ART & ARME

ART
ACCIDENT RELIEF TRAIN

ARME
ACCIDENT RELIEF
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT(VAN)
Self Propelled Variants

SPART
Self Propelled Accident Relief Train

SPARMV
Self Propelled Accident Relief Medical van
 OBJECTIVE

1) Save life and alleviate suffering

2) Protect property including mails
3) Provide succor and help to other
passenger at the site of accident
4) Ascertain cause of accident
5) Restore through line of communication
Provisions of Rule Books & manuals in
ART

1) General & Subsidiary Rules book

2) Accident Manual
3) Block working manual
4) Operating Manual
5) Rules of working crane
6) Working Time Table
7) Disaster management action Plan of the
Division
ART
CLASSES & COMPOSITION
 ‘A’ Class
 1st & 2nd Vehicle 140 ton crane with match truck.
 3rd Vehicle Crane Tool & Equipment Van
 4th Tool & Equipment Van for OHE & Engineering
 5th BFR with Rails
 6th Staff Car
 7th General Loco C&W Stores & Tool van
 8th HRE/Generator & S&T Equipment
 ‘B’ Class

‘B’ Class ART consists of 3rd to 8th vehicles as

above without the Crane & Match truck
‘C’ Class

‘C’ Class ART could be of following Types

◦ Single Tool Van (RT) or a Covered Wagon
Equipped with Tools

◦ Self Propelled Vans

◦ Rail cum Road Vehicle

ACCIDENT RELIEF TRAIN
 If Only HRE is ordered without Breakdown Crane
then the composition Shall be
◦ 1st Vehicle Staff Car
◦ 2nd Vehicle General Loco & C&W Stores
◦ 3rdMFD/Generator & S&T Equipment

 If Only Crane is ordered the composition Shall be

◦ 1st & 2nd Vehicle 140 ton crane with match truck.
◦ 3rd Vehicle Crane Tool & Equipment Van
◦ 4th Tool & Equipment Van for OHE & Engineering
◦ 5th BFR with Rails
ARME
CLASSIFICATION
SCALE-I

Equipments are stored in special

Medical Coaches called ‘ARMV’

ARMV consists of Auxiliary Van

& Medical Relief Van
SCALE-II

Equipments are stored in Boxes

in Special Rooms on the station
platform
 ART/ARMV
 All coaches & wagons fit for high speed
 All stock to be converted to air brake

 Coaches with 18 – 20 years service

 Coaches beyond 30 years to be condemned

 Coaches to be given POH once in 3 ½ years

 Code of Accident Siren/Hooter (N.F RLY)
Nos. Of Duration Type of Main line To Move
Hooter Accident/ blocked/ ART/
Train not blocked ARME
Involved
1ST Blast : Duration of 30 sec. followed by a
3 pause of 10 sec. Accident do not Derailment, ART
involve loss of Main line
Subsequent Blast : Duration of Blast 15 sec. human life or not blocked
injuries
followed by a pause of 5 sec.
Between each Blast
1ST Blast : Duration of 30 sec. followed by a
4 pause of 10 sec. Accident do not Main line ART
involve loss of blocked
Subsequent Blast : Duration of Blast 15 sec. human life or
injuries
followed by a pause of 5 sec.
between each blast

1ST Blast : Duration of 30 sec. followed by a Serious

6 pause of 10 sec. Accident Main line First ARME
involving loss blocked/ Then ART
Subsequent Blast : Duration of Blast 15 sec. of human life or not blocked
injuries
followed by a pause of 6 sec. requiring
between each blast medical
assistance
 Timely despatch of
ARMV/ART/Engineering materials
Type of Type of Exit Target Time for Turning Out
Relief (Single/Double) During Day / During night
Train
During day: 30 min. after sounding of hooters
ART Irrespective During night: 45 min. after sounding of hooters

Double Exit 15 min. after

sounding of hooters Both the cases are
ARME Irrespective of Day/Night
Single Exit 25 min. after
sounding of hooters

