ‘The above instructions have also been incorporated in the Way & Works Manual as under "22.6 Preservation of clues. (a) In the case of an accident, the rails, sleepers and fastenings, whether serviceable or otherwise, which bear evidence of wheel marks’ (especially) between the points of mount and érop) shall be carefully preserved for inspection by the Central Government Inspector p.t.o.= 250: - of Railways or by a senior officer or for a later reconstruction of the scene or for production before a Court, even though the Magistrate or the Police may have inspected the scene and investigated the cause of the accident and photographs may have been taken. The various Y components should be serially marked in sequence to facilitate reconstruction of the scene. (b) Any material involved in an accident and which is likely to be required as an exhibit must be set apart as such and must on no account be utilized to repair the line. The Police Investigating Officer may be requested to mark each and every piece of evidence or exhibit, and sign an itemised list. (c) Tt should be ensured that any fingerprints or footprints observed at the site are not obliterated. The indications of signals and the position of block instruments and signal levers and points shall be observed and carefully recorded for future reference. The aforesaid duties shall devolve on the officer or Inspector first reaching the site of the accident. The officer-in-charge of restoration of through running shall be responsible to ensure that all evidence has been correctly collected and preserved. x 22.7 Examination of site and preparation of sketches. ‘The first engineering official to arrive at the site shall :- (a) Examine the entire site inclusive of the track over which the train has passed immediately before derailing, noting down any unusual features observed, especially any parts of vehicles or other material lying on or near the track. (>) Prepare dimensioned sketches adequate for the preparation of a scale plan covering the entire site of thepaccident and showing all relevant features inclusive of the track leading upto the point of derailment (the length of track to be shown will depend on what was noticed during examination), tracks made by derailed vehicles, place of mounting and of arop, which pair of wheels of which vehicle * were the first to derail, the position in which the derailed p.t.o.22.8 For purpose of paragraph 22.7(4) the following procedure shall be adopted vit) B10 feet intervals the gauge shall be-measured and } vehicles came to a stand and the position in which every displaced rail or part of a rail and de“achable components were found. (c) Record the indication of signals, the position of block instruments, signal levers and points at the time of the accident, to explain the movemont of the effected train, over a distance of 150 feet on either side of the point of derailment if the cause is indisputably known, if not known, over a distance of 300 feet in rear of the place where the derailment could reasonably be assumed to have occurred and 150 feet ahead. (e) Examine the derailed vehi @ or vehicles for defects not caused by the derailment but which may have been the cause of the derailment and make notes. : recorded to one eighth of an inch, a note being made if it is considered or evident that the gauge has been rg affected by the derailment. (b) Versines shall be measured and recorded on curves and on straights up to 300 feet on either side of the site of accident. Om very sharp curves versines should be measured on a 20 feet chord. (c) The cross levels should be measured and recorded to the nearest one-eighth of an inch at interval of 10 feet over the whole length of track affected, and 300 feet to the rear and 150 feet ahead of the affected length. (a) Any change in the permanent-way structure and the condition of sleepers and rail joints should be commented upon and suppleinen~ ted with such detailed dimensioned sketches as may be necessary.22.9 Use of recorded data and evidence. The object of recording all available data at site and of evidence at an enquiry, is to ascertain the cause of the accident and to prevent its recurrence and where the cause is due to negligence, to fix responsibility. 23.10 Laying of a diversion. In major accidents involving passenger trains where there is doubt in regard to the cause of accident, the question of laying of diversion must be given serious consideration and if the circumstances do not permit adoption of this course, a proper sketch giving all the relevant information should be prepared and signed jointly by the officers of mgineering, Mechanical and Traffic Departments before undertaking the restoration work. 23.11 Assistance from other than railway sources. No time should be lost in sending information of a serious accident to the nearest Police and Civil authorities and asking them for medical assistance and Police protection, if necessary. Similarly the Military authorities, if available, may be requested for medical aid and other assistance if situation warrants. 23.12 Fire Fighting arrangements. In the event of fires which cannot be controlled through the means available on the Railway assistance should be asked for from the local civil authorities. 23.13 Transhipment. (2) Transhipment will be resorted to if considered possible and necessary (S.R. 162/53)refers. Orders about train working and other arrangements will be issued by D.T.0/A.1.0/C.1.C., on controlled sections and D.C.0/A.C.0., will supervise arrangements at site. In the case of non-controlled sections the responsibility of ordering and making arrangements will fall on the senior most ‘Transportation/Commercial Officer or Inspector available at the site. When transhipment is necessary, all reasonable steps must be taken to make it as easy as possible for passengers. Special precautions must be taken to see that passengers luggage is transferred free and that coolies give equal help to all and do not solicit for payment. Vendors and vefreshnent-room staff should supply provisions, if necessary. All passengers must be advised at the earliest opportunity if they will have to tranship. p.t.o.(b) Accidents entailing transhipment.- (i) when action has to be taken Station Master before arrival of an officer, he should arrange for the transhipment to be effected with as little delay as possible. He should report by telegraph to his Divisional Officer, and traffic Inspector what he is doing to get the traffic through. If the Station is situated within the controlled area, he should consult the Chief controller also, and keep him fully informed. (ii) The Traffic Inspector of the section will proceed to the scene immediately and assume control of operations. (iii) Any senior Station Master who is able to reach the site of the accident before the Traffic Inspector, should proceed to the spot and control arrangements until the Traffic Inspector's arrival. (iv) Bmergency stock of equipment, such as fog signals, lamps, banboos, carriage key, petrol and spirit, ec., are maintained in readiness at certain stations. These should be indented for by wire when required. Full use should be made of portable telephones, when provided, in keeping regulating points advised of the position of affairs at the site of the breach. w) ‘The Senior Traffic Officials on the spot will, if delays necessitate, arrange by wire for refreshments to be sent up from the nearest refreshment room, together with a proper supply of ‘drinking water. Passengers should always be advised when transhipment is necessary, and be told how long it will take, and any other possible information. They should be given the option of remaining at a station where there are waiting and refreshment rooms or of going back to such stations. As regards the transhipment of passengers at the scene of the accident, the following general instructions should be followed:~ - Passengers, luggage, parcels and mails should be unloaded from the left hand side of trains and should, as far as possible be sent forward and reloaded from the same side. - Passengers, and personal luggage should be dealt with first, then booked luggage, and finally mails. Ordinarily, itioweeit is advisable to request upper class passengers to retain their seats until lower class passengers and their personal baggage have been transhipped. (vi) Station Master of engine changing station should keep 7 back goods trains, and arrange, as ordered by the Divisional Trans~ Fortation officer, for diversion of traffic by any other available (vii) In cases of wash-outs, where the rail's are hanging in Festoons, trolleys should not be allowed across until the mgineéring Department have had opportunity of properly securing and strengthening the festoons. (viii) Breaches. In cases of breaches interrupting traffic, provided arrangenents for transhipment are possible, the decision as to vhether teanshipment should or should not be carried out rests with the Twaftic epartnent. 1m coming to a decision on the subject the following points shall be. borne in mind . - That it is absolutely essential to clear mail and passenger already enroute as quickly as possible. ‘ = That the next consideration is to hanpar as Little as possible repair work by the Engineers, so as to permit of early restoration of through running. ~ That where reasonable alternative routes are available, such should be utilized in preference to transhipment even in the case of (a) above, where transhipment is aifeicult of cannot be arranged within a reasonable time, and interference with repair work is involved. - That where no reasonable alternative routes exist, every endeavour must be made to arrange transhipnent as quickly as possible, so as to maintain communication for mail and passengers. such arrangements need not apply to more than one train per day, if a larger number cannot be dealt with owing to transhipment difficulties, and hammpering engineering work. la p.t.o.