• Ownership of coaches lie with

BASE/PRIMARY coaching depot.

• Main responsibility of coach lies with
Base/Primary depot.
• Maintenance carried out at Base depot is
known as Primary Maintenance.
• To ensure ZERO defect at the time of
dispatch of coaches for service
• Stipulated time for Primary maintenance
at washing pit line – 6 hrs
• Maintenance provided at destination
station at its maintenance depot is called
SECONDARY maintenance.
• Responsibility of Secondary depot:
i. Ensure 100% safety compliance
ii. Coaches can be allowed with minor defects
without compromising to passenger
comfort
• Stipulated time for Secondary
maintenance – 4 hrs
 All AC coaches to be pre-cooled before
placement of rake on platform
 This is the time when passengers need
immediate and maximum comfort level.
 To be ensured by Primary and
Secondary depots
 External supply should be utilized for
pre-cooling to the extent possible
 Pre-cooling cum charging leads must
be available in all SG AC coaches
 Escorting (worked out as per rake links)
• AC mechanic/In charge
 FAC 1/coach
 Other coaches 1/3-4 coaches
• AC coach attendant 1/AC sleeper coach
• Rajdhani on-board power car staff- 5-6/rake
• Power car maintenance 1.2 staff/power car
• Leave & RG reserve
 Leave -12.5% (1 for 8 staff)
 RG for escorting staff -16.6 % (1 for 6 staff)
• Store and statistical staff -13 & 8 per 150 coaches
Activity
TL COACHES:
(a) Primary maintenance:
SG ICF/LHB TL coaches
(b) Secondary maintenance:
SG ICF/LHB TL coaches
(c) Train passing for TL/AC
(d) Sick line attention
Yardstick
0.24 staff per coach holding
0.15 staff per coach handled
0.05 staff per coach holding
0.05 per coach holding
AC COACHES
(a) Primary maintenance
ICF & LHB SGAC coach with
RMPU
ICF & LHB EOG AC coach with
RMPU
(b) Secondary maintenance
ICF & LHB SGAC coach with
RMPU
ICF & LHB EOG AC coach with
RMPU
1.10 staff/coach holding for
primary maintenance
0.80 staff/coach holding for
primary maintenance
0.46 staff/coach holding for
secondary maintenance
0.36 staff/coach holding for
secondary maintenance
Manpower calculation (Example)
Coach
Activity Norms Total
Holding
EOG
Primary Maintenance SGAC
( Raj)
staff

SGAC coaches with underslung

1.75 23 0 40.25
ACunits
SGAC coaches with RMPU AC units 1.1 94 0 103.4

EOG AC with underslung AC units 1.4 0 0 0

EOG AC coach with RMPU AC units 0.8 0 151 120.8

Power Car with underslung AC
0.7 0 0 0
units
Power Car with RMPU AC units 0.5 0 20 10

Total 117 171 274.45

Manpower calculation (Contd.)
EO
Secondary Maintenance Norm SGAC
G
Total

SGAC coaches with under slung AC units 0.9 4 0 3.6

SGAC coaches with RMPU AC units 0.46 11 0 5.06
Train Passing coaches Mail/exp 0.05 9 0 0.45
Sick line attention 0.05 staff per coach 0.05 117 171 14.4
Power Car Maintenance 12 for 10 1.2 0 20 24
Material storage/accountal 13 men per
0.087 117 171 25.06
150 coach
Statistical work 8 men for depot holding
0.053 117 171 15.26
150 coaches or more
Staff training ( requirements of trainer )
1 supervisor and 2 skilled staff for every
150 coach holding 0.02 117 171 5.76
Total staff for Maintenance of AC coaches 368
Escoting staff ACCI 60 133 193
Total staff required for Maintenance &
561
Escorting of AC coaches
 Links formed to optimise coach utilisation for
traffic duly ensuring their availability for
stipulated schedules and minimising lie over
periods
 Indicate sequence of rake movement
 Coaches to be made available at primary
depot /workshop for carrying out trip, monthly,
three monthly ,IOH & POH etc
 At terminals min 3 hrs to be provided
 Rake stabling sidings to be available
 Integrated rakes to be aimed at.
• Time-table for placement of rakes at washing
pit line arriving for primary or secondary
maintenance.
• Indicates time slots for placement of rakes on
24-hr basis across the full week.
• Prepared by C&W department in consultation
with Electrical and Operating departments
• Issued with joint signature of officers of C&W,
Electrical & Operating departments, say,
Sr.CDO, Sr.DEE, Sr.DOM
 Maintenance schedules

 Trip maintenance, under gear and safety checking

 Monthly maintenance : Schedule ‘A’

 Quarterly maintenance : Schedule ‘B’

 IOH after 9(conventional)/18 Months (LHB) : Schedule ‘C’

 Periodical Overhauling (POH) : once in 18 (conventional)/36

Months (LHB)
 Maintenance philosophy

 At present all TL items like alternators, regulators, fans, lights,

battery are maintained departmentally.

 Under- slung type AC Coaches all equipment like compressors,

condenser, evaporator, panel are maintained departmentally.

 Contract with OEM for 4-monthly schedule of inverters.

 Comprehensive service contract for RMPU for Trip, monthly, 3-

monthly & Periodic overhaul with RDSO approved sources.

 Selective outsourcing of ACCA.

 After introduction of any new train, bare
requirement of each type of coach is worked out
 Examine critically whether rake can be integrated
with any of the existing rake.
• If not add traffic & maintenance spares to bare
requirement
 Requirements worked out in consultation with traffic
and mechanical deptts.
 Coach type Maint spare* Traffic spare^
Non-ac 10% 12.5%
AC (non-raj) 12% 12.5%
Raj/Shatabdi) 12% 5%
*worked out at Divn level ^ worked out at HQ level
(RB’s letter no 98/MC/140/10 dt 24.04.01)