 Sr. DOM/ Sr. DME will ensure availability of Crew for ARMV/ART to
leave for accident site in time.
 LIST OF ART EQUIPMENT
1. Generators & Electrical Equipment
2. Illumination other than electrical
3. Oxy-cutting Equipment
4. Compressor And Pneumatic Tools
5. Hydraulic re-railing Equipment (HRE)
6. Jacks (Screw & Hydraulic)
7. Wire Rope & Winches
8. Chains, Slings & Crane Accessories for Break Down.
9. Fitters Tools-Axes, Vice Crow Bars, Tommy bars,
Chisel, file, hammer, Shovels, Punch, Pliers, Spanners,
Tongs
10. Measuring Instruments
11. Wooden Packing
12. Oils & Grease
 LIST OF ART EQUIPMENT
12. C&W Spare parts
13. General Hardwares
14. Personal Protective Equipment for safety &
Weather Conditions
15. Site Camp Equipment – tents, chairs, folding
table
16. Kitchen Equipment
17. Engineering Tools-Augers, beaters, cane
baskets, tommybars, drill, fish plate, hand
hacksaw track materials
 LIST OF ART EQUIPMENT
18. Medical Equipment- first Aid Boxes, Stretcher
19. Signal & Telecom Equipment- Field Telephone,
telescopic pole equipment, Magnetic telephone,
Dry cells, Loudspeakers, Microphone, Satellite
phone ,Cell phone
20. Recording & Record Keeping-Digital Camera
still & video, Night Vision Camera, Lap Top,
Registers
21. Barrier Tapes
22. Water Tank
23. Food Items
140 TON CRANE
Boom Super Structure

Match truck Under Carriage

 Basic Crane Motions

◦ Hoisting Lifting/lowering

JIB Rotation 0-360

◦ Slewing degree

◦ Derricking Jib in - out

◦ Travelling Front - back

ADVANTAGES OF THE 140 T CRANE

• Capacity to lift a loaded BOXN wagon on the same

track and slew it through 30 degrees on either side of
the track centerline.

• Maximum permissible speed of 100 km/h.

• Provision of safe load moment indicator and safety

cut-off.

• All motions hydraulically controlled through pumps,

motors and cylinders.
Safety Precautions
 140 T B.D. Crane
◦ Proper Propping base preparation using
 Suitable propping pad, sand bags
 Observing nature of soil( dry/wet, loose/hard)
 Leveling and clearance of prop.
◦ Use of Rail Clamp, esp. in working on Bridges.
◦ Use of proper Counterweight/lifting tackle.
◦ After lifting, height of load to be kept minimum
from ground.
◦ Avoiding pendulum motions of lifting load.
◦ Horn regularly used.
◦ Prior selection of grounding place.
◦ Slewing to be done slowly.
A Part of ART/NBQ
ART EQUIPMENTS
Inside Tool Van
 HRE & HRD
 Hydraulic Re-railing Equipment (HRE)
 Special purpose equipments for restoration
Operation
 For re-railing or toppling the stock.
 Available at ART.

 Hydraulic Rescue Device (HRD)

 Extricate and rescue the trapped passengers
inside the mangled coaches
 Available at ARMV.
Types of HRE

MFD
LUKASH
BEMCO
MFD Operation
 HRE equipment available and usage
Sr. Equipment Nomenclature Usage
No.

1 Power Pack Diesel Eng. Driven with

axial piston pump/Radial piston pump.
2 Roller carriage with/without turn table For Shifting the
rolling stock for
rerailment.
3 Re-Railing Bridge(4.5 m) Used with Roller
carriage for major
shifting
4 Re-Railing Bridge(3.3m) Used with Roller
carriage for medium
shifting
5 Re-Railing Bridge(2.2 m) Used with Roller
carriage for medium
 HRE equipment available and usage
Sr. Equipment Nomenclature Usage
No.
6 Re-Railing Bridge(1.2 m) Used with Roller
carriage for minor
shifting
7 Telescopic Jack. Capacity-120/60T Loaded Vehicle/
H.C. Locomotive Lifting to
major lifting
8 Telescopice Jack. Capacity-120/60T Loaded Vehicle/
L.C. Locomotive Lifting to
minor lifting
9 Telescopice Jack. Capacity-60/30T Empty wagon/coach,
H.C. Major Lifting
10 Telescopic Jack. Capacity-60/30T L.C. Empty wagon/coach,
Minor Lifting
 HRE equipment available and usage
Sr. Equipment Nomenclature Usage
No.
11 Telescopice Jack. Capacity-12/6T Shifting the rolling
stock over roller
carriage.
12 Haulage and Rescue device with For pulling purpose of
pulling equipment-25T rolling stock
13 Multistage Jack Capacity-60T Where the gap of
accident rolling stock is
low which is unfit for
placing of L.C. jacks
14 Step Jack-35 T For grounding of empty
rolling stock
15 Fish plate for coupling of Re-railing Extension of Girder.
bridge.
Hydraulic Jacks & Power Pack
Bridges
HRE Control Table
Re-railing Operation By MFD
(Maschinen Fabrik DeutschLand)
Advantages of HRE