-:852- 23.14 Medical Aid/Relief arrangements for the injured/killed a) The importance of providing medical aia to the 7 injured at the site of accident by quickest possible means cannot be overemphasized. Special attention is invited to S.R. 162/7 which reads as follows "In order to save life or to convey medical help to the injured or to convey the injured to a medical officer or hospital, trollies may be sent out, trains may be detained and the engine utilized, or the load of @ goods train may be reduced and the trains ordered to run at the maximum permissible speed. | b) Attention is invited to para 2804 of the Operating Manual which reads as under :- “Medical aid in cases of sudden illness or injury.- The cases in which medical aid is considered necessary are classified into the following two categories :- - The cases on which the patient's condition appears to be so serious as to necessitate medical aid on the spot. In such cases the railway doctor of the section, or if necessary the nearest non-railway doctor should be summoned. ‘The cases in which the patient is able to Proceed or can be taken to a hospital or dispensary or other place where medical aid is available. In such cases, whenever possible railway servants or the members of their families should be sent to the nearest railway hospital. or dispensary and other persons to the nearest civil hospital or dispensary, but in special circumstances they should be sent to the nearest Railway or Civil Hospital or Dispensary." Greatest care must be taken of the injured persons until ai they are removed to the hospital or are handed over.to their friends and relatives, Sxpress telegrams can be sent by the injured persons to their friends or relatives free of charge. p.t.o.¢) The medical incharges of the nearest hospital/ dispensaries on both-sides of the place of accident shall proceed at once to the scene of accident by the quickest possible means. Detailed Y instructions in this respect are laid down in para 15 of the P.W.R. Medical Manual (1952), which is reproduced below :~ "on the occurrence of an accident, such as is defined in Section @3 of the Railways Act of 1890, the medical in-charge of the nearest dispensaries on both sides of the accident will proceed at once to the scene of the accident. They will proceed by the quickest possible means available i.e. train, diesel car, motor ambulance, motor car, motor bus, light engine motor or push trolly and will not necessarily wait for the accident Relief train if that would cause any delay in the prompt rendering of medical aid to the injured persons. On proceeding at once the medical in-charge should take his emergency haversacks, Surgeons case, hypodermic syringe and morphia, any dressings, splints, bandages, stretchers, etc., from the dispensary and station that ~ he can quickly get together for rapid transport to afford medical aid while waiting for the accident relief medical equipment to arrive or even to augment that equipment. When proceeding to the site of accident he will take with him all available staff who are trained in first-aid, sweepers, railway hospital staff who can transport the injured and stretchers from his own station and intermediate stations, and if he has goes ahead of the accident relief train he should see that a reliable person goes with the accident relief medical equipment and picks up all the staff and extra equipment as detailed above. ‘The principle of these instructions is that every Railway Doctor who is concerned with a serious train accident, should make every endeavour to concentrate all the helpers and the extra equipment as rapidly as possible 7 at the site of accident, He has every right to expect the Station Masters to give him every assistance. p.t.oHe will arrange for a telegraphic message to be sent to his Divisional Medical officer reporting briefly the action he has taken. Every Railway Doctor should know the position and situation of the next nearest accident relief medical equipment and the beat of the local relief train. This information should be noted and exhibited at some suitable place in the hospital or dispensary." 2) Instructions already exist that the tedical van on a Relief train should either be stabled separately or marshalled at the end of Relief train to be readily available for despatch ahead of the Relief train, i the latter is likely to be delayed for sone reason or the other. The medical van must be rushed to the site of accident with the highest priority without any delay, in advance of the rest of the train when circumstances warrant. In despatching the Relief train to the site of accident any factors likely to hamper its quick movement, such as the presence of crane on the train, should be taken into account in deciding as to whether the Medical relief should be sent in advance or not. Meyse 23.15 Arrangements for meals and refreshments to stranded persons. If accident involving passenger trains occurs at or between stations where Refreshment Room or Food Vendors are not available and it is likely that passengers would be stranded for a long period, arrangements should be made to run a second Relief train consisting of 5 or 6 passenger coaches and carrying auxiliary medical aid and vendors as well as Pakistani Style Refreshments, ice and ample supply of water. Watch @ Ward and Police staff should be sent with either of the two relief trains. If it is expected that transhipment of passengers and luggage will have to be undertaken as a result of the accident, sufficient coolies should also be despatched to the site. The second Relief train can be used for the transport of injured and uninjured persons, if necessary. This Relief train if carrying injured persons should be given priority in movement.Note:~ Free refreshments as well as means should be supplied to all the injured persons as well as uninjured persons assisting at the site of accident. Railway officials on duty at the site and uninjured persons not assisting at the site of accident should pay for their meals and refreshments to vendors and refreshment room contractors. Note:- \the bills on account of supply of refreshments to injured persons and uninjured persons assisting at \site, should be verified by the Divisional Superintendent, if present, otherwise by the senior most Divisional fficer attending the accident. 23.16 First Aid.- Some important guide-lines are given below to provide first-aid to injured persons at the site of accident. station Master /Assistant Station Masters/Guards are required to train themselves thoroughly in providing first aid on these guide-lines. w First-aid to sick or injured. The following directions should be followed in dealing with certain cases of sickness or injury. (ii) Heat apoplexy. The person afflicted should be at once remove td a cool place and kept in a laying position. The clothes on the upper parts of the body should be loosened or removed as also anything round the neck. If unconscious, the head and upper parts of the body should be douched with cold water till consciousness returns. If available, iced water should be applied to the patient's head, care being taken that the patient's breathing is not interfered with by water entering the mouth and nose. The patient should on x0 account be shaken or moved to rouse him from sleep. om recovery of consciousness, sips of iced or cold water should be given every few minutes. After an hour coffee or hot milk may be given. Should the passenger be unable to continue his journey, he should be placed in charge of an attendant till medical aid can be obtained. a(441) Bleeding. a) Capillary.- This is the least serious variety of bleeding and is generally associated with slight wounds of the skin or surface of the body. The blood is pale red and it oozes from all parts of the wounds. Tt can be easily checked by pressure and bandage. ‘Teeatment apply tincture iodine or antiseptic lotion and put a clean pad to the wound and bandage. do not attempt to clean the wound with water which has not been previously sterilized. capillary haenorrhage may also be controlled by the application of ice or cold application 1ike ice-bag on the bleeding part of area. b) Venou = Bleeding from the vein is characterized by a steady continuous stream of dark blood from a blood vessel. The bleeding is more profuse from that side of the wound or the wounded vessel which is farther from the heart. Venous haemorrhage involving big blood vessels may be very serious. Treatment.- The bleeding can be controlled by pressure of a clean pad over the wound itself, and by a bandage applied firmly on that side of the wound farthest from the heart. The bleeding part should be elevated as thereby less blood finds its way into it. If there is fracture, the part is to be elevated after giving first aid. ©) Arterial.- Bleeding from the arteries is the most severe type of bleeding and if not stopped, leads to serious results. It is characterized by the bright red colour of the blood and of the spurting out in jets and intermittent character of the flow. Unless speedily stopped, death will occur from loss of blood. The flow of the blood is from that side of the wound which is nearest to the heart. Treatnent.