WAGON CENSUS ON BROAD GAUGE
There
are nearly 2,25,000 wagons exist in the Indian Railways spread over 16 zones
duly allotted to various divisions according to their requirements. It becomes very
difficult to ascertain the performance of them if we don’t monitor their movements.
Monitoring the movement of wagons is done by stations and control offices and
through the FOIS net work. These exercises are done on a daily basis and
periodically also. Due to adjustments in loading in interchanges of trains, powers,
empties and loads the link in constantly maintaining the physical availability
of rolling stock becomes inaccurate. Hence an exercise called WAGON CENSUS is
conducted every year for coaching and goods stock. It is separately conducted
for coaching and goods, separately for BG and MG.
Broad Gauge Census:
1.
BG census generally conducted on 31st October at 12 Hrs.
2.
The division is divided into Blocks, Circles, and Districts.
3. A
block may be a roadside station or a part of a large yard, a siding or a running
train
4.
In each block a maximum of 50 vehicles to be enumerated. In any case it should
not exceed 99 vehicles.
5. A
circle is a collection of Blocks.
6. A
District is a collection of circles.
7.
Numerical codes have been given for every division for identification.
A
census meeting will be held prior to the official census day. CFTM holds the census
meeting for goods wagon which will be attended by the divisional officers and
inspectors. Census in charge is nominated and their names and instructions are published.
Generally CTNCs, SMs, GDs, CYMs are nominated for looking after the proper
enumeration of wagons.
Tally
sheets are supplied to the required extent. Three copies of tally sheets have
tobe carefully filled in, the third copy “TRIPLICATE” should be retained in the
District office. Duplicate and Triplicate copies should be copies from the
original and compared for correctness of the entries by ‘Checked with the original
and found correct. Circle summary and district summaries are to be prepared by
the district officers in duplicate marking original and duplicate on the top of
each front page. A final summary has to be prepared in a Performa summarizing
the information contained in the district summaries. It is essential that all
duplicate copies are carefully checked with originals in all cases before
submission to the office.
The following particulars should be
enumerated while conducting Census on the nominated day.
1.
Running trains of all descriptions
2.
Wagons standing or stabled on any line including sidings or yards.
3.
Wagons on ballast and on construction, work trains
4.
Wagons in shops and in sick lines.
5.
Vehicles employed temporarily for housing staff
6.
In case a damaged loaded vehicle is being loaded upon another vehicle both vehicle
numbers are to be enumerated.
7.
Vehicle already condemned has to be entered in a separate tally sheet.
8.
Port trust railway wagons should be recorded separately.
9.
Wagons kept off the track on account of accident are accounted for
10.
The outlying sidings, sheds, private siding, colliery, port areas etc, are specially
checked for any vehicle.
All
the staff involved in the census duties are to be briefed about their responsibilities.
A mock census has to be conducted on the nominated day prior to the official
census. The lacunae in the mock drill are to be identified and corrected. During
the enumeration each vehicle should be stenciled by a census symbol of equilateral
of six inches each side in white colour at extreme left of the vehicles on both
sides. A representative of mechanical branch also involved to identify the mechanical
code of the wagons. Each railway should update the list of the condemned
vehicles after the last census was held, with necessary details, well before
the census. The census timings are to be followed strictly. Shunting movements
in the yard has to be stopped before the commencement of census.
Wagon codes
Vehicle
codes for goods stock:- The following code letters must be used to designate
the various designations of goods stock in use:
Note:- (i) The code initials of each
description of goods stock are marked on the right hand top corner of the
vehicle. The staff must refer to these initials in case of doubt.
(ii)
If vacuum fitted goods stock is required this must be specially mentioned in
the stock order the exception of some departmental vehicles, all goods stock is
either fitted with train pipe or vacuum brake.
