ADEN attachment, Jabalpur -Simranpreet Singh

Dated: 08.11.2021 to 19.11.2021

Date: 08.11.2021
Concerned Officials: Sh. J.P Singh, Sr.DEN Co., JBP. Contact no.- 97524 18200.
• Reported to him and he made me familiar about various section of division and its stretch in
km.
• He briefed me about the various ongoing Track maintenance work taking place at Jabalpur
division.
• He finalized the field training schedule under Sh. R.K Tiwari, ADEN Pipariya. Contact no. -
9752418197.
• Left for Pipariya subdivision on the same day.
Date: 09.11.2021
Concerned Officials: Sh. R.K Tiwari, ADEN Pipariya. Contact no. - 9752418197.
• Reported to him and learnt about:
o Organization of staff under him:

SSE IN-CHARGE

Senor Sectional engineers

Junior Engineer

Mate, keyman (Track maintainer Grade 1)

Track maintainer Grade 2,3,4

Artisan Staff includes:

▪ Black smith
▪ Painter
▪ Carpenter
o Issuing of pass to railway employee:
▪ Duty Pass – White colour is to be entitled as per grade pay for a fixed time
period maximum of 1 month.
▪ Account concurrence is required for more than 1 month.
▪ Privilege pass is of pink colour for group D staff and has to be signed &
sealed for entitlement of free seat.
▪ Privilege pass is of green in colour for group c (g-pay 4200 and above), and
entitled to travel in 3rd A.C. for train other than Rajdhani, Shatabdi and
Duranto.
▪ When travelling with dependents, max 5 seats are allowed.
▪ Pass validity = 5 months
▪ Entitled for 1 set till 5 years thereafter 3 sets.
▪ Every year, for dependent and family members, employee has to give
affidavit.
▪ Register for record of free pass and PTOs is kept with SSE P way.
▪ For PTO, no route compulsion is there and is issued as separate half set.
▪ For the period when employee is not having pass or under renew period,
special duty pass can be given signed by depot head.
▪ Duty pass book has to be issued from ADEN office.

o Leave registers:
▪ Leave account register is maintained at SSE in-charge office.
▪ When L.A.P is encashed, it is as per last month Basic pay + D.A.
▪ Encashment can be done 6 times in 2 years interval.
▪ After encashment 30 days LAP should be balanced in your account.
▪ Max 300 laps can be encashed.

o Employee promotions and exams and Seniority:

▪ At Jabalpur division, seniority is maintained ADEN wise i.e., seniority list of
staff under each ADEN will be separately maintained.
▪ For general promotions as per seniority, list from every depot is sent to ADEN office
where O/S makes the seniority list for sub division.
▪ For total sanctioned strength:
Criteria for promotions is as under –

Percentage of total sanctioned Strength in different grade pay.

Strength
10 % 2800/-
20 % 2400/-
30 % 1900/-
40 % 1800/-
 Seniority list
o Equipment provided to track maintainer:
▪ Every year indent to division is given for –
• Shoes
• Raincoat
• Winter jacket
• Umbrella (for supervisor)
• Helmet
• Gloves
• Shocks
• In Addition, Rs 5000 /- is given to trackman for uniform in the month
of July.
o Various registers maintained:
▪ P&C registers
▪ T/Out inspection registers
▪ Ledger
▪ Section register
▪ Gang Chart
▪ Leave register
▪ Employee pass register
▪ LWR register
▪ GAP at SWR (Bridges and Yard) registers.
▪ Thermometer registers (Embedded, magnetic).

o Maintenance of service record:

▪ It is generally maintained by Chief 0s on the behalf of ADEN.
▪ Maintained at SSE Pway’s office.
▪ One copy is kept at SSE Pway’s office while second copy is kept at APO's
office in division.
Service record
o Increment to class IV employees:
▪ It is done according to the level of service of the employee and his grade pay.

Pay matrix
o Housing committee:
▪ Staff of the various departments are allotted government quarters through
housing committee.
▪ Quarters are allotted according to level of service and seniority.
▪ Committee comprises of:
• Member from union
o Employee union
o Men’s union
• Pool holder
o Senior Supervisor of each department
▪ Engineering
▪ S&T
▪ Electrical and others