- In case of very big arteries, apply firm pressure with the thumb and finger or with a clean pad over the wound itself which immediately stops the bleeding. After the bleeding has been stopped in this way, an improvised tourniquet should be applied by another Person with a handkerchief or cloth firmly around the limb above the bleeding point, ive., between the wotnd and the heart. - Ageneral indication of the line of the principal artery of the arm is furnished by the scame of the coat sleeve. p.t-o=: 60: - - For wounds in the upper leg and thigh, compression should be applied deeply at the bend of the groin, mid-way between the inner and outer surfaces. = If bleeding occurs from a deep wound such as that caused by a pointed instrument, in addition to compression of the artery, the wound should be packed with pieces of clean cotton or linen and tightly bandaged. = Persons who have suffered from haemorrhage should not be left alone until handed over to a medical man. = Alcohol or other stimulants should, in no case, be given to persons suffering from bleeding. (iv) Broken bones a) All movements of broken bones should be avoided as far as possible, not only on account of the pain, but because of the damage which may be done to other vital tissues, particularly blood vessels. The site of the injury should always be exposed by cutting off the clothes. This obviates the danger of bleeding going on untreated. For a broken thigh bone, obtain two long narrow pieces of wood, one to extend from the armpit to the foot onx the outer side, and the other from the fork to the foot on the inner. These should be bandaged around the chest, round the pelvis, above and below the point where broken, and near the ankle, Movements at the hip and knee should be prevented. b) For broken leg bones, splints, extending from the hip to the foot on the outer and inner sides of the leg, must be applied, and movements at the knee and ankle joints prevented. To facilitate movement of the patient without displacement of the broken bone, both legs should be tied together. ©) For broken bones of the upper arm, splints may be applied on the outer and inner sides, and if available in front and behind as well. If suitable splints are not available, the arm bent at the elbow - may be bandaged securely to the chest. 4) For broken bones of the upper arm, put splint on in front and behind, and bandage with the palm of the hand flat against the chest. P.teo...(v) Burns and Scalds.- Death after bad burns and scalds is due to shock; therefore disturb the patient as little as possible. cover the burnt area with pieces of clean linen smeared with a mixture of lime water with cocoanut oil or borovaseline or any ghee oil or grease, provided they have been freed from germs of diseases by having been thoroughly boiled and sterilized. Make the patient as comfortable as possible and when transport is necessary, arrange this to minimize shaking and movement. Give hot drink, coffee or tea to overcome shock and keep the patient warm. 5 (vi) Foreign body in Eye.- Prevent the patient from rubbing the eye. Pull down the lower 1id, when if the foreign body is seen, remove it with the corner of a clean handkerchief. When the foreign body is beneath the upper eye-lid, lift the 14a forward and push up the lower lid beneath it and let go. the lashes of the lower lid brush the inner surface of the upper one and may dislodge the body. Repeat this if necessary. when the foreign body is not dislodged, take the patient to the doctor or proceed as follows. Place the end of the match stick or fine pencil on the upper eye lid, Take hold of the eye-lashes and gently turn the eye lid over the match stick. Look for the foreign body, and remove it by gently brushing it away from the lid by the end of a handkerchief. Put a drop of castor oil or olive oil as a soothing agent. 23.17 Sick Passengers.- Apart from any first-aid it may be possible to render, every effort should be made to convey sick passengers to hospital for treatment. Where there is no local hospital, the Station Master will, in consultation with the Police, decide to what hospital the patient should be sent. The Police at destination and the Medical Officer of the hospital should be advised by wire that they may be in attendance when the sick passenger arrives. All incidental expenses such as gharry hire, sc. in connection with the renoval of sick passenger to hospital will be defrayed by the police.3622 - 24, DESPOSAL OF THE EFFECTS OF THE INJURED AND KILLED. When a passenger alights from a train on account of sickness or is taken out of a train dead or in a dying state, the following rules will be observed in disposing of his luggage and effects : a) If the passenger is competent to manage his own affairs, he should be asked if he wishes his money and valuables to be taken care of, and if so, an inventory must be taken in his presence, a receipt in detail given him, the valuables locked up in the station cash safe with @ list, and a duplicate copy of the inventory sent to the Divisional Superintendent. b) In case the passenger is too ill to decide, any valuables or articles not required for present use must be taken charge of, and ‘two inventories made out one being retained, and the other sent to the Divisional superintendent. ©) In case of death, property of all kinds belonging to the deceased will be taken over by the Police. 4) Should the Police official present be of lower grade than a Sub-Inspector, the Station Master must, in all cases, offer to make the inventory in conjunction with him and to keep the property temporarily, if required. ©) The Police are responsible for the disposal of unclaimed effects, and all property taken over for safe custody and subsequently not claimed by the person from whom taken over, will be made over to the Police on demand. 25. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS IN CASES OF SERIOUS ACCIDENTS IN WHICH PASSENGERS ARE KILLED OR INJURED, 25.1 ‘Transport of Dead Bodies.- In case of deaths resulting from Railway accidents, dead bodies will be transported by rail free ©f charge from the place of accident or the hospital station where the death may have occurred to any station on the home line if a request to that effect is made by next of kin of the deceased. This will, of course, be done only if the civil, Police and Public Health Authorities have no objection. Note:- Special arrangements should be made to offer facilities to the relatives of the dead to identify the bodies. p.t.o.= 63 25.2. Reception of the train conveying the Dead and Injured at Terminal Stations. The Divisional trangportation Officer in the Control Office or at the terminal station will appoint an experienced officer to assume charge of the arrangements at the terminal station in connection with the reception of the train conveying the injured, giving information to the public and the press, and the members of the anxious relatives, maintenance of order, sc. The officer so appointed will requisition the services of as many officers at the station as are available and are no otherwise engaged in connection with the accident and also enlist the services of senior subordinates available. A convenient platform should be chosen for the reception of the train conveying the injured, dead or the transhipped passengers from the site of the accident. The platform should be nearest the road so that ambulance cars, &e., could be stabled at convenient positions. 25.3, Information to the public and press. - A special Inquiry Bureau should be established at a prominent place from which notices should be displayed and all inquiries replied to. Extra benches and chairs should be obtained from the station or the nearest Railway Institute for providing seats for the public and anxious relations. Quarter-hourly bulletins should be chalked up.an a notice board and sumary of bulletin should be announced by megaphone in English and Vernacular. Press reporters should also be furnished with all available information. 25.4 Arrangement for the waiting public. - In case of very serious accidents, the sale of platform tickets should be stopped. nimittance should be given to bonafide friends and relatives of the injured and the dead into the platform and special enclosures if possible, provided for them. A senior subordinate shoula be placed, in charge of this arrangement. Aerangement should be made for supply of drinking water or light refreshments to such persons by arrangements with the Railway Catering Contractors at the station. Others should be requested to wait outside the platform and, if possible, sitting arrangement should also be provided for them. P.t.o.e.25.5 Maintenance of order By arrangement with the provincial and Railway police adequate police force should be requisitioned to control the crowd, the station approaches and the platform. Care should be taken that no friction is Y caused with the public. 25.6 Reception and disposal of the injured.- The Chief Medical officer on his representative of the arrangenents should obtain information from the important hospitals in the vicinity regarding accommodation. Cases of serious nature must be sent to the best equipped hospital. He should also, by arrangement with the Senior Medical Officer, ensure the attendance of doctors, nurses, dressers and members of the concerned Division. ‘A room should be set apart for attending to cases by the ambulance workers. Two or three officers should be detailed to look after the dispatch of ambulance cases to hospital and to keep a record of such cases. An officer should also be detailed at the main gate to interrogate passengers coming by the train as regards injuries and record names of such passengers. 25.7 Reception and disposal of the dead.~ an officer should be 4 Aeputed to take charge of the dead bodies and arrangements should be made to have the bodies photographed by the C.1.D. photographer. Special . arrangements should be made to offer facilities to the relatives of the dead to identify the bodies. 25.8 Disposal of unclaimed and salvaged property.- An officer should be detailed to take charge of the unclaimed property found at the site of the accident as also the property of the injured passengers removed to hospitals. Special record should be kept about these properties before being handed over to the custody of the Police. Salvaged property (collected either at the site of the accident or left behind by the injured persons) should at the earliest opportunity be made over to the Police for safe custody and disposal. 25.9 Progress Report about the injured patient.