Pattern of Freight Train Examination as per latest JPO No. 7/2014

1. As per JPO No. 7/2014, there shall be only three types of examinations for freight stock.

i. Closed Circuit Rake Examination (CC rake)

ii. Premium Rake examination.

iii. End to End examination

i. CC rake Examination (Periodical Monitoring Examination (PME)

a. Only Off POH/ Off ROH wagons fitted with air brake system should be inducted as new CC rakes under normal circumstances. For formation of CC rakes other than this, CRSE’s approval is required, which should be recorded in writing.

b. CC rake shall be given 100% brake power during PME at original base depot.

c. CC rake examination is to be conducted only at nominated base depot. Code of base depot is to be stenciled on all the wagons.

d. The BPC of the rake shall be valid for 7500 kms or 35 days whichever is earlier.

However, for BLC rakes BPC shall be valid for 6000 kms or 30 days whichever is earlier.

Within this validity rake can subjected to any no. of loading/unloading.

e. After loading, at every loading point the CC rake BPC shall be revalidated in the form of GDR check as stipulated in Para 12.0 of the JPO.

f. CC rakes are allowed to run only in the circuit of the nominated zones.

g. Colour of BPC shall be yellow.

h. The CC rake BPC becomes invalid under the following conditions. These rakes have to be cleared up to next examination point in the direction of movement for examination and issuance of a fresh BPC upto PME depot. HQs Operating and C&W Control should be appraised of all such cases so that the rakes can be brought to the PME depot within 40days from the day of issue of BPC.

 If rake integrity disturbed by more than 4 wagons within the validity of the BPC.

Only up to 4 wagons attachment/ detachment is permitted en route during the validity of the BPC.

 If the rake stabled for more than 24 hours at nominated TXR examination yard / any other station, except the loading / unloading point.

 If CC rakes moved to any other zone not mentioned in the circuit.

 If overdue CC rake is not moved in the direction of PME depot.

 If the driver fails to log the kilometers on the BPC correctly. (BPC of such CC rakes will deem to be valid only for 20 days.

ii) Premium End to End Rake examination:

a. Premium End – to End rakes will be formed out of Air Brake open stock (BOXN,

BOXNHA, BOXNHS), covered stock (BCN, BCNA, BCNA HS), BOBR and BOBRN. On S. C.

Railway, Premium End-to-End rakes will be intensively examined in empty condition and certified by examination points at BPA, RDM, GY, BZA, COA, SNF and PAU on the nominated lines, (’A’ category depots or depots should be upgraded to “A” category depots).

b. Brake power certificate issued for such premium end-to-end rakes will be valid for 12 days from the date of issue. During this 12 day period, the rakes will be allowed multiple loading/unloading. Loading after 12th day should be prohibited so that the rake is not overdue.

c. After the lapse of 12 days, the rake should be offered for next intensive examination at the first examination point in the direction of movement. To avoid examination in loaded condition, a grace period of 3 days be permitted, if the rake is in loaded  condition on 12th day.

d. However, after expiry of the grace period, i.e., after a lapse of 15 days from the day of issue of BPC, even a loaded premium rake shall be offered for examination at the first train examination point in the direction of movement and BPC is issued in End to End format up to the unloading point only.

e. Brake power certificate for premium end-to-end rakes to be issued with proper format in green colour paper.

f. Minimum brake power should be 95% at originating station.

g. The movement of Premium end to end rakes will be monitored through FOIS by traffic.

iii) End to End examination:

All trains which are not checked in the CC or Premium rake examination will come under this category. This is for all stocks including mixed stock where freight wagons are available.

a. Empty rakes shall be offered in full formation for examination and issue of BPCs.

Thereafter C&W staff will carry out no further examinationafter loading. After such examination, the empty rake should be moved to the loading station as per the requirement of traffic.

b. The validity of BPC for an empty rake will be given at the train examining point as “Up to loading point & further up to unloading point”. But after loading the rake, the operating staff (commercial staff if no operating staff is posted at that station) shall ensure that the destination of the loaded train is clearly mentioned on the BPC and the same BPC valid up to destination.

c. The empty rake must reach the loading point within 4 days of the issue of BPC including the day of issue, for the loaded rake to move on the same BPC.

d. No driver shall move the loaded train from the loading point unless the destination is clearly mentioned on the BPC. BPC of the loaded train without destination shall be treated as invalid.

e. Green color BPC for Air brake stock and Pink color BPC for Vacuum Brake stock shall be used for such rakes.

f. Minimum brake power should be 90% for Air Brake stock and 85% for Vacuum Brake stock to be maintained at originating station after Intensive Examination.