Master Circular No. 49 for quarter allotment

Date: 10.11.2021
Concerned Officials: Sh. R.K Tiwari, ADEN Pipariya. Contact no. - 9752418197.
• Went to his office and learnt about:
o Trade Test:
▪ Test for Promotion of artisan category.
▪ Promotion from Helper to Technician Gr.III and from Technician Gr.III to Gr.
II.
▪ Promotion for semi-skilled on the basis of aptitude test except in certain
category to be conducted by trade testing panel.
▪ In practice trade test is conducted by Asst officer and result approved by JAG
officer of Department.
o Union Formation:
▪ At Jabalpur, there are two unions present, Employees union and Men’s union.
▪ They get recognized by getting more than 30 percent of the votes of the total.
▪ Personnel department organizes their voting every 5 years.
o Screening of casual labour is not applicable now.
o Maintenance of schools is done by engineering department using Staff and welfare
fund.
o Non-Payment meeting is done after every 2 months – 1 union at a time.
o Duties of ADEN:
▪ As per para 103 of IRPWM
▪ As per para 102 of IRWWM

Concerned Officials: Sh. S. Srivastav, SSE/TM/JBP. Contact no. - 9752418237.

• Attended block of rail unloading through EUR rake:
o Location: 793/21 km on Jabalpur-Itarsi UP line on Suhagpur – Guramkhedi UP line.
o Block timings: 11:40 to 12:40
o Salient features:
▪ Saw unloading of 130 m panels – 60 kg.
▪ Flash butt welding of these panels was done at Itarsi
▪ Labour and Track maintainers present: 40.
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o Working Mechanism:
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 EUR rake

Wagon for guiding rail panel

Track maintainer pushing the rail panels to prevent its inward movement
Date: 11.11.2021
Concerned Officials: Sh. R.K Tiwari, ADEN Pipariya. Contact no. - 9752418197.
• Went to his office and learnt about:
o Schedule of inspection of ADEN:
▪ Points and crossings: Once a year –
• All P & C on passenger running lines;
• 10 % of P & C on other lines.
▪ Curves: Inspect the curves based on results of TRC/OMS/FP and inspection
details of JE/ SSE/P. Way.
▪ Level crossing: Once in six months - all level crossings.
▪ Trolley inspection:
• Routes having speed above 110 Kmph and Multiple Line Routes:
Entire section once in 6 months by Push Trolley/ Motor Trolley
• Other Routes: Entire section including loops and yard once in 3
months
▪ Night footplate:
• Once in a month - to check alertness of Gateman / Station staff,
Patrolmen, Stationary watchmen, observance of speed limits by Loco
Pilots, visibility of signals/engineering fixed signals / hectometer
posts, riding quality etc.
• Inspection should preferably be done between 00.00 hrs. to 04.00 hrs.
▪ Bridge inspection:
• Once in a year (after monsoon) – All bridges including ROB / RUB
(Bridges whose condition warrant special attention to be inspected
more frequently) as per the procedure and instructions given in Indian
Railways Bridge Manual.
Concerned Officials: Sh. Pradip Kumar, SSE/incharge/PPI. Contact no.- 9752418233.
• Inspected LC no. 230:
o Location: 782.770 km on Itarsi – Jabalpur Line.
o Manned level crossing
o Gateman on duty: Rustam Singh.
o Engineering
o Observed various registers at gate:
▪ Unusual Occurrence register.
▪ Assurance register.
▪ GWR of LC.
▪ Signal register.
▪ Handing over and taking over register.
▪ Emergency gate release register.
LC Check rail gap measurement
Date: 12.11.2021 and 13.11.2021
Concerned Officials: Sh. Pradip Kumar, SSE/incharge/PPI. Contact no.- 9752418233.
Sh. Ritesh Sonkar, SSE/TM/incharge.
• Attended block working of Ballast Cleaning Machine, Duomatic-08-32C, DGS, BRM.
o Timing of block: 15.40 to 17.40.
o Location: Gurra yard, Downline.
o Output: 756.005 to 756.085 km.
o Salient Features of BCM machine:
▪ Machine Type: RM 80-92 U
▪ Machine No. BCM-706
▪ Year of make: 2016
▪ Division In- charge of Machine: Dy. CE/TM/JBP
▪ Manufacturer: Plasser India
▪ Satellite Depot: Jabalpur
▪ Last Major Maintenance Schedule: IOH: September,2019 (2300 Hrs)
▪ Next POH schedule: After 4000 Effective Hr.
▪ Currently 2700 Hrs (planned in Nov,2021)
▪ Depot of last POH : Jabalpur
▪ Rated Output of Machine: 200m Track Length/effective hrs.
o Conditions for Ballast screening:
▪ After passage of 500 GMT/ 10 yrs. (whichever is earlier)
▪ Prior to Track Renewal (CTR/TSR)
▪ Caking of Ballast resulting in unsatisfactory riding
▪ Clean Cushion < 150mm
Cutter Bar = 2.1 m. Scrapper blade with carbide tip round shaft Chisels
o Ballast movement in BCM:
•
Ballast+Muck 80mm Main Waste
Screen Conveyor Conveyor