- Arrangements should be made by the Medical Department to visit the injured persons in the hospitals daily and look to their comfort. Progress Reports should be issued to press regularly.26. REFUND OF FARES When traffic is stopped as the result of an accident e.g,, breaches, refund of fares to passengers shall be made in accordance with para 3.14 of the Commercial Manual, reproduced below : “Procedure regarding refund of fares for the untravelled portion of the journey and issue of free tickets for the return journey when traffic has been stopped a) The Station Master of the place at which passengers alight will collect the tickets, single or return, refunding to the Passengers, fares for untravelled portion of the tickets they hold retaining, in the case of return journey tickets, the amount of return reduced fare to cover the return journey from the station at which the Passengers are detrained back to the original booking stations, passengers holding return tickets will then be furnished with fresh tickets for the return journey free of charge. b) If, the Station Master is not in possession of sufficient cash to make, these refunds, the tickets must be stamped on the back with the station name seal, and also dated in station dating press, The tickets will then Be handed back to the passengers, and they will be directed to apply for a refund to the Divisional Superintendent of the Division in which the station may be situated. Refunds by Divisional Superintendent will be made by station pay orders, form G-17A. Particulars of refund, with the tickets will be sent in a sealed cover daily direct to the chief Accounts Officer in the form laid down in para 3.15 of the commercial Manual (1963). The name of the station at which payment is to be made, must also be quoted opposite each item in the "Remarks" column. ©) Payment of refunds to be made off the line of railway will be arranged by the Chief Accounts Officer. The name and full address of the payee, and the name of the town on which the post office order is to be drawn, if necessary, must be distinctly entered on the overcharge sheet. If the refunds to be made at one time are numerous, particulars of these must be entered in one statement, prescribed in para 3.15 of the Commercial Manual 1963, with the name and address of payee entered in "Remarks" column opposite each item.266: - @) Passengers must not be allowed to return to their starting points on tickets which have been stamped and returned to holders for refund purposes, under para 3.14(b) of the Commercial Manual, 1963, but they must purchase fresh tickets. If, however, they t do not get a refund at the time, passengers with return tickets may be allowed to make the return journey, with the return half, which’ in that case must first be endorsed with the name of the station from which the return journey is commenced 27.‘ RELTEF TRATNS. 27.1 Calling for Assistance after accident has occurred. ete eta | Relief train is to be summoned when a Relief crane is | Hedical van may be telegraphed when no running line is blocked but a running line. 27,2 Accident Relief Trains. a) Accident Relief trains are generally stationed at important junction stations where railway hospitals, dispensaries are located, Ist class relief trains are based at Divisional Headquarters or selected important junction stations. 2nd Class relief trains are other than those mentioned above. b) Distribution and beats of Relief trains.- A list showing the distribution and beats of relief traifis is published in the Working Instructions to accompany the Working Time Table. 27.3 The maximum time limit for turning out of Relief trains.- (i) According to the decision circulated by the Railway Mministration vide their letter No. 1-1/1/0-1(TAG), dated 16.9.1980, the 45 minutes maximum time limit for a relief train should be reckoned from the time Loco Shed is advised by the Control Office to dispatch the train till the actual ¥ departure of the train from the base station and not till the arrival of the relief train at the TAK. * See Annexure-"II". P.t.One”) ‘The running Shed Foreman, headquartered nearest to the place Of accident will immediately on Feceipt of the message calling for (1) On non-controi areas, if the steam crane wired for, ig ee applied for the crane, and also to the Divisional officers concerned, ‘the Running Shed Foreman wired to will act as stated above, (WH) Ih the event of a second steam rane being required, a special SpPlication must be made by telegram 0 the Running Shed Foreman of the(vist) If other assistance is required in addition to the crane, this should be stated in the telegram calling for the crane- When steam Relief Crane is required at a considerable distance from where x tt ig stationed, the assisting gang, if also required, can follow Py ee gang to travel with the crane special. Such assistance, however, if gbtainable nearer at hand than from the crane headquarters shoul be 50 procured. (ix) When there is no Brake-van or Guard available for the dispatch of a break-down crane, the Running Shed Foreman must arrande to attach his Relief Van as Brake-van and send a competent person to act as a Guard. m) Medical Van should be marshalled in the Relief train in such a way that it could he easily detached if not required at the site of accident. 27.4 Responsibility of officers/officials regarding inspection seer eintonance of Relief trains as detailed in S-R.162/1 which is reproduced below. a) Loco Forenen or other in charge of relief vans and relief trains are responsible for seeing that they are always fully equipped and in running order, and that the relief van contains the medical chest. b) The Divisional Mechanical Engineer is responsible for the complete relief train as a unit. He must satisfy himself that pins Wetenirun pean tia) 5o-dfo variuce facies lyece scan onak neaiy control Divisions, the portable control telephone on the relief train is complete and its fixing on the control wires understood Py the relief train ataff. He must personally inspect the train and its equipment quarterly on such dates as may be convenient to him. In case of relief trains at Dalbandin and Fort Sandeman, the Divisional Nechanica? Engineer or hie Assistant should personally inspect these relief trains every quarter. ¢) The Divisional Executive Mngineer is responsible that the permanent-way tools and stores are of suitable pattern, oe complete, ana in good condition. He must personally inspect this equipment quarterly % ‘on such dates as may be convenient, to him. piteoreee4) The Divisional Signal Engineer/Assistant Signal Engineer is responsible for seeing that the control telephone and semaphore instruments and their respective equipments are complete and in working order. He must personally inspect and test this equipment quarterly on such dates as may be convenient to him. e) The Medical Officer concerned is responsible for seeing that the prescribed stock of medicines and surgical appliances is maintained in the chest and almirahs, and that the instruments and medical appliances are in perfect working order. He must personally inspect this equipment quarterly on such dates as may be convenient to him. £) The Divisional Electrical Engineer (Electrical Traction) is responsible for ensuring that any equipment, tools and spares carried on the relief train for dealing with damage to electric traction equipment are complete and in good condition. g) In order to test the readiness and quick turnout of relief trains, it is desirable to have periodical false alarms on the Divisions. These alarms must not be given too often but the internal between any two calls, whether actual or test calls, must not exceed six weeks. It is not necessary to take the train to some out station; the test can be made and timed between the shed and the station. h) Inspecting Officers will enter their remarks in the inspection book, which must be kept in the relief van. ‘Train Examiners will similarly make an entry in the inspection book when they lift or repack a vehicle of the relief train, or change any of the vacuum-brake rubber fittings, etc. They will also certify by an entry in the book every three months that the train is in good and safe working order. 27.5 Equigment of relief trains. a) All equipment and tools belonging to each relief train must have some distinctive mark to enable the staff readily to identify thom as belonging to a particular relief train. Jay) b) The equipment and tools in each relief/must be sufficient to deal with accidents likely to occur. A list of tools and equipment must be posted in each material van.= 170: - A tools and plant register, must be maintained by the Toco Foreman under the following heads :- ~ Rolling stock plant and material. - Way & Works plant and material. - Telephones. All requisitions for replacement of material must be made through the loco foreman by the branches concerned to enable him to record entries with regard to the receipt and issue of stores in the tools and plant register. ©) All equipment and tools must be in good serviceable condition and the cutting edges of tools, such as chisels and drills, must be kept sharp and the tools ready for use. 4) All equipment and tools liable to rust must be given a cost. of some protective oil or grease. a 27.6 Medical equipment for accident relief train: a) Loco Foremen must see that in all cases the accident van contains the medical equipment as per standard. b) The keys (if any) of the medical equipment must be % kept in a case (with glass front) in a conspicuous place in the van and this case must be sealed by the medical officer. ©) Medical stores will thus be available in an emergency when the doctor has not been able to accompany a relief train. 4) Recoupments of medical stores are to be made through the Medical Branch. e) A first-aid box is also provided in the break-down tool-van and kept in a wall cup-board therein in each first and second class accident relief train. The wall cupboard is sealed by the Loco Foreman. 28, GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS IN CASES OF ACCIDENTS IN WHICH SABOTAGE IS SUSPECTED ee a 28.1 Preservation of evidence about the cause and extent of the accident when suspected to be due to sabotage. 4 Railway staff should offer their whole-hearted assistance in preserving evidence about the cause of the accident which might PetiOveeeotherwise be inadvertently removed through ignorance or curiosity ©f persons who may come to site of accident before the arrival of the Police. They should realize that the inguiring authorities should be convinced from the materials, sc. found at site about the cause and the extent of the accident. 28.2 Precautions against touching or moving any articles or materials at the scene of occurrence, a) Apart from the primary duty of all Railwaymen as regards the inmediate care and assistance for the wounded or the Liberating of persons entrapped in the wreckage, all Railway staff | on the train or arriving soon after should take all precautions to see that nothing is unnecessarily moved or handled by themselves, passengers or persons arriving at the scene of occurrence until examined by the Police. b) If any small articles such as fish-plates, bolts, nuts, dog-spikes, sc., must be moved, they should be handled with due care, s0 that they are not touched by hand. €) An easy method is to use pincers and these, if not available, can be improvised by using pieces of wood or wire. 4) Sleepers, rails or other materials which it is seen must have been handled by the criminals should be given particular care to preserve finger prints. e) Component parts of the track, signals, 6e., noticed lying at a distance from normal positions should be left there and protected from being touched and covered over to protect it from rain. £) If footprints are noticed, precautions should be taken to see that they are not damaged. 9) Tt is essential that materials which go to prove the methods adopted in the commitment of the crime, should be available, for production before a court or a copetent Inquiring authority. h) Tt is the duty of the Police Investigating Officer to mark each and every piece of evidence or exhibit, make cut a list of them and to take steps to preserve them. He will have this list tested by disinterested persons. These witnesses should also be requested to observe and note where the exhibits were found and in what condition. PeteOreseeEvery Railway servant should afford facilities to the Police in obtaining and preserving this kind of evidence and should not tanper with anything before the arrival of the Police. These materials should Y not be utilized for repairing the line, without the Police officers’ permission. 28.3 Aid to the Police before and after the accidents. Yt is seldom that the Police are first on the spot, but the most likely persons are the Permanent Way Inspector and his Gangnen followed shortly after by Relici Trains and higher Railway officials. the following instructions, if carried out, would help in subsequent investigation ~ Immediately after affording what assistance is possible to the injured or those still in danger and taking precautions against further accident by other trains to carefully examine the scene of occurrence. = To get into touch with intelligent passengers and take them along during the inspection of the scene of accident and point out to them what appears unusual. These witnesses should be made known to the Police on their arrival. =) = te do all in their power to prevent articles of evidential value being handled or stood upon. = qo get their Gangmen or others to observe the movements of persons who come to the scene of accident from neighbouring villages. = qo remember to notice precisely whether villagers could have arrived at the scene of occurrence before themselves, and, if suspicious, to endeavour to establish from passengers when they first noticed these villagers and to take steps to point these persons out to the Police. = If gufficient men are available, to place two groups on the up and Down portions of the line and at some distance from the scene and they should be instructed to question persons leaving the scene of occurrence. They should endeavour to detain then if suspicious. ¥ = as removal of rails, fish-plates, &c., cannot be carried out without some previous reconnaissance and arrangement, p.t.o.27a all Permanent Way Inspectors should instruct their Gangnen to report the presence of strangers or other persons whom they might have noticed on any particular portion of their jurisdiction whose movements appeared suspicious. = To notice and report to Permanent Way Inspectors any strangers who are seen associating with Gangmen and to get to know the purport of their association. = Permanent Way Inspectors should take special precautions over the safe custody of all tools and to ensure that they are all carefully accounted for every day after knocking off work. ~ Permanent Way Inspectors should see that all tool boxes are always kept in a proper state of repair and are perfectly secured after being locked. 29. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS IN CASES OF ACCIDENTS DUE 0 HUNTING, TORCHING, SWAYING OR ROUGH RIDING OF ENGINES. cases of abnormal occurrences attributable to oscillations of locomotives are required to be reported to the Divisional Authorities without delay. Further in the interest of maintenance, all cases of hunting, lurching, swaying or rough riding of engines should be reported to permit immediate examination of the engine concerned and of the track, so that any fault discovered in either or both which may have contributed to rough riding, can be eliminated without delay. ‘The reports from the drivers, of any rough riding from whatever cause, will assist the Permanent Way Inspector or Assistant permanent Hay Inspector-in-Charge concerned by bringing to his notice atronce places in the track which need his attention. ‘The Driver must note carefully the mileage at which the rough riding occurs, and report to the Station Master of the next stopping station, the mileage, nature of rough riding and his engine nunber. He must also report, at the end of his run to the Running shed Foreman, who will submit a report after examination of the engine where necessary to his Divisional Mechanical Engineer. The Divisional Mechanical Engineer will forward the report with his remarks (if any) to the Chief Mechanical Engineer. p.t.o.e-on receiving such report from the Driver, the Station Master must wire particulars of the report, with the train number of the reporting driver and the number of the train that travelled over the mileage immediately to the Permanent Way Inspector concerned, copies to the Assistant Engineer, Divisional Engineer, Loco Foreman and Divisional Mechanical Engineer of the destination Division/ Headquarter and in the case of pooled engines on the outward journey, to the Divisional Mechanical Engineer of the starting headquarter also. ‘The Permanent Way Inspector or Assistant Permanent Way Inspector in charge concerned, will inspect the track at site without delay and will submit a report, as follows :- a) In case of abnormal occurrence to his Assistant Engineer for transmission with remarks (if any) to the Divisional Engineer who will forward the report with his remarks (if any) to the Chief Engineer. In this case he will wire to Chief Mechanical Engineer requesting examination of the engine of the train reported by Station Master to have travelled immediately before the train of the reporting Driver. b) Any Driver, whose engine rides unsteadily, whether over the run generally or at particular locations, shall take such action to regulate the speed of his train as may be necessary, and shall make a report to the Station Master at the next stopping station and to the locomotive Foreman as soon as possible. The Station Master shall wire to the Permanent-way official incharge of the section and also to the Controller, if on controlled section. ¢) In case a heavy jerk is felt either by the Driver or the Guard of a train and it is considered dangerous to train at any speed upto the maximum permissible speed of the section. The Driver/Guard shall stop the train at the next station and report in writing to the Station Master who will then give “obstruction danger signal” to the station in rear, advise the control and withhold "IN" Report of the train. The Station Master of the station from where next train is due to enter block section concerned shall send an engine light on 0.P.239 accompanied by any permanent way official available but not lower than a Ganger to proceed to a point three kilometres beyond the one where heavy jerk was reported to have been felt or to the next station should it be short of extra 3 kilometres, If nothing unusual is discovered the “obstructiona: danger signal” will be cancelled and "IN REPORT" of the previous train sent after the arrival of the engine. The subsequent train may run on proper Authority to proceed. 