Mission Raftaar

Presentation by M. Hussain
DG / RDSO
 Objective
✓ Doubling of Average Speed of Freight Trains

✓ Increasing the speed of Passenger trains by 25 Kmph

✓ Target : 2022
 Current Scenario
Average Speeds -

▪ Mail Express – 50.9 Km/hr

▪ Passenger – 33.9 Km/hr
▪ Freight Trains – 24.0 Km/hr

(Reference: Indian Railways Year Book 2016-17)

Speed Correlation Chart
 Infrastructure requirements & status on IR
(Speed upto 160 kmph)
SN Feature Status
1. Automatic Train Protection • TCAS under trial - SCR (250 Kms)
• TPWS on Gatimaan route
2. Minimum Track Structure • 60 kg 90 UTS, PSC at 1660, total
300 mm & 150 mm clean cushion
3. Thick Web Switches • On Gatimaan route

4. Weldable CMS (cast manganese steel) • On Gatimaan route

crossing
5. Grade separation & fencing • In progress , as sanctioned
6. Strengthening of weak formation stretches • 1470 Km out of 9770 Km
identified
7. GSM-R • On trial between Delhi – Howrah
25 Watts VHF sets • Available
8. Trials with Instrumented Measuring Wheels • Work sanctioned, Under process

9. Curve realignment • Curves more than 0.9 Deg will

need realignment as per site
conditions
SN Feature Status

10. 50 kmph speed on 1:12 turnout with thick web • Under approval at Board
switch
11. Platform lines with BLT – IFS (Ballast less track • Under trial in BPL division
with Indigenous Fastening system) with LWR on
turnouts
12. Line side condition monitoring of rolling stock • 15 WILD already installed
• OMRS under prove out
13. Right powering of freight trains using Distributed • DPCS technology inducted
Power Control System (DPCS) (20 pairs)
14. Enhancing vision capability for crew during Fog • Trial planned in Dec-2018

15. Double Distant • Provided at 959 Stations

16. EI/PI/RRI • 5770 stations are provided
with EI/PI/RRI
17. Block Proving Axle Counter (BPAC) • Provided at 5058 Block
sections
Maintenance Essentials for Speeds upto 160 kmph

TRACK MONITORING

1. TRC run Once in 2 months

(Track Recording Car)
2. OMS Monthly peak values > 0.15 g to be reported
(Oscillation Monitoring Recording to be done at Max. Permissible Speed
System)
3. Oscillograph Car Run Once in 4 months at MPS

4. Track maintenance C&M I – Vol-I Standards & IRPWM for gauge

Stds.

ROLLING STOCK HEALTH MONITORING

1. Predictive Maintenance (Trending by WILD, Online Monitoring of Rolling

Stock (OMRS), Onboard Health Monitoring System (OBHMS), Camera Vision)
2. GPS based Vehicle Tracking & RFID based Auto vehicle identification
Rolling Stock certification for enhanced speed
• Following trials required
a) Oscillation trial,
b) Emergency Braking Distance,
c) Coupler force and
d) Controllability trials

• Suggestions
Modifications proposed in Policy Circular 6 to make the
whole process fast - Sent to Board on 09/03/2018
 Existing Speed Certification Process

Oscillation Trials

Emergency Braking Distance Trials

 Time taken in completion of Trials
Type of Trials Avg Time Main Activities Involved
taken
Oscillation trial 20-25 1. Instrumentation
days 2. Composition formation
3. Runs at 60/80 kmph at 10 kmph steps
4. Long Confirmatory run
5. Run on identified Test stretches of Straight, Station
yard & 2 degree curve
6. De instrumentation & Loading
7. Instrumentation & Repeat 2 -6
8. In case of Loco, Repeat 2-6 in Worn wheel condition
COCR 8 days 1. Instrumentation
2. Run in up and Dn directions in day light time section
wise i
3. Repeat 3 in each direction
Coupler force, EBD 8 days 1. Placement in SL for fitment of Coupler
& Controllability on 2. Rake formation
Ghat section- 3. Loading
4. Stationery trials
5. Actual runs at desired speed
Modifications proposed in Policy Circular 6
(Sent to Board on 09/03/2018)

Activity Proposed Methodology

Oscillation Trial- up to Without CRS sanction, based on JSC by

145 kmph Railway with approval of DG

COCR at 130 kmph 1st trial of the section by RDSO &

subsequent by Railways route proving
run
COCR at speed greater By RDSO with approval of DG without
than 130 kmph CRS sanction

Coupler Force & EBD Up to 100 kmph for goods and up to 130
Trials kmph for Coaching trains- Without CRS
sanction
• Provision of dedicated test track

Thankyou
 Bad Formation patches in Golden Quadrilateral

ROUTE Total Length Total Length in Bad Length of PSR Due Length of TSR Rehabilitation Machine
(Km) Formation (Km) to Bad Formation Due to Bad Block Days required
(Km) Formation (Km) for strengthening

DELHI- HWH 1447 19.41 2.21 0 96

DELHI - CHENNAI 2188 606.75 166.95 196.7 3034

DELHI - MUMBAI 1770 257.54 0 0 1289

HWH - CHENNAI 1117 254.1 53.57 59.37 1271

MUMBAI -
1280 173.15 10.43 46.5 866
CHENNAI

MUMBAI - HWH 1968 159.6 6.3 21.4 799

1470 239 324 7355
Total 9770
 Formation strengthening options
RDSO Report No. RDSO/2007/GE:0014 , November 2009

Guidelines & Specifications for Design of formation

• Insertion of Blanket layer (Thickness as per RDSO guidelines)

• Attention to Deficient cess & slide slopes
• Replacement of clayey soil with good quality earth (CBR>5%)
• Use of reinforced earth
• Reinforcing material – Geo-textile, Geo-grid, Geo-membrane ,
Geo-net, Geo-composite etc.