WORKING
OF CLAMPED WAGON
1)
No empty Oil Tank/BCX/BOX wagon will be permitted to move under any circumstances
with a broken spring or broken springs with a clamp and shall be detached at
the point of detection or the broken spring will be replaced by a good one.
2)
No loaded Oil Tank/BCX &BOX wagons with a broken or clamped broken spring
shall be permitted on train from the originating yard nor shall such wagon be
permitted through yards specifically nominated for spring changing.
3)
Maximum number of broken springs that can be clamped on a loaded Oil Tank/
BOX/BCX wagon will be restricted to one. In case of more than one spring
breakage on loaded /Oil Tank/BOX/BCX & Tank wagon the same shall be
detached at the point of detection. In case of detection in mid section, the
spring shall also be clamped and the train will be permitted to move at
cautious speed till the section is cleared.