4) If anything abnormal is discovered, the Driver and the Permanent-way official/Ganger will jointly inform the Station Master sending the engine, in writing about the defect and the speed at which normal train running may be resumed, who is turn shall inform all concerned and also arrange for the issue of caution order to the Drivers of all subsequent trains warning them to proceed over the location at such reduced speed as may be considered desirable by the Permanent way official Ganger. On a controlled section, the Station Master will also report the occurrence to the control and obtain instructions. e) The Permanent Way Inspector or member of the Engineering Supervisory Staff first available will at once inspect the track. Tt will be the duty of the Engineering Supervisory staff not below the rank of Assistant Way Inspector to continue, modify or remove the caution Order as circumstances permit.CHAPTER Sedtion - a OBJECT OF ENQUIRIES. Y The main object of an enquiry is to ascertain fully causes of accidents with a view to preventing their recurrence. The Committee should bear in mind that a final decision has to be arrived at by those who have not had the advantage of hearing the evidence and seeing the witnesses. The report should, therefore, be clear, and more attention should be paid to small matters than if the final decision were left to the Committee. The value of the evidence of each witness should be noted on, considering whether he is impartial or not. It is not sufficient merely to find that on a particular occasion something happened through the fault of one particular man, more than this is required. The scope of the inquiry shall be extended 60 as to embrace a wider field and ascertain whether there has been any general laxity of working or other indirect cause or causes which have contributed to the particular accident investigated. The prosecution and conviction of some low-paid class-IV staff will not prevent accidents happening if a loose system of working continues. In fact there is injustice in punishing a man for what is really the fault of those above him, The number of accidents is a measure of supervision. the responsibility really rests with the supervising staff and it is the duty of all officers holding enquiries to see if the supervision is effective. accidents, in many cases, are not brought home sufficiently to the supervising staff and committees, if they consider that accidents have been caused by inadequate supervision, should record their opinion and bear this aspect of the matter in mind in making their recommendations. 2. ACCIDENTS IN WHICH INQUIRIES ARE NECESSARY: Following are the cases of accidents in which an enquiry is necessary as per S.R. 162/56 :~ a) In the case of an accident Class A(ii) (a). b) In the cases when Federal Government Inspector of Railways decides to hold it or it is required to be held by him. €) In case of serious loss/damage to railway or private property. p.t.o.d) In case of accident due to defective system of working. ©) If the cause/responsibility for the accident is not clear. £) If the enquiry is considered necessary by the Divisional Superintendent for any special reason whatsoever. DEPINATION OF DIFFERENT CLASSES OF ENQUIRIES, VIZ., DEPARTMENTAL, JOINT, PEDERAL GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR‘ s AND MAGISTERIAL OR JUDICIAL. There are four kinds of Railway accident enquiries viz., Departmental, Joint, F.G.1.R's and Magisterial or Judicial enquiries:~ ~ Departmental inguiries are those held only by the officials of the department concerned. ~ Joint inquiries are those held by representatives of more than one department. Government Inspector's inquiries are those ordered and conducted personally by the Government Inspector. - Magisterial or Judicial inquiries are inguiries held on behalf of the Government by a Magistrate or othér officials in accordance with rules framed by the Bailway Board. 3.1 DEPARTMENTAL ENQUIRY. (4) Departmental inquiries may be held in cases where the cause of accident is clear but the remedy obscure, or the cause obscure but only one department is concerned. In a Departmental, enquii all Joint inquiry forms shall be filled in and evidence recorded in the same manner as at a Joint enquiry and such enquiries shall be held at or as near the site of the accident as possible. (ii) Cases for Joint/Departmental enquiry.- Whenever an accident as described in section 63 of the Railways Act, has occurred in the course of working of Railways thé General Manager will issue order for an enquiry to be promptly held by a committee of Railway officers (to be called joint enquiry) for thorough investigation of the causes which led to the accident. However, joint enquiry will be dispensed with in the following cases=: 78: = a) If the enquiry is to be held by F.G.I-R. b) If the accident has not been attended with loss of man life or grievous injury or with serious danage to property. ¢) Tf one departnent of the railway intimates that it accepts all the responsibilities of the accident. 4) when such engiiry is dispensed with, it shall be the duty of the Head of the Department of the Railway responsible for the accident to make such enquiry (to be called a departmental enquiry) and if his staff or the systen of working is at fault, to adopt or suggest such measures as he may consider expedient for preventing recurrence of similar accidents. 3.2 gorNT ENQUIRY. (4) Enquiry Committees shall be constituted of Divisional and Assistant officers’or yaubordinate or in the exceptional cases, when ordered by the General Manager, of Heads of Departments or Deputies, of ‘the four main departments viz., Transportation, Mechanical, Civil 4 denne etonaliMdien ofticers or subordinates of other departments (medical and stores) if they are concerned. committees should be composed of officers of the same rank as far as possible, In joint enquiries ordered by the General Manager, the actual constitution of the committee will be detailed by him. (41) enquiries must be held and proceedings of the enquiry submitted within the stipulated time, complete in all respects the practicability or otherwise of the various recommendations made by the Committee should be commented upon by the Divisional Superintendent personatly, as also whether action has been taken on those reconmendations, the implementation of which is within his own competence. The Mministration will then be in a better position to appreciate the issue involved and the action that should be taken to renedy matters. (411) goint enquiries when necessary.~ Joint enquiries shall A be held if the cause of the accident is not clear, and then only if one department does not accept responsibility, or if for any special reason the Divisional Superintendent may consider the necessity of holding it. BetiOveee saeIt should be a committee of Assistant/Divisional officers or of subordinates of the departments concerned, and shall be held at or as near the site of the accident as possible. In all joint enquiries under Class (A) accidents timely notice should be given to District Magistrates, the Federal Government Inspector of Railways, Superintendents of Police, the Superintendent of Railway Police and the Officer-in-charge of the Railway Police station of the area. (iv) Senior Member to be the president of Joint Enquiry.- The most senior member of the committee shall act as President. (v) Foreign Railway Officers as members of enguiry committee. In the case of accidents in which a foreign railway is concerned, the officers concerned of that Railway should be asked to attend as members of the committee. (vi) Non-attendance of a member at a Joint Enquiry.- If any officer or subordinate after having been notified to attend an enquiry fails to attend, the enquiry should proceed without him and his written explanation may be called for which may be incorporated in the proceedings. (vii) Joint enquiries in runover cases.- The procedure detailed below shall be observed - (a) outsiders Runover. - The Superintendent, Railvay Police, will arrange for his Inspectors to send Divisional Superintendents concerned copies of their reports within three days of the accidents. If no blame is attributed to any Railway staff, no joint enquiry is necessary. If the Police report attaches blame to Railway staff, the Divisional superintendent will use his discretion. and arrange a departmental or a joint enquiry as the case demands. Railway staff runover. The Divisional Superintendent shall arrange either a departmental or a joint enquiry in every case. Enquiry Proceedings must be submitted within three months from the date of the accident.- 2802 - (ce) Railway Contractor's Staff Runover. A Joint or Departmental Enquiry must be held and the proceedings submitted within three weeks from the date of the accident. (vii) False Evidence It is clear from the proceedings of certain joint enquiry committees held to enquire into accidents that the practice of giving false evidence at these enquiries is becoming far too common. The practice appears to be growing steadily worse, and at the present the staff seem to think that they can appear before a committee and give false evidence with impunity. In some cases, the facts which give rise to the accident were sufficiently clear, but they were rendered difficult to adjudicate upon owing to false evidence given by witnesses. It is, therefore, impressed upon the staff that if false evidence is given at any preliminary, departmental or joint enquiry, exemplary punishment will be given to them, and they will be liable to be discharged. The staff should also remember that a man who is responsible for an accident, but who gives his evidence in an honest and straight~ forward manner is more likely to receive lenient treatment than a man who endeavours to evade his responsibility by making false statements. (ix) avoiding Partisan feeling. Officials in joint enquiries must be metculously impartial in their findings. In case of disagreement, any notes of dissent shall be recorded below the finding and signed by the members concerned. Departmental feeling should be avoided, the object being to record facts, ascertain the true cause of the accident and not to sereen faults. ‘There is a feeling that departmental bias is being introduced in such enquiries, making it difficult for the cause of the accident to be clearly brought out.It must be realised that enquiries are held not so much to find out the person or the department at fault but to determine the real cause of the accident, so that action may be taken to eliminate such causes. 