 Quick response in comparison to 140 tones

Diesel Crane.
 No need to slewing of the OHE wires.
 Easily transportable (Manually or by push rail
trolley).
 Easily accessible to places where 140 T Diesel
Crane is not able to work (eg. Car sheds, loco
sheds, workshops, tunnel etc.).
 Easy to operate in comparison to 140 T D/crane.
Disadvantages of HRE

 If the rolling stock/locomotives are in capsized or

grounded condition, re-railing is a tedious job
with HRE.
 In case of major derailments involving several
rolling stock 140 T Crane is preferable.
Safety Precautions With HRE:

Direct jack/body contact to be avoided.

Wooden packing required.
Proper leveling of bridge.

Lifting held at the extreme lift.

Proper handling and fitment.

Jack not to be kept un-necessarily or for

prolonged period under load.
Safety During Operation

 Operating pressure has to be controlled and

any leakage has to be prevented
 Defective device should not be used
 Air which may be entrapped within the
system has to be removed as far as possible\
 Operating personnel is not allowed to stay
under lifted loads unless those are secured
by additional supports
 Moreover safety rules should be maintained
for preventing accidents
ART EQUIPMENT
 emergency inflatable lighting
tower
 54cm * 33cm * 55cm when
folded.
 Overall height 4.5 meters
when inflated.
 400W Metal Halide lamp .
 Lights up 10000 sq feet area.
 Set up time 3 minutes
 Weight< 45 Kg.
Gas Cutting Equipments
Oxygen & Acetylene Cylinder
ART EQUIPMENT
 under water cutting equipment-petrogen
oxy-gasoline cutting torches for large section steel structures
& for under water cutting. works on oxygen & petrol/diesel
.no acetylene required.
Self contained breathing apparatus
Portable Electrically Operated
Cutting & Boring Tools
Inflatable Air Bags.
Each bag should be individually inflatable with
no stress points. should be stackable & inter-
lockable with one other . factor of safety 4.
Diesel Engine operated Air
Compressor with Reservoir
 SELF POWERED CHAIN SAW
for cutting wood, tree & branches
(Light Weight Only 10 Kg)
SELF POWERED DIAMOND CHAIN SAW
for wet cutting of concrete up to a depth
of 30 cm.
ART EQUIPMENT

 WATER PROOF GARDEN UMBRELLA

FOR GENERATOR & HRE POWER PACK
 ADEQUATE PACKING FOR CRANES
 FACILITY FOR UNLOADING EQUIPMENT
 TROLLEY FOR MOVEMENT OF MATERIAL
TO SITE
 WRIST BANDS
 RESCUE PLATFORM FOR 140 TON CRAN
LIGHT WEIGHT FOLDABLE LADDERS
AT LEAST 12 FEET IN LENGTH
ROPES & NETS
ARMV EQUPMENT
◦ LIGHTWEIGHT SYNTHETIC PREFABRICATED
WATER PROOF TENTS
◦ LUMINOUS JACKETS
FIRST AID BOX
Stretcher
◦ PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
◦ 25 READY MADE SPLINTS & SLINGS
◦ PORTABLE GEN. SET
◦ BATTERY OPERATED HEADLIGHT
Portable Generator
(Petrol/diesel)
HYDRAULIC RESCUE DEVICES

 Spreader
 Cutter
 Can do only cold cutting
 Carbide saws & electrically operated
equipment
Abrasive Cutting
Diamond Chain Saw
For Concrete Cutting
HRD- Hydraulic COLD Cutter
Cold Cutter
Making Holes using punch
HRD- Hydraulic Spreader
HRD- Hydraulic Spreader
Spreader Operation
Spreader Operation
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