Government of India Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) RBA No. 25/ 2006 No.2002/AC-IV1/10 New Delhi, Dated 9¥1/05/06 1.General Managers/FA&CAOs ete.(As per standard list I) 2.All attached offices/subordinate offices (As per standard list IT) Sul - Revised Codal life of Assets ‘The matter regarding reassessment of codal life of assets has been under Board's ideration for quite some time. To reassess the codal/ service life of assets, a multi- disciplinary Executive Director's Committee was constituted. ‘The recommendations of the committee have since been accepted by Board. Accordingly Advance correction slip no.62 amending Para 219/F-I detailing normal life of various classes of railway assets is placed below for information and necessary action, Kindly acknowledge receipt. DA: As above G ) . av) wr el ai Director (Accounts) Railway Board. Copy to: 1. Dy.C&GA of India (Railways), Room No.224, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi. (with 45 spare copics). 2. GMiconst./NFR, CAO/CE (Const.) /All Indian Railways. 3. EDCE (Pig), EDCE(B&S), EDCE(G), _ ED/T ED/Track(P), D/Track(MC), ED(Project), Adv. (G), EDEK(Dev.), ED(R EDFX-L, EDFX-Il, EDF/S, EDF/B, ED/C&IS, EDME (Cy), EDME(Ft), EDME(Tr.), EDME(W), EDME(Dev.), ED/Sig., ED(1D) 4. AC 1 (Comp.), AC UI (6 copies), AC-IV, Code Revision, Accounts Inspection, Accounts Appropriation, Finance (Budget). (Shy eek fe, Executive Directht (Accounts) Railway Board ~s3-ADVANCE CORRECTION SLIP No. 62 Indian Raitway Finance Code Vol-I (Reprint Eaton 1998) Para 219 :- (0 Suite table below Para 219 showing nomal life of the various clases of railway assets withthe 5 4) CIVIL ENGINEERING ASSETS i { S.No. Class of assets “Average life in years : ‘ROUTES A&B] CGut)| D | E 1 RAIL & FASTENTING etc. Rail & Fastenings ae Rails 20 1s__| 30 | *30 (©). | Wooden Sleepers 10 10 [10 [#10 (1) _| Metal sleepers (Cast Iron & Steel) 20 20 | 20 | *20 (2) [Fittings steel trough 10 io__[ 10 [*10 [@.___|Concrete sleepers 35_| 35° | 40 |. *40 (©). [Elastic Fastenings (i) [Elastic Rail clips 58 | 58 | e10 | 810 [Rubber Pads/ Liners 24 [2-4 [4 | *46 [Switches 4 [23s | 5 3 45 {8 | *8 60 100 60, (@._|Structure- masonry _and cement concrete 65 (©.___[ROC Bridge Works Zs 60. (Q.__|Pre-stressed__concrete-Bridge work 40 (B) MINOR BRIDGES (@. | Bridges work-Steel work 60 ). [Bridge Masonry. 100 (O.___|Structures Steel 60, (@.__|Structure- masonry _and cement concrete 65 (@), _]RCC Bridge Works. 60. (. [Prestressed —_concrete-Bridge work 40 [3. FOOT OVER BRIDGES (@).___ [Bridges work-Steel work 0 Bridge Masonry _ 100 (.__ [Structures Steel 60, (@. _|Structure- masonry and cement concrete, 65 (@)_ [RCC Bridge Works 60 (__[Pre-stressed__concrete-Bridge work 40 J4TRACK MACHINE (All Categories) 15 * The service life as indicated in the table is general life/service life for track components. However ‘ renewal/replacement will be subject to various criteria laid down in IRPWM about its condition. Silt(COMPUTERS AND OTHER ITSYSTEMS - ¢ ‘S.No. ~~ Class of assets Average life in years 1] Passive Networking equipt 10 (viz Network Cabling) 2 [Larger Multiuser system (=) & 6 ‘Active Networking Equipt (viz. MIS systems including "external ‘Storage systems and their inter connects) 3__[PRS systems , 4 4 [Small Multi-user system(s) 4 ‘and Power Supply equipments (viz. Individval office LANs, UPS) : 3_[PCs = 3 6 | Secondary Systems (viz. Printers, 3 Portable computers, Dumb Terminals) ili) ELECTRICAL ASSETS S.No. Class of assets ‘Average life in years i Electric Locomotives 35 2. | EMU/Metro Motor Coaches 25 3. | EMU/Metro Trailor Coaches 25 Z 4. | Over Head Power Lines 40 3. | Over Head Traction Line excluding 60 contact wire 6. | Electric under. ground Cables 30 7 (a) | Electric contact wire (Alm.) 25 _(b) | Electric contact wire (Copper) 40 8 [Electric Power plant excluded oi 25 engine driven 9.=_ [Electric Plait above 25 HP 25 10. [Electric power plant oil engine 15 driven (diesel) U1. | Overhead traction Tines contact rr) wire 12, | Electric Machinery others 30 13, [Electric Sub Station Building 50. 14, | Water Cooler, Refrigeration, Air 5 Conditioner, hospital and domestic appliance 15. [Internal wiring of building 10 16.7 | Switch Gear - ws 17. | insteuments 25 Be ro a ‘Bree 2 Ean zade6