3.3 ‘THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR's ENQUIRY. a) The Federal Government Inspector of Railways holds enquiry into serious accidents to train carrying passengers which is attended with loss of human life or with serious injury to any person p.teo.ral: - in the train, or damage to property of a specified value, with a view to ascertaining cause, and fixing responsibility. special stress is laid on the question as to whether prompt and adequate steps are taken by the railway administration towards relief measures, such as, medical aid, refreshments etc., for the injured persons and necessary facilities for other passengers, such as, arrangements for transhipment at the scene of accident and enroute etc. The scope of such enquiries goes further as it embraces recommendations designed to prevent recurrence of similar types of accidents in future, e.g., steps to be taken in the interest of safety, scrutinising matters affecting safe working of the Railway which, though having no bearing on the accident under investigation, might bé brought to light during the course of enquiry. b) The Federal Government Inspector of Railways holds enquiry into accidents according to rule 7 of Rules for Reporting Accidents when he receives notice under section 83 of the Railways Act of the occurrence of an accident, which he considers of a sufficiently serious nature to justify such a course he shall, as soon as may be, notify the Railway Board or the General Manager of his intentions to hold an enquiry and shall ‘at the same time fix and conmunicate the date, time and place for the enquiry. €) Although the £.G.1.R. can hold enquiry into any accident if he so desires his enquiry is obligatory in respect of the following accidents © An accident to a passenger train, including troop train is attended with (a) loss of human life or serious injury to persons in the train other than staff operating the train or the staff whose journey in the train is for performing certain duties in the train itself, or (b) serious damage to property of the value of approximately Rs. 2,00,000/- or upwards. R.M.S. staff or G.R.P. staff performing certain duties in the train are treated as passengers and accidents involving loss of Life or serious injury to such staff nay be included anongst accidents in respect of which F.G.I.R's enquiry is to be treated as obligatory. D.teOeeii) Not Now (iii) Note An accident to workmen's train, staff special or pallast train is attended with the loss of life or serious injury to in the train . any incumbent/other than the staff operating it. me word"incumbent™ occurring in para (ii) above does not Y cover the cases of persons who are not passengers in the train. A saloon carrying other than railway officers and staff does not cone within the purview of the above and should be treated as passenger carriage for all purposes and F.¢.z.R's enquiry is obligatory when an accident is attended with the loss of human life or serious injury to any person travelling therein. An accident to a Goods train is attended with loss of human Life or serious injury to persons who may be travelling in a general passenger carriage attached to that train, except when the accident is to the staff who operate the train or whose journey therein is for the purpose of performing certain duties in the train itself. ‘The P.G.I.R's enquiry will not be obligatory in case an accident to a goods train is attended with loss of human life or serious 4 injury to passengers who may on occassions, be travelling in the brake van of such a train, irrespective or their number. 4) The P.G.1.R's enquiry into the following types of accidents, is not necessary, even; though they are attended with loss of Life or hold an serious injuries :~ negligence or disregard of safety regulations; - Accidents to trespassers run-over through their own carelessness; ~ Accident to occupants of road vehicles, etc., at | = hecident to passengers caused through their own | railway level crossings. | e) Enquiries on behalf of F.G.I.R. (By the Committee of Railway Officers). If for any reason the Government Inspector is unable to enquiry, at an early date.after the occurrence of such an + PeteOveeee283 - accident, the General Manager shall, on request by the Government Inspector, forward to hin,with as little delay as possible,the Y proceedings of the Joint enquiry. The Federal Government Inspector shall advice the Railway Board/Ministry of Railways of the reason why an enguiry has not been held by himself. 1f the Government Inspector after examination of the joint enquiry proceedings considers that an enquixy should be held by himself, he shall as soon as possible, notify the Ministry of Railways and, General Yanager of hie intention to hold an enquiry and shall at the sane/tix and communicate the date, tine and place of enquiry. £) Procedure to be followed in regard to the submission of report on the accidents into which enquiries are held by the Railway officers on behalf of F.G.1.R. as per Rule 4 of the Rules for Reporting Accidents 1) Before the enquiry is held, the General Manager (operating) shall issue notices in local newspapers inviting any menbers of the public having knowledge relating to the accident and desiring to give evidence. The Divisional Superintendent shall notify the District Magistrate, and local and railway police and other officials listed in $.R. 162/55(€)- ii) Date of submission of proceeding of the Railway officers' enquiry committee to the Federal Government Inspector of Railways is within a period not exceeding 14 months from the date of the occurrence of the Accident. iii) Essential information required to be incorporated in the proceedings - Reference to order: following should be mentioned under this sub-heading - The authority under which the enquiry is held. = pate of accident. = Date and place of holding enquiry. - Data regarding enquiry. Names and designations of the Officers who held the inquiry, names and designations of + the Police and Civil Officers present and the number of witnesses examined be described under this sub-heading. P.teO.eea: - Description of the accident.- Accurate description should be given. Composition of train.- The following should be mentioned under this sub-heading :~ - Particulars of engine and complete load of trains, ete. - Length and weight of engine. Length and weight of train, excluding engine. = Condition of Vacuum brakes, and in the case of accidents which occur at night, condition of engine and brake-van light, etc. Number of passengers travelling in the train.- Give approximate total number of passengers travelling in the train as well as in the bogies in which casualties occurred. Casualties.- Total number of killed and grievously injured and cases of simple injuries may be given separately. It should also be indicated whether the casualties include any railway servants. Description of the wreckage and cost of damage.- This sub-heading is self-explanatory. Clearing the site and restoring conmunication.- Only brief description may be given indicating whether any unavoidable delay occurred in restoring the line to traffic. Weather conditions.- This is self-explanatory. Time of the accident.- This is self-explanatory. Incality.- The following should be described under this sub-heading :- - Incality of stations, mileages of the site of the accident and other points and stations relevant to the enquiry. = Brief description of alignment gradients and curves, P.Ways and height of bank, etc., relevant to the enquiry. P-t.0.. 0+Method of Working.~ Class of stations, standard of interlocking, type of instruments used, ete. Full description of method of working relevant to the accident should be given. Sequence of events.- This is self-explanatory. Medical assistance and arrangenents made for the relief and comport of passengers.- Particular mention : should be made if any avoidable delay takes place in rendering first-aid or in sending relief, etc., in which case the responsibility for the delay should be Fixed. Relief trains.- Ordering and despatching of Relief trains and responsibility for the delay if any should be discussed. Preamble Reasons for fixing responsibility and for arriving at conclusions, etc., should be set forth. Gonclusions.~ Cause of the accident, and responsibility etc., quoting Rules breached should be set forth. Appendices accompanying the Proceedings.~ The following appendices should accompany the proceedings : Site Plan.- Detailed and accurate site plan of the accident should be prepared containing all relevant information. "BM. Recommendations. . Certain matters brought to light during the course of enquiry but not having direct bearing on the accidents. D". List of casualties. List of witnesses (alongwith a copy of evidence) . Details of damage with cost.section 84 of the Pakistan Railways Act, 1890 viz., the “Rules for g) The Rules relating to the Enquiries into the Accidents to be held by the R. The related rules, in this connection, framed under Reporting Accidents printed under Railway Board's Notification No. 1926~T, dated 19.3.1930, read as under "7.(1) Whenever the Government Inspector receives notices under section 83 of the Act of the occurrence of an accident which he considers of a sufficiently serious nature to justify such a course he shall, as soon as may be, notify the Railway poard and the General Manager of the railways snore Of his intention to hold an enquiry and shall at the same time fix and communicate the date, time and place for the enquiry. (2) For the purpose of this rule every accident to a train carrying passengers which is attended, with loss of human life, or with serious injury to persons, or to property of the value of approximately Rs.20,000/- or upwards, and any other accident which, in the opinion of the Government Inspector, requires the holding of an enquiry, shall be deemed to be an accident of a sufficiently serious nature to require the holding of an enguiry. (3) When an accident, requiring the holding of an enquiry, occurs at a station where the charges of two or more Government Inspectors meet, the duty of complying with this rule shall devolve on the Govt. Inspector within whose jurisdiction lies the railway working the station which is the scene of the aceident. (4) If, for any reason, the Government Inspector is unable to hold an enquiry, at an early date, after the occurrence of such an accident, the General Manager of the Railways, shall on request by the Government Inspector, forward to him, with as Little delay as possible, the proceedings of the joint enquiry which has been made under Rule 18. The GovernmentInspector shall advise the Railway Board of the reason why an enqdiry has not been held by himself. If the Government Inspector, after examination of the joint enquiry proceedings, considers that an enquiry should be held by himself, he shall, as soon as possible, notify the Railway Board and the General Manager of the Railways of the intention to hold an enquiry and and shall at the same time fix and communicate the date, time and place for the engdiry.” 