50 mm
Screen Out of Track

Ballast Distributor
Conveyor
28 mm
Screen

On Track

o Track lifting and slewing unit:

▪ Adjusting the Excavation Depth
▪ Lift capacity- 100mm
▪ Slew up to 300mm
o Observations during machine working:
▪ 250mm clean Ballast cushion was available at site.
▪ Total GMT at site exceed 500GMT
▪ Period of last deep screening data was not available.
▪ Machine was working in smoothing mode with a general lifting not >100mm
before cleaning ballast
▪ Before starting the work, a preliminary survey was planned to check that there
should be no infringement within 4.5m along the track to the cutter bar.
 ▪ Adequate Ballast was available at Cess for Ballast profiling
▪ Before the Cutting operation a trench of 300mm depth & 1m width was
prepared for cutter bar
▪ DGS 439 was available for stabilization of ballast.
▪ Banner flag availability was ensured for the protection of Line as per G&SR
rule.
▪ Hooter was ensured for the safety of workers at BCM Site
▪ A person on either side of BCM was nominated for to watch for any
obstruction.
▪ Ramp of 1 in 1000 was given before closing the day’s work.
▪ Immediate after the deep screening a round of tamping with DTS was carried
out to resume the traffic at speed of 40kmph
▪ Then, Track Parameter was recorded and any deviation was brought to notice
of concerned SSE/Pway, Loose fittings were tightened, broken fittings
replaced.

o Salient Features of Duomatic-08-32C machine:

▪ Machine: Imported Duomatic 08-32C.
▪ Year of make: 03.10.2000
▪ Division In- charge of Machine: Dy. CE/TM/JBP
▪ Manufacturer: Plasser India
▪ Satellite Depot: Jabalpur
▪ Last Major Maintenance Schedule: POH: September,2016
▪ Next POH schedule: After 4000 Effective Hr.
▪ Depot of last POH : Jabalpur
▪ Rated Output of Machine: 800m Track Length/effective hrs.
o Tie Tamping Machine:
▪ CTE to decide the frequency of tamping.
▪ Tamping of 2 sleeper / insertion
▪ 1600 sleepers/ effective hour
o Sequence of operation:
Stopping Packing Moving Stopping
ahead
32 Tungsten Carbide Tamping Tool (TCTT) are now being used for tamping 2
sleepers at a time. The lifting and lowering of tamping units are achieved by
means of a hydraulic tamping unit.
o Functions:
▪ Correction of alignment,
▪ Correction of longitudinal and cross levels,
▪ Tamping of ballast under the sleepers.
 Tamping machine
o Pre-tamping inspection:
▪ Minimum 150 mm clean cushion was available.
▪ Adequate Ballast were insured for a minimum lift of 20 mm.
▪ Last deep Screening was done 5 years ago.
▪ Condition of Track drainage was not proper.
▪ Condition of Cess was satisfactory.
▪ Spacing of Sleepers were uniform for most of the part except few stretches.
▪ Fitting of ERC were in a good condition.
▪ No hogged/battered joints were encountered.
▪ As track was straight, a general lift had given for smoothening mode no
survey for the longitudinal level.
▪ No ballast heaping was observed.
▪ Availability of OHE staff had been ensured.

o Operation during tamping:

▪ Protection of site work and adjoining Track done as per G& SR rule.
▪ Straight Alignment were planned.
▪ No Point & Crossing present in planned stretch.
▪ Levelling being done on the general lift value.
▪ Setting of tamping depth being ensured properly.
▪ The depth of 12mm bet the top edge of tamping blade and bottom edge of the
sleeper in closed position being ensured.
▪ The squeezing pressure of 110 kg/cm2 being correct set.
▪ Maximum lift of 40 mm being done.
▪ Single Insertion between sleeper being done.
▪ The squeezing time of 0.5 seconds being set.
▪ The ramping of 1 in 1000 given before closing of day’s work.
▪ The parameters including gauge and cross level being measured after the
tamping by the staff and any deviation from the stipulated values being
recorded by the staff.
▪ After the day’s work the loose and broken fitting being replaced and ballast
being dressed properly.

BCM, DUOMATIC, DGS, BRM

Date: 15.11.2021
Concerned Officials: Sh. Pradip Kumar, SSE/incharge/PPI. Contact no.- 9752418233.
• Inspected curve near Gurra yard:
o Location- 754.860 to 755.120.
o Curve no. – 4
o Degree of curve- 1.
o Cant- 75mm.
o Versine- 29mm.
o Transition Length – 100m.
o Circular portion – 160m.
o Total length – 260m.
o Speed Potential – 110 kmph.

