Report of Training Performed at Rampur-Hat and

Malda Town
Under RE Kolkata
(From 23-01-2017 to 24-03-2017)

Submitted By IRSEE-14 Batch Probationers. To

1. Dinesh Sharma. Shri T. K. Sinha,

2. A. Raviteja Chief Project Director,
3. Prateek Mishra Railway Electrification,
4. Harish Sharma Kolkata.
Drawings used in Railway Electrification
Pegging Plan
Location plan
General Power Supply Diagram
Sectioning cum Wiring Diagram
Layout Plan
CSD- Cross section drawing
SED- Structure Erection Diagram
AED- As Erected Diagram
RDSO Drawings

Pegging Plan
Following details are given in Pegging Plan:
Chainage
Location no.
Type of Mast
Span
Permanent Structure Details like level crossing, FOB, Culvert etc.
Pegging plan is useful in quantity estimation during tender.

LOP
Prepared and supplied by the OHE contractor.
Marking of Mast, Foundation Type on Rail.
Power line crossing
Conductor Details like length of contact and catenary wire.
Anchor Details
Insulator details, bracket details
Jumper details
Portal component details
All the details of pegging plan like Location no., Chainage, Span, Permanent
Structure Details etc. are also provided in LOP.

CSD
CSD is prepared for one km. on one sheet. In yard section CSD is prepared for each
location separately.
Following details are given in CSD:
Location No.
Chainage
Span
Implantation
Mast- Type, Length
Reverse Deflection (mm)
Soil- Type, Pressure (Kg/M2)
Foundation: Code, Type
Step Distance: Distance between top of foundation and rail level.
 Mast embedded length: Distance between top of foundation and bottom of mast.
Cess level: Distance between ground level and rail level.
Extra depth/ super block
Radius of curvature

SED
Following details are provided in SED:
Location No.
Chainage
Span
Mast- Type, Length, length above rail level
Implantation
Catenary, contact wire height
Encumbrance
Stagger
A, B, C, D parameters
Regulating equipment: Type, Make/year
All other details of cantilever assembly

RDSO Drawing
Mast Employment Schedule
Volume Chart
Dropper Schedule

Place we have visited

1st week

Asansol TSS
we have seen layout of substation, buried rail, substation equipment ,single feeder.
Actually there were two transformer one is standby and one is in service but due to
constraint the substation is served with one transformer.
Lightening arrester and its counter( how many time it has arrested lightening)
Noted the resistance of earth pit.
Sf6 gas circuit breaker(crompton greeves make)
Isolators
Breather (silica gel in orange colour)
Vacuum circuit breaker
Baffle wall
Dedicated oil spillage collection pit ( in which spillage oil is collected)
We have been to Material Store seen there contact wire bundles, catenary wire
bundles, caution board
2nd week

Visited to tildanga for foundation casting at locations 261/7 (BG-10) , 261/8 (BG-10).
Locations of mast are marked by sub contractor & respective implantation is given in
Line chart (mast implantation at this location was 3m).
Casting details are given in volume chart given by contractor. Excavation is dne by
hand.

Visited Tildanga -bonidanga section at location 261/15(BG 6),261/30(BG12), 261/11

(BG 6), 261/12 (BG-6).

Visited to kotalpakur to witness mast erection but since no mast erection was done
we have seen OHE inspection Car :

It is RE special mast erection train whose Tower wagon no is 020(8-wheeler). 2 BRN

wagons are attached , one BRN is loaded with crane and other BRN wagon is loaded
with mast. CBC coupling is between BRN & BRN, screw coupling is between BRN &
tower wagon. Raising platform in TW which is motor operated, 2 engines for more
propulsion power. one generator of 5KVA for night light purpose and dedicated phone
from cab1 to cab2. Different devices installed are drill machine, bench vice, drum lock,
panto checking area, catenary & contact wire drums.

Visited Lohapur for foundation casting at locations 30/33 (BG-10), 30/34(BG-10),

30/35(BG-10)

Visited Takipur for foundation casting at locations 38/29(AB DF-2), 38/28(BG-10),

38/27(BG-10), 38/24(BG-10).

For BG-10 foundation length along the track (A) is 2m

length across the track at base (B) is 1.9m
length across the track at top (C) is 0.8m
depth of foundation (H) is 1.6m
volume for BG-10 is 4.256 cum without muff

Step distance (distance between existing rail level to the top of foundation) shouldn't be
more than 50cm for regulated OHE and 40 cm for unregulated OHE.

Visited Takipur for foundation casting at locations 38/25(BG-10), 38/23(BG-12).

