MARSHALLING OF TRAIN
Marshalling
is attaching of vehicles on a train in a predetermined manner to ensure train
safety, provide operational expediency and to maximize customers’ convenience.
Marshalling of Mail/ Express/Passenger trains:
The general principles kept in view while marshalling are:
i)
Position of upper class coaches, ladies compartment, dining car, in respect of
easy accessibility normally the dining cars or the catering compartments, air
conditioned and upper class coaches, shall be marshaled in the middle of the
train or as near to it as possible and ladies compartment will be near Guard’s
SLR.
