Quiz #1

Choose one country; identify the Maintenance Section of a Railway System

1. Write the organizational chart

2. Define the function for each personnel

Botswana Railway organizational structure.

Their maintenance section personnel mostly belongs to Corporate Services and Engineering.

Corporate Services

 Information Technology - they are the people responsible for the maintenance of computer
networks up to date and running smoothly.
 Procurement - They facilitate appropriate products and services for their business units and
maintain the established internal requirements.

Engineering

 Civil – They do inspections and constructions:

o Routine scheduled checks of the plant facilities to examine their condition and to check
for needed repairs
o Ensure the safe and efficient operations of equipment and machinery
o Handles construction of wood, brick and steel structures, cement and asphalt paving,
etc.
 Mechanical – handles mostly maintenance and repairs.
o Preventing breakdown before it occurs by well-conceived plans of inspection,
lubrication, adjustments, repair and overhaul.
 o Carries out corrective repairs to alleviate unsatisfactory conditions found during
preventive maintenance inspection.
 Signaling and Telecommunications - Maintain railway traffic and keep trains clear of each other.