Curve Inspection
Concerned Officials: Sh. R.K Tiwari, ADEN Pipariya. Contact no. - 9752418197.
• Went to his office and learnt about:
o Planning of Block work in track:
▪ It is done according to engineering time allowance provided in the working
time table. Hence observed and understood the WTT of Pipariya subdivision.
▪ Also observed the various speed restrictions imposed in the section.
Date: 16.11.2021
Concerned Officials: Sh. R.K Tiwari, ADEN Pipariya. Contact no. - 9752418197.
• Went to his office and learnt about:
o Preparation of proposal for works programme and justification for them:

List of track renewal proposals for works programme 21-22 and their justification under
ADEN, Pipariya
Concerned Officials: Sh. Pradip Kumar, SSE/incharge/PPI. Contact no.- 9752418233.
• Inspected points and crossing near Gurra yard:

Point no. 101 A

Date: 17.11.2021
• Carried out foot plating from Itarsi to Pipariya.
o Train no. - 02295
o Loco Pilot- Sh. N.S. Iyer
o Asst. loco Pilot- Sh. Shailendra Kumar Kohri.
o Engine No.- WAP 7 - 39180
o Electric Loco Shed- Vadodara, Western Railway
o Load – 23B
o Departure Time- 13:50 Arrival Time- 15:10
o Loco pilot containing personal stores:
▪ G& SR book with all Correction slips updated
▪ 2 red and 1 green flag
▪ Detonators- 10 no. in a tin case
▪ One Tri Colour Hand Torch
▪ Signal Location book
▪ Loco Log book
▪ Loco pilot Note book for location and timing marking
▪ Loco pilot Instruction book
▪ Loco pilot Bio Data book
o General Observation from Loco Log Book:
▪ Following safety Items working were checked at starting station:
• Head light
• Marker Light
• OHE Voltmeter
• TE/BE meters
• Speedometer
• Sanders
• Horns
• Wipers
• Parking Brakes
• Loco Brakes
• Auto brakes
▪ Battery Voltage- 110 V
▪ Brake Pipe Pressure -5 kg/mm2
▪ Feeder Pipe Pressure - 6 kg/mm2
▪ Parking gauge Pressure- 6 kg/mm2
▪ Brake power pressure efficiency - 100%
▪ Brake power Certificate No.- 040899
o Observation from Foot plating:
▪ The Engine equipment headlight /Electric speedometer/ Flasher Light /marker
light were in working condition.
▪ Loco Pilot was having the proper Brake power certificate
▪ Loco pilot was having printed Caution Order Form for the section
▪ Engine crew have exchanged All right Signal correctly with the crew of train
passing on the adjacent line
▪ Loco pilot and Asst. Loco Pilot whistle freely while approaching WL
indicator board up to the level Crossing Gate and running through Station
▪ The engine Crew look back at the Curve to ensure safe running of train
▪ Loco pilot follows correctly Permanent Speed Restriction, Engineering
Temporary speed restriction, maximum permissible speed and caution order
location

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▪ Loco pilot starts and stop the train without Jerk.
▪ Loco pilot ensures while stopping the train that Fouling Mark was clear
▪ Loco pilot and Asst. loco pilot call out the signal properly.
▪ Loco pilot and Asst. Loco pilot were in habit of noting down defects in signals
and track in the note book kept for the purpose.
Concerned Officials: Sh. R.K Tiwari, ADEN Pipariya. Contact no. - 9752418197.
• Went to his office and learnt about:
o Bridge Management System:
Date: 18.11.2021
Concerned Officials: Sh. Gyanji Singh, SSE/Works/PPI
• Went to bridge rehabilitation site: Korni bridge: No. 817/1 to 817/5.
• Salient features of the project:

Extension of DOC
 Dowel bars

Driven Cast in situ pile

• Method:
o A steel casing pipe with a shoe at the bottom is driven first to the required depth. The
reinforcement cage of the pile is then lowered inside the casing and the pile
concreted. If possible, the concrete is tamped and compacted as it is poured, or a high
slump concrete is poured through a tremie. As the concreting of the pile proceeds
upwards, the casing is withdrawn keeping a suitable over lapping length.
• GAD:

Elevation
Concerned Officials: Sh. Pradip Kumar, SSE/incharge/PPI. Contact no.- 9752418233.
• Inspected Improved SEJ near Gurra yard:
• SEJ no. 3A
• Location – 755/16 km.
Date: 19.11.2021
HOLIDAY ON THE ACCOUNT OF GURU NANAK JAYANTI.