3.4 MAGISTERIAL OR JUDICIAL ENQUIRY. luhenever an accident, such as is described in Section 83 of the Railways Act, has occurred in the course of working a railway, the District Magistrate, or any other Magistrate, who may be appointed in this behalf by the Safety Controlling authority may either - a) himself make an enquiry into the causes which led to the accident; or b) depute a Subordinate Magistrate, who, if possible, should be a Magistrate of the first class to make such an enquiry: oF ©) direct an investigation into the causes which led to the accident to be made by the Police. Whenever it is decided to make an enquiry under clause (a) or clause (b) atove, the District Magistrate or other Magistrates appointed as aforesaid shall advise the General Manager of the railways | and the Government Inspector by telegram of the date and hour at which the enquiry will commence, so as to enable the Reilvay Mministration to summon the requisite evidence. A Magistrate making an enquiry under paragraphs above may summon any railway servant, and any other person including technical expert whose presence he may think necessary. M1 reasonable assistance shall be given by the General Manager in connection with judicial enquiries. 4. CONVENING AN ENQUT a) In serious cases of accidents Class A(ii) (a), the General Manager will wire within 24 hours, whether the enquiry is to be held by Divisional Officers, Depaty Principal Officers or Principal officers or whether the Government Inspector will hold it. p.t.o.~ ee: b) In all other cases, in which an enquiry is to be held, the Divisional Superintendent will hold it, unless the Government Inspector decides to do so. YT c) The enquiry must be held, as soon as possible, after the accident and in any case, within seven days. If the Government Inspector decides to hold the enquiry and cannot do so within seven days, the Divisional Superintendent will hold a preliminary enquiry. @) In the case of enquiries held into Class(a)accidents and collisions and averted collisions in Class D(iii), the Divisional Superintendent shall cause notice of the place, date and hour at which the enquiry will commence, to be given to the General Manager, the Government Inspector, the District Magistrate of the District in which the accident occurred, Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Railways, Lahore, (for Punjab), the Superintendent of Railway Police, (for Sind, Deputy Superintendent, Railway Police, (for Frontier and Baluchistan} as the case may be and the District Superintendent of Police. e) If the enquiry is to be held by the Government Inspector, Deputy Principal Officers or Principal officers, the Divisional ~ Superintendent shall similarly cause notice of the enquiry to be sent to the officers mentioned above. £) When an enquiry is to be held in the case of a fire occurring in a vehicle which is electrically equipped, i.e. with dynamo and batteries or only wired a representative of Electrical Department must be associated in the quiry Committee, and information to this effect given to the Chief Electrical Engineer. 5. COMPOSITION OF ENQUIRY COMMITTEE. In case of accident viz., A(ii) (a) attended with loss of Life, grievous injury to persons or serious damage/loss to property or interruption to traffic as defined earlier, an enquiry will be held by a committee of officers. However, in other cases of accidents excluding A(ii) (a) it is the discretion of the Divisional superintendent to decide whether the enquiry would be held by a conmittee of officers or subordinates or by a single officer or subordinate. Ti case as per S.R, 162/58 if there is damage to mail vans or mails or mail service p.t.o,-2892- staff are injured the Superintendent railway Mail Service concerned may be asked to attend the enquiry but he will not take part in the proceedings. 6. ENQUIRY FORMS. To record the proceedings of all the enquiries whether held by the committee or any individual,O.P.336 will be used. Tt has the following pages :- 6.1 First - Heading of the accident, Names of the President and members of enquiry committee and witnesses examined with designations of all. At the bottom is a space for signatures of the President. 6.2 Second - Precis of the accident. 6.3 Third ~ Damages statement of Rolling Stock, locomotive, P.way with nature and cost. Space for signatures of the President is below. 6.4 Fourth - Statement of the witness. On the top of the statement name, father's name, rank, station, age, service, rate and scale of pay is recorded. 6.5 Fifth - Findings. It is based on the preamble in which the accident is discussed thoroughly and chronologically. Tt contains a brief description of the accident and names of the stafé responsible quoting the numbers of rules reached by them. Tt will be signed by the President and Mombers of the conmittee. If any Member dis-agrees with the findings he records his note of dissent underneath. Note of disagreement is also to be given on a separate page. a PRELIMINARY REPORT, 7.1 In the event of serious accidents in classes 'A' and 'D' occurring, it is the duty of the Senior Station Master or Traffic Inspector at the site of the accident to take down the evidence of staff on the spot, as soon as his duties in connection with attending to the safety of the line, the comfort of passengers and restoring communication permit.= 290: - 7.2 tn cases where breaches of block rules are involved, the line clear or token issued to the driver, or in cases of double Line interlocked stations, the position of the instruments and signals should be examined and recorded, train passing record of the stations concerned and any messages between the stations, taken charge of sealed. All statements shall be made voluntarily and staff shall not be forced to make a statement. If they are unwilling to give their statements, their refusal should be taken in writing. 7.3. ‘The statements of the staff shall be formally recorded with as little delay as possible before there has been time to admit of the fabrication of evidence and should be forwarded together with any books or documents taken over by the recording official to the Divisional Transportation Officers concerned for production at the Joint enquiry into the accident if such be subsequently ordered. Senior Station Masters and Traffic Inspectors while preparing Preliminary Reports should keep the following points in mind = Description of accident. = Relief measures. ~ Probable cause of accident. x - Rules breached. = Responsibility. ~ cost of damages, - Detention to trains. a. SUBMISSION OF ENQUIRY REPORTS/PROCEEDINGS. 8.1 According to S.R. 162/72, Reports/Proceedings of enquiry into accidents (whether held at Divisional level or by the Principal officers’ or by. Principal Officers") in Class A, D(iii) or in any accident of serious nature shall be submitted within 45 days of the occurrence of the accident to the General Manager in accordance with the following scales :~ a) Accident Class-A. ‘two complete copies and two copies of precis and Finding one copy of Recommendation, if any. When; the case is expected to go to court, three complete copies of the 4 enquiry and two copies of the precis and finding, should be submitted. Pet.O.eeeb) Accident Class: ‘Two complete copies and one copy of precis and findings if there is likelihood of the case going to the court, 3 copies. Y 8.2 Reports by the General Manager.~ According to S.R. 162/85, accidents will be reported by the General anager as follows :- a) Immediately to the Home Secretary of the Provincial Government _concerned.~ By express letter, all of Class-A accidents except as in $.Rs. 162/46 and 162/87. b) To_the Chief Inspector of Explosive.- All cases in which explosives have caused or contributed to the accident. ©) To the Government Inspector.- Class A accidents, in which enquiries have been held, the report will be accompanied by a copy of the proceedings of the enguiry and will show the faction proposed by the General Manager. The Government Inspector will also be supplied with a copy of the reports on fractures or failures of axles, draw-bars, ete., connected with a passenger train where no loss of life has resulted or the cost of damage to railway property is less than Rs.2,00,000/~ and main lines are blocked for less than six hours. A report accompanied by a copy of the proceedings of the enquiry will also be sent on other cases of accidents in which enquiries have been held as mentioned in para 8.1 above. 4) To the District Magistrate.- Class A accidents in which enquiries have been held. The report will only contain the the precis, findings and recommendations, if any, of the Enquiry committee, In case any judicial enquiry is being made, a copy of the evidence will also be supplied. General Manager will also advise the action proposed to be taken by him as well as the names of persons, if any, whom it is Proposed to prosecute. e) To the MINRATL, PAKARMY, Rawalpindi and to the Military District and Army Commander concerned.- Important cases of Class B by telegram, giving particulars regarding . interruption and also resumption of traffic. station names and official designations must be telegraphed in full (see also S.R.162/46). P.t.o..