For BG-12 foundation length along the track (A) is 2m
length across the track at base (B) is 2.3m
length across the track at top (C) is 0.8m
depth of foundation (H) is 1.6m
volume for BG-12 is 5.152 cum without muff
3rd Week

Visited Lohapur for foundation casting at locations 30/23(BG-12), 30/24(BG-12),

30/25(BG-6), 30/26(BG-6).
For BG-6 foundation length along the track (A) is 2m
length across the track at base (B) is 1.2m
length across the track at top (C) is 0.8m
depth of foundation (H) is 1.6m
volume for BG-6 is 2.688 cum without muff

Visited Takipur for foundation casting at locations(in station limit) 38/TKP/1018(BG-6),

38/TKP/1016(BG-6), 38/TKP/1014(BG-6).

Visited lohapur for foundation casting at locations 30/27(BG-6),30/28(BG-6),

30/29(BG-6),30/30(BG-6),30/31(BG-6),30/32(BG-6).

Visited lohapur for foundation casting at locations 30/22(BG-12),30/23(BG-12),

30/24(BG-12),30/25(BG-6),30/34(BG-6),30/36(BG-6).
Visited Takipur for foundation casting at locations 37/26(BG-10),37/24(BG-10).

Visited Takipur for foundation casting at locations 38/7(BG-6),38/8(BG-8),38/9(BG-6),

38/11(BG-6),38/13(BG-6),38/17(BG-6).

For BG-8 foundation length along the track (A) is 2m

length across the track at base (B) is 1.5m
length across the track at top (C) is 0.8m
depth of foundation (H) is 1.6m
volume for BG-8 is 3.360cum without muff

Visit for Identification of feasible locations for insulated overlaps and switches(for
elementary sections) at following locations
New Farakka , Tildanga, Bonidanga, Jamirghata, Gour Malda, Khaltipur,
Chamagram.

Visited Kotalpakur- Gumani section for bracket erection at locations

164/2,164/4,164/7,164/10,164/11,164/25,164/26,164/38

4th Week

Conducted survey at Takia nala Bridge, Pagla Bridge and Farakka canal bridge for
mast erection feasibility.

Takia Nala
(33m length, height 6.1m) , location 270/0
250mm clearance for overbridge.
No mast requirement is there inside bridge.
Normal catenary height 7.20m
Maximum gradient allowed 3mm/m
Min. Encumbrance is 40cm, 25cm(in case of hard dropper) as in this case
6.10m(overbridge height)- 5.60(min. contact wire height)=50cm(which is sufficient
enough for encumbrance and clearance from bridge structure).

Pagla Bridge
(length 4*45.76m, height 6m), location 267/7 268/0.
pillar to pillar distance is 48.5m
Height up to angle is 4.6m
Height rail level to pillar is 1.65m
distance from rail level to pillar end is 5.10m
distance from rail level to bridge 2.82m

Farakka canal bridge

Height is 6.90m.
Pillar to pillar distance is 79.5.5m, 80.10m, 79.5m (total 4 pillars)
Height rail level to pillar is 2.30m
Distance from rail level to pillar end is 5.10m, 5.15m
Distance from rail level to bridge 3.12m
Distance of mast from cross over should lie between 150mm to 700mm
(best between 450mm-650mm)
for bridge mast of large height is required.

Visited to RE material store at Malda

Testing : 25KV Porcelain and composite insulator testing, load testing tested at 4900kg
load i.e 70% of rated load 7000kg).
load(hydraulic pressure) is build gradually , If any crack, breaks, thread sleaves are
found then insulator is discarded.
Testing equipment has two calibrated readings digital and analog. Tested in presence of
railway employee and serial numbers are written on all tested insulators.

Cube testing: cube is replica of foundation material. Hydraulic pressure is used to test
the cube. As testing unit was out of order, separate third party test is done at civil
department of polytechnic college. One sample of size 50cucm (one set) for one
kilometer is the bench mark. 225kgf pressure for cube testing.

Pipes of different diameter are available there from which bracket arm, register arm,
steady arm are cut to size and are used in fabrication of cantilever assembly.

Droppers schedule varies with span and are placed separately as a set.

Different equipments available are drilling machine(for drilling of pipe), dropper ,runners,
fabrication machine, dark clamp, bonds , u bolt, droppers(5 mm diameter size),
anticreep, sectioners, bolts of different sizes, a,b,c,d clamps.

Catenary and contact wire bundles are provided by Railways and remaining all things
are procured by the contractor.

All material should be RITES certified.

Visited Kotalpukur for mast Erection.

Visited Mast erection work at kotalpukur at location KLP/1005,1009 tilbhita at
location 156/33,

Visited Takipur for foundation casting at locations 37/23(P-8), 37/24(P-8), 37/35(P-8).

