@e® aferor ad FE Yard Ser SOUTH EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY eae Office ofthe Wer ida Wa qua gohfrax Chief Signal & Telecom Engineer sas ‘24 Floor, SECR Zonal Hq Building TER cite area fates Eaasoars7s00t @ :(07752)268059 Fax : (0752415274 No. SECR/S&T/Innovation /April-June15/01/731 Date ; 06.07.2015 DGM (G)/SECR Sub : Innovative design of High Reliability Last Stop Signal (Minimization in raise up / failure cases of Last Stop Signal and subsequent piloting out of trains) Ref: Your letter no. DGM/SECR/Innovation/61/2014-15 /1282 dt 01.06.2015. (For 1% quarter, April to June 2015) Please find enclosed annexure ‘A’ for the above subject pertaining to Design & Drawing unit of S&T branch of SEC Railway for your information and further disposal. Encl : as above raZN (S.K. Solanki) Chief Signal Engineer /CSTE/SECR/BSP C/- All CSTEs of Indian Railways.Be Annexure Innovation in design: High Reliability Last Stop Signal (Minimization in raise up/failure cases of Last Stop Signal and subsequent piloting out of trains) Preface: Last stop signal (LSS) is one of the most important signals of the station which controls the entry of train into the block section, With the advent of token less block instrument, the exit track circuit commencing from foot of the signal plays pivotal role in the control of LSS. Even a momentarily bobbing of this exit track circuit can lead to failure of LSS and there by leading to piloting out of train. It is pertinent to mention here that LSS has an inbuilt safety feature which doesn't allow ASM to re-clear the signal once it is raised due to bobbing of track circuit. Thus piloting out is the only recourse available with ASM in such contingencies. This is not only time consuming but also with a lesser safety standard as manual intervention is required at both ends for ensuring block working. Raising up of signal is not a desirable feature from the driver's point of view also. Such incidences lead to depletion in driver's confidence. ‘The abrupt application of emergency brake is also an undesirable feature. An innovative in house design for High Reliability Last Stop Signal has been developed by Hq drawing office which is safe, highly reliable and cost effective. It is the simplest solution to enhance the throughput. The design addresses all the issues. Huge benefits are going to accrue in new works pertaining to third /fourth line, gauge conversion, RE work (G-BPQ), new line, IBH etc. Objective By ingenuity and out of the box alteration in circuits, DC exit track has been done away with and replaced by existing BPAC track circuit to not only serve the purpose but also to serve it in a better way as BPAC track circuit is not amenable to bobbing. The objectives achieved are:- i. Elimination of failure of LSS and Block Working resulting on account of bobbing/failure of DC track circuit. Reduction in recurring maintenance cost by elimination of DC exit track circuits. . Direct saving of installation cost at new installations. iv. Indirect recurring saving by reducing LSS & Block Failures. Piloting out is more or less eliminated due to bobbing menace. Standby BPAC further reduces the possibility. v. Reduction in application of emergency brake by elimination of raise up of LSS on account of bobbing of track circuit. aly sahanane valishility ty a laree extent but also aad Arini (AIU} stations in May-2018 and sha!Innovation in design : High Reliability Last Stop Signal (Minimization in raise up/failure cases of Last Stop Signal and subsequent piloting out of trains) Saving in terms of money value : Estimated saving = 12.0 cr (a conservative estimate) A. Saving in newly sanctioned work : we Annexure ‘B’ Elimination of Track Circuit from ongoing works. SN_ | Type of Station Total Saving of [Unit cost of | Total Cost existing/ Track installation of | saving in Rs. proposed Circuit/ track circuit in | No.of station _| Station Rs. 1 [3&4 lines 19 4 3lacs | (BsP-cPH) 2.28,00,000 | 2 [3] DURG-KAV 30 2| |_1.80,00,000 Line | BSP-KTE 35 2| 2,10,00,000 3__| 2!Line (APR-SLKR) 13 | 2| -78,00,000 4 | Gauge conversion 36 2 2,16,00,000 Total (1+2+3+4) | _9.20,00,000 Say 9.2 crores 13.80 Cr ‘>If implemented on all 230 stations, total saving at the time of commissioning will be B. Saving in recurring cost per year ii plemented over SECR : Reduction in advanced starter signal failure | Average failures per year I a Saving in| Total Cost | Rs/failure saving in Rs 1__([36 20,00,000 | _7.20,00,000 Perpetual maintenance cost saving. | Total number of exit track circuit [Saving in Rs/exit track/| Total Cost year. saving in Rs. per year. 2 | 460 1,00,000 | 4,60,00,000 _ Grand Total (1+2) | 11,80,00,000 | Say 11.8 crores A® ANNEXURE - Il FIR 1. Name of Innovation : High Reliability Last Stop Signal (Minimization in raise up/ failure cases of Last Stop Signal and subsequent piloting out of trains) 2. Name of Railway : SECR 3. Name of Unit in which innovation has been effected : Design & Drawing unit of S&T/Hq/SECR. Date of commissioning of innovation : This design has been approved on 25.03.2015, and implemented at Dewalgaon (DEW) and Arjuni (AJU) stations in May-2015 and shall be carried out for all future installations also. Month of Award for best innovation for Division/Workshop : NIL 6. Date and letter number of circulation of innovation to other Division/Workshop : Typical 13/10 Alt-"A” circulated vide letter no. SECR/S&T /DRG/Typical/2938 dt 25.03.2015. 7. Quarter of Award for best innovation for Zone/PU : 1 quarter of 2015-16. 8. Date and letter number of circulation of innovation to other Zones/PUs : Letter No. SECR/S&T/Innovation/April-June 15/01 9. Name/ Designation of group leader who effected innovation : S.K. Solanki, CSE/SECR 10.Name /Designation of group members who effected innovation (i) Sitaram Nandi, DyCSTE (G)/HQ, (ii) R C R Adhikari, ASTE/D&D/HQ (iii) M A K Jeelani, SSE/D&D/HQ (iv) J K Sahu, JE/Sig/HQ. 11. Cost of innovation : NIL (except manpower). 12. Brief description : enclosed as annexure’A’, 13. Savings effected per year Rs: 12.0 crores. (Aprox.) 14. How has savings/earning (at 13) been calculated : enclosed as annexure 15.What improvement has been effected and how : enclosed as annexure ‘A’ 16.Enclose photographs of the innovation : Drawings enclosed as annexure ‘C’. 17.Certify that the innovation is a First in Indian Railway and not copied from another Unit of Indian Railway : Certified that it is a debut innovative design not copied from anywhere. 18. Effectiveness of innovation : 100% effective for all installations. a. Has it been duplicated anywhere in same Railway : No. b. Has it been duplicated anywhere in different Railway : No. Psy a Note; 1, The Innovation should satisfy all requirements listed in Suggestion Scheme for Indian Railways contained in CRBs DO letter No. 2002/E&R/700/Innovations dt. 08.10.02. 2. Only Innovations which are original, which have been practically implemented and have proved their usefulness will be eligible for the Scheme. Mere ides without any practical implementation will not be eligible. **3. To evaluate the effectiveness of the innovation the scheme has an important clause of dissemination/spread of the innovation to other similar units, For this purpose the Best innovations of Divisions/Workshops should be widely circulated to other Divisions/Workshop; and best innovations of Zones/Pus should be circulated to “other Zones/Pus (the latter should be advised to E&R Dte.) 4. The innovation with photographs should be widely circulated to other Units as per 3 above. 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