fr ---------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- Issue# 106 Free Monthly News Bulletin – for Internal Circulation August 2014 Email: integralnewsicf@gmail.com Contact: 900 314 1464, 9539, 9659, 9731, Rly 46490, 47661

Chief Editor: K.Ravi, SSE/Shop80 Associate Editors: M.A.Jaishankar, SSE/M&P A.R.S.Ravindra, SSE/WS Treasurer:R.Mehalan, SE/IT Shell Offices: S.K.Satishkumar, SSE/M&P K.Sekar, Ch.OS/Engg N.Jeganivasan, Stores Inspector N.Ganesh,SSE/MPO/S S.Ghatikachalarao,SSE/WS N.Devaraju, SSE/Plant S.N.Vivekanandan, Ch.OS/P9 V.Sasikala, OS/PB B.Jayalalitha, Accts Asst Shell Shops: P.Baskaran, SSE/40 A-shed: R.Nagarajan,, SSE/10 B-shed: A.V.Gopalakrishna, SSE/22 Shop 24,25,26: N.Ravikumar, SSE/26 D&L-shed:R.Shanmugam, SSE/13 40,J,E: R.Lakshminarayanan, SSE/40 48,RPF: R.Senthilnathan,SSE48 11,23,41,TS:R.Jegathiswaran,SSE/41 Insp: J.Ananthakumar,SSE/42 Progress: P.K.Panda,SSE/PCO CMT: G.Sivakumar, CMS-1 Electrical:D.T.Vijayaraj,SSE/45 Stores : K.Sundar, OS/RB1/SD Fur Offices:Harikumar.NV,SSE/MPO Accts: Sudharsan.MN,SSO/Accts PlgF,TS: G.V.Ramesh,SSE/TS/F Stores:V.Annamalai,OS/P7 Fur Shops: R.Sundarrajan,SSE/30 30: Bipinkumar Karn, SSE/30 32,34: P.Sathyanarayanan, SSE/PC32 33:D.R.Suresh,SSE/33 80,81,37:D.Santhakumar,SSE/80 88,CCO: K.S.Rajakumar, SSE/88 Elect,CMT,IOW: M.Devaraj, SSE/85 36,54: M.Ganesan,SSE/54 Progress:D.Baskar, SSE/PCO RRM, Colonies : A.Srivijayan, SSE54 TTC: J.Selvakumar,SSE/TTC D&D: Sabapathinathan.M,SSE/D&D Hospital: Raju Balaji, Ch.OS Web: K.Chandran, Webmaster/IT 74,Tele,Union: D.N.Ramesh,SSE/Proj Advisors: S.Muthukumar, Dy CME/SR B.Chandrasekaran,SME/D-II K.N.Mohan, PE/PR/S R.Srinivasan, APE/PR/F

ICF has bagged the prestigious international Global Green Award for 2014. The award was presented by “Otherways Management Association Club” in Paris at a ceremony held in Berlin, Germany, on March 31. An official from the Indian Embassy in Berlin received the award, which was handed over to ICF General Manager, Shri Ashok K. Agarwal, on 4th July.

The award was given to ICF for its outstanding environmental achievements and sustainable practices for its green energy initiatives. The award is given on the basis of improvement in specific energy and energy conservation initiatives. ICF was chosen for generating its entire electrical energy requirements for the factory workshops, offices and some portions of residential areas from the renewable source of energy. It tapped the wind energy by setting up seven windmills of 1.5 MW each in Tirunelveli district.

It is one of the government production units to source its energy requirement from wind energy in the wake of the growing concern over environmental pollution and global warming issues.

On behalf of ICF Women’s Welfare Organisation, Smt Sudha Agarwal, President, presenting Fixed Deposit receipt for Rs2000 per head to all the 42 students of Karuna school on 7th July. Dental check-up was conducted for the students on 28th July.

Shri Ashok K. Agarwal, GM/ICF, at the valedictory function of ACMEE 2014 ( Machine Tools Exhibition) at CTC on 23rd June.

From ICF Staff Club AG129/18,VII Main Rd AnnaNagar,Chennai-40

To

Customer interaction meeting of zonal railways was held on 24th and 25th July. GM/ICF inaugurated the meeting.

Health awareness programme was conducted at ICF HS School on 16th July.

CPO/ICF gave awards to the wards of ICF staff for their outstanding performance in X&XII exams.

ICF football team with GM after winning the St. Joseph’s -CFA Sr division league title for the 1st time since 2006.

Felicitation function of SC/ST MPs was organized by AI SC/ST Rly Employees Assn at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi on 15th July. Members of ICF zone of the association led by Sri V.Santhakumar also participated in the function. They met Shri Manoj Sinha, Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways.

Com.Shiv Gopal Mishra ji, GS/AIRF & Secretary/JCM, visited ICF, on 2nd July. He met GM/ICF and discussed the problems in ICF like Screening of 308 substitutes, Re-designation of trades, Manpower for LHB unit etc., He met the ICF staff and promised to get maximum benefits in the 7th CPC and Scrapping of NPS. He also interacted with the ICF supervisors through a programme arranged by the Supervisors wing of AIRF.