For P-8 foundation length across the track (A) is 2m
length along the track (B) at base is 2.4m
length along the track at top (C) is 1m
depth of foundation (H) is 1.7m
volume for P-8 is 5.78cum without muff

5th Week

Visited Takipur for foundation casting at locations 37/40(BG-12),37/40(AB DF-2),

37/TKP/1018(AB DF-1).

DF is for dwarf mast

In DF-1 guy rod at 65 degree and in DF-2 guy rod at 45 degree.
In DF-2 maximum horizontal pull is 2000kg and in DF-1 is 1300kg.
DF-1 is used for anchorage of AC/Rc feeder and DF-2 for anchorage of regulated OHE.

Visited Takipur for foundation casting at locations 37/29(P-8), 37/30(AB DF-2),

37/32(P-8),37/34(P-8).
Foundation concrete is M-15 and Core concrete is M-20.

Visited Takipur for foundation casting at locations 37/38(BG-10), 37/TKP/1004(BG-6).

Visited Lohapur for foundation casting at locations 29/38(BG-7),29/29(BG-6),
29/27(BG-6),29/28(BG-6),29/30(BG-6)
For BG-7 foundation length along the track (A) is 2m
length across the track at base (B) is 1.40m
length across the track at top (C) is 0.8m
depth of foundation (H) is 1.6m
volume for BG-7 is 3.136cum without muff
Visited Takipur for foundation casting at locations 32/41(BG-12),32/42(BG-12)

6th Week

Visited Lohapur for foundation casting at locations 29/12(BG-10), 29/15(BG-10),

29/16(BG-10).

Foundation casting in Nalhati to Azimganj section at Lohapur at locations

29/11(BG-10),29/12(BG-10),29/13(BG-10)

Visited Railway Electrification store at Malda .

Grouting work at kotalpukur tilbhita at location 157/10(RSJ),157/12(RSJ).

Foundation casting at kotalpukur tilbhita at location 156/33

7th Week

Loading of Mast in Tower Wagon at Malda Town

Type of Portal RU and its end piece RE, O-type portal end pieces OE-1, OE-2.
Total no. of 11portals for JMQ station.

Visited Lohapur for foundation casting at locations 29/1(BG-6), 29/2(BG-6),

29/3(BG-6),29/4(BG-6).

Volume/size of core for foundation for B-type mast.

Embedded length(m) core length(m) Volume(cum)
1.35 1.45 0.230
1.45 1.55 0.246
1.55 1.65 0.262

Visited Foundation casting in Nalhati to Azimganj section at locations 28/39(BG-6),

28/41(BG-6),28/42(BG-6).

Visited Foundation casting in Nalhati to Azimganj section at locations 28/35(BG-6),

28/36(BG-6),28/37(BG-6),28/38(BG-6), 28/40(BG-6).

Visited Foundation casting in Nalhati to Azimganj section at locations 28/33(BG-8),

28/33(AB DF1-1),28/34(BG-8).

Visited CRS Inspection of Andal- Sitarampur section.

We sat in Inspection car along with inspection authority and have seen the following
At SP, we have seen inspection of batteries in battery room, Isolator operators
operating knowledge, clearances of boundary fencing from installations, metering of
earth pits, condition of various bonds, condition of silica gel.

At LC gates we have seen inspection of guaging of height of contact wires of different

lines with respect to rail level by rod, level gauge height, width of rail gauge.

At ROB we have seen clearances of catenary from bridge under structure, height of
contact wire with respect to rail level, height of catenary wire with respect to rail level,
metering of near by earth pits.

We have seen inspection of tower wagon shed, various stations in the inspection line.

At TSS Tapsi we have seen inspection of conditions of TSS and installation of various
equipments as per layout diagram, meggering of earth pits, caution boards.

8th Week
 Retaining wall RCC Casting work control building base at SSP/GZM

Visited Foundation casting in Nalhati to Azimganj section at locations 28/28(BG-6),

28/26(BG-6),28/24(BG-6), 28/23(BG-6),28/22(BG-6).

Visited Foundation casting in Nalhati to Azimganj section at locations 28/17(BG-6),

28/18(BG-6),28/21(BG-6), 28/25(BG-6),28/27(BG-6).

Visited Foundation casting in Nalhati to Azimganj section at locations 28/13(BG-6),

28/15(BG-6),28/16(BG-6).

9th Week

Visited Foundation casting in Tilbhita to Kotalpukur section at locations 156/38(BG-7),

154/23(BG-8),154/25(BG-7).

Visited Foundation casting in Tilbhita to Kotalpukur section at locations 156/32(BG-8),

156/39(AB DF-2).