Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 149 views

    Lay Out of Coaching Depots

    Uploaded by

    Jaikanthan Dasaratha
    This document provides information on the layout and facilities of coaching depots. It classifies depots based on the number of coaches held as minor, medium or major. Primary depots conduct regular maintenance while secondary depots only provide cross-checking and repairs. Standard facilities for all depots include covered accommodation, examination pits, office/store areas, sick line yards and machinery. The document outlines design considerations for sick line areas, washing lines, roads/rail access, toilets and machinery/tools.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Lay Out of Coaching Depots

    Uploaded by

    Jaikanthan Dasaratha
    149 views27 pages
    This document provides information on the layout and facilities of coaching depots. It classifies depots based on the number of coaches held as minor, medium or major. Primary depots conduct regular maintenance while secondary depots only provide cross-checking and repairs. Standard facilities for all depots include covered accommodation, examination pits, office/store areas, sick line yards and machinery. The document outlines design considerations for sick line areas, washing lines, roads/rail access, toilets and machinery/tools.

    Original Title

    Lay out of Coaching Depots

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document provides information on the layout and facilities of coaching depots. It classifies depots based on the number of coaches held as minor, medium or major. Primary depots conduct regular maintenance while secondary depots only provide cross-checking and repairs. Standard facilities for all depots include covered accommodation, examination pits, office/store areas, sick line yards and machinery. The document outlines design considerations for sick line areas, washing lines, roads/rail access, toilets and machinery/tools.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    149 views27 pages

    Lay Out of Coaching Depots

    Uploaded by

    Jaikanthan Dasaratha
    This document provides information on the layout and facilities of coaching depots. It classifies depots based on the number of coaches held as minor, medium or major. Primary depots conduct regular maintenance while secondary depots only provide cross-checking and repairs. Standard facilities for all depots include covered accommodation, examination pits, office/store areas, sick line yards and machinery. The document outlines design considerations for sick line areas, washing lines, roads/rail access, toilets and machinery/tools.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 27

    Lay Out of Coaching Depot

    Presented by-
    Rajendra Kushwaha
    Instructor/C&W
    MSTC/GKP
    CLASSIFICATION OF COACHING
    MAINTENANCE DEPOTS.
    • According to number of based coaches (holding
    Capacity), depot is classified into three categories.
    Sl. No Depot Number of based coaches
    1. Minor 50 to 100
    2. Medium 100 to 250
    3. Major Above 250
    Primary Depot
     Maintenance works attended by based depot is called primary
    depot Maintenance
    Duties of Primary maintenance depot-
     Preparation of DRS card .
     To prepare history card of coach.
     To ensure proper supply of brake van equipment for all
    originating trains.
     Responsible for all types of schedules Maintenance of
    coaches.
     To send the coaches for POH or NPOH if due or required.
    Secondary Depot
     Maintenance works attended by terminating depot other than
    based depot is called secondary depot Maintenance.
     Duties of secondary maintenance depot-
     Only cross checking of items as per DRS card or only
    shortage, missing should be provided by secondary depot.
     Intimation to primary depot is essential whenever any major
    repair/maintenance is attended.
     Secondary maintenance depot is responsible to ensure only if
    there is any shortfall.
     Secondary maintenance does not have responsibility other than
    trip schedule
     It is not duty of secondary depot but it assist in sending the
    coaches for POH or NPOH through primary depot.
    Standard Facilities:-
    1. Covered accommodation
    2. Flooring & pit for repair & examination
    3. Office & store facilities
    4. Sick line yard
    5. Machinery & plant
    Base coaches –
    It means coaches utilised in Primary
    maintained trains.
    However for designing coaching depot lay
    out, effective base holding = sum of primary
    coaches + half of secondary coaches.
    Number of trains for maintenance
    It includes primary based trains, secondary
    maintenance trains and trains returning from
    platform.
    A. Number of lines-
     (a) In sick line – design should be based on 4% of the based coaches.
     Max. number of coaches to be placed per line should be limited to 4.
     Number of lines = (4% of base coaches)/4
    B. Covered accomodation on sick line –
     It should be sufficient to hold 4% of the based coaches as per CAMTECH.
    C. Bay width-
     Each bay should 15 meter wide and should cover two sick lines.
     The track centre should be 7.5 meter apart .
    D. Examination pit-
     It should be provided on half of entire length of the each line.
     The depth should not be less than 930 mm from the rail top.
    E.LIGHTING –
     The light should be sufficient to create the day like
    situation even in night.
     The overhead, side pit & trolley mounted lights
    should be provided.
    F.Flooring-
     The entire covered area & parkway should be paved
    with minimum 150mm thick RCC of hardonite
    flooring.
     Nowadays vacuum dewatering floors are provided for
    heavy duty floors.
    For whiting jacks 1.25m wide & 300mm RCC
    slabs should be provided on either side of
    tracks.
    All heavy duty rooms should be provided
    150mm thick RCC.
    All other floors 40 mm thick can be provided.
    Communication facilities
    All modern communication facilities i.e. railway
    phones, P&T phones, FAX, computers, internet,
    walkie-talkie, should be provided.
    Material handling facilities
    Trucks, listers, Fork lifters etc. should be provided.
    For this road connectivity is must.
    Wheel lathe
    Under floor wheel lathe or ground wheel lathe has
    been provided.
    Statutory requirements
     The various provisions of factory act, pollution
    control, quality control etc. should be kept in view.
     Provision of tiffin/canteen room, rest room, toilet etc.
     Fire fighting arrangement, effluent treatment, water
    recycling, energy conservation arrangements.
     First aid box should be provided at every location.
    Sick line accommodation
    A. GF accommodation –
    1.M&P repair cell
    2.Tool room
    3.Machine shop
    4.Carpenter room
    5.Trimming section
    6.Painting section
    7.Welding transformer room
    8.Generator/compressor room
    9.S/L – sub store
    B. FF accommodation
    1.CDO office
    2.SSE/General office
    3.Computers cells
    4.SSE/SL office
    5.Technical cell
    6.Establishment cell
    7.Modern room
    8.Conference cum demo room
    WASHING LINE COMPLEX:-
     Normally two primary based trains and one secondary
    train can be planned for maintenance on washing line in
    24 hrs.
     No. Of washing line =No .of trains/3
     (a) WASHING LINE- Track centre should be 6922 mm
     (b) EXAMINATION PIT-
     It should be provided on entire length of washing line.
     Depth-960 mm & wide 1223 mm.
     Both side should be cat walk.
     Width of middle cat walk-3272 mm.
     Width of side cat walk-1786 mm.
     Thickness of RCC cat walk-120 mm.
     Gap between catwalk & coach body-200 mm.
     Height of catwalk from GF-1880 mm.
     Thickness of washing line Floor (RCC) -40 mm.
    Washing line accommodation
    A. GF accommodation –
    1.Main Store
    2.Tool room
    3. Staff Change room.
    4.Carpentry Section.
    5.Trimming section
    6.Painting section
    7.Millwright Section
    8.Staff Tiffin room.
    9.W/L – sub store
    10. Linen Store.
    B. FF accommodation
    1. SSE/WL office
    2. Computers cells
    3. Shift Sup. Room.
    4. Technical cell.
    ACCESS THROUGH ROAD AND RAIL –
     An essential features of any deport is good access both road
    and rail.
    CLEANING AND STABLING –
     Suitable facilities must be provided in stabling areas where
    trains are stored.
     Water, power and toilets cleaning systems need to be provided
    in such areas.
     Automatic washing plans should be essential in major depots.
    TOILET DISCHARGE FACILITIES –
     A toilet discharge facilities is required in any depot where
    trains have toilets.
     The discharge has to be done away from the main buildings.
    Machinery and Plants
     The following list gives the minimum requirement of
    M&P for the 3 Classes of depots.
     Additional machinery may be provided considering
    the special requirement of a depot.
    Description Minor Medium Major
    Depot Depot Depot

    Machinery & Plant


    U/floor wheel Lathe - - 1
    Whiting Jacks (5 Nos) 1 Set 1 Set
    EOT Crane 20t - - 1
    Coach Shunter - 1 2
    Welding Plant 1 2 4
    Description Minor Medium Major
    Depot Depot Depot
    Gas cutting equipment 1 2 2
    Air Compressor 30 cfm 1 2 2
    Portable Air Compressor - - 1
    2t Tram beam hoist 1 1 2
    Sewing machine - 1 1
    Truck 10t - - 1
    Light Coml.Vehicle 1 1 1
    Fork lift truck - - 1
    Lister truck 1 1 2
    Car Washer - 1 1
    Portable Trolley Light 2 4 6
    Wood cutting saw machine - 1 1
    Hand shearing m/c - 1 1
    Portable furnace 1 1 2
    Description Minor Medium Major
    Depot Depot Depot
    Centre lathe - - 1
    Bogie manipulator - - 1
    Ultrasonic testing apparatus 1 1 1
    Tool post grinder - 1 1
    Vacuum Cleaner 1 2 3
    Pressure jet cleaner 1 2 4
    Tools
    PNEUMATIC HANDTOOLS
    a) Grinder 1 1 2
    b) Drill 1 1 2
    c) Chipper/buster - 1 2
    d) Riveter - -1
    Description Minor Medium Major
    Depot Depot Depot
    ELECTRIC POWER TOOLS

    a) Pop riveting gun - 1 1


    b) Drill - 1 1
    c) Bolt tightener - - 1
    Hand tools Hand tools As required Hand tools As required
    Test Benches

    Water Tank Test Rig - 1 1


    DV Test Bench - 1 1
    Air brake single coach test rig - 1 1
    Office Equipment

    Computer system 1 1 1
    Plain Paper Copier 1 1 2
    Thank you

    You might also like