IFTAR hosted by NFIR/ICF at East colony on 28.7.14

Shri T.S.Ganesh, DyCMM/SD, has been appointed as District Chief Commissioner for ICF district/ Southern Railway state Bharath scouts and guides. Earlier he has served as vice president / S.C. Rly Bharath scouts and guides.

Master P.N.Raovshyl, S/o Mrs. P. Shylaja Rao, OS/33, represented India in World Inline Skating Hockey Championships 2014 held at France from 6th to 13th July.

STAFF OUTFLOW – LAST MONTH Sl Name S/Shri Design Mode 1 C.Arulkumar Tech-3/45 Transfer2 C.P.Sridhar JE/30 Transfer3 Sumit Augustin Kujur Tech-3/26 Transfer4 Chhotu Ram Meena Tech-3/26 Transfer5 G.Mathiprakash Tech-1/20 Med Unfit6 M.Abdul Mannan Tech2/PlgF Med Unfit7 M.Venugopal Tech-2/21 Med unfit8 D.Babu Helper/80 Med unfit9 M.Palanisamy Tech-1/41 V.R10 N.Manimaran Tech-1/25 V.RWE DEEPLY MOURN THE SUDDEN DEMISE OF R.GOPALAKRISHNAN, TECH-3/SHOP29.

**The following wards of ICF staff have been given cash award from SBF for their performance in X&XII exams. X- Matriculation- I Prize Rs4000 (498/500Marks) Sneha Shajan, D/o.S.Sujatha&T.V.Shajan,C&MS/Shell

X- Matriculation- II Prize Rs3000 (497/500 Marks) U.Afrin, D/o. M.Umar Ali, SSE/82

X- Matriculation- III Prize Rs2000 (496/500 Marks) P.Bhamini Sembha, D/o.P.Padma, OS/Stores/S N.Hafisa Saida, D/o. MD.Hameeduddin, SSE/Plg/S S.Arivu Suder, S/o.S.Shanmugasundaram, SSE/D&D

X- CBSE- I Prize Rs4000 (All A1) BPrasanna, D/o.G.Balaji SSE/Plg/F B.Nivetha, D/o. N.Balu, SSE/12

X- CBSE- II Prize Rs3000 (All A1-1) P.S.Arijit, S/o.P.V.Sunilkumar, Tech-1/30 K.R.Varshini, D/o.M.Kumaravel, Sr.Physiotherapist

X- CBSE- III Prize Rs2000 (All A1-2) U.Amrutha, D/o.B.Udayakumar, SSE/82 B.Chakradhar, S/o.D.Chinnarao, SSE/40 B.HinduVasaniHarita, D/o.R.Balachandran, ChOS/Stores KarenAnetteDelson, D/o.JaissyDelson&Delson SrAFA R.Uvakumar, S/o.V.Ravichandran, Tech-1/29 M.AjayMadhusudan, S/o.M.Subramanian, ChS&WI

XII- Matric I Prize Rs4000 (1180/1200) R.Anuradha, D/o.V.Ramachandran, JE/33 H.D.Abhinand, S/o.N.V.Harikumar, SSE/MPOF

XII- Matric II Prize Rs3000 (1177/1200) M.Keerthana, D/o.M.Manimaran, Tech-1/39

XII- Matric III Prize Rs2000 (1174/1200) R.Subhitcha, D/o.R.Rajeswari, JrSteno, PB

XII- CBSE I Prize Rs4000 (479/500) H.Meenakshi, D.o.S.Padma, C&MS

XII- CBSE II Prize Rs3000 (476/500) S.Surya, D/o.V.Sathiyamurthy, OS/Stores/S

XII- CBSE III Prize Rs3000 (474/500) Malavika Sivan, D/o.R.Sivakumar, SSE/42 R.Muthukumar, S/o.V.Ravichandran, Tech-1/29

EMPLOYEES RETIRING on 31st August ’14 1 Toppo.N.K CME/I 2 Loganathan .C SrTech/FGL 143 Arul Mani.S Tech-1/MGL 164 Anbalagan.S SrTech/Paint 255 Murugan.G Tech-1/FMW 406 Vivekanandan.S N Ch OS Stores7 Thulasiraman.L SrTech Engg8 Nagaiah R . HdConstable RPF9 Prasad.BBS SrTech/Elec 28

10 Pole.KR SrTech/Carp 3211 Krishnamoorthy .G SrTech/Paint 54

We wish them A Happy & Peaceful Retired Life

A camp for on-the-spot correction in ration cards was held at ICF North colony on 12th July.

CIRCULARS JPO1: Calendar month will be the wage period for all the staff of ICF.

OFFICIAL POSTINGS Name S/Shri/ Smt Previous Present

A.Ratna Raju CMM/S S.C.RlyJagdish Prasad Duties of CMM/SBhaskar Narang CORE COSN.Senthamarai Leave DyCME/QCS.Rajendran DyCME/QC Training N.Ranjitraj DyCME/Prod Curator/RRMT.Dilipkumar PE/PL/S DyCME/ProdAManickavasagam Curator/RRM V.RHanuman Parsad AWM/SM/S AWM/A2/SK.Vijaya Bhaskar AWM/A2/S APE/PL/FS.Narendran APE/PL/F APE/PL2/SAnshuKumar S.Rly AWM/SM/SR.Saravanan SSE/36 APE/PR/SC.V.Govindan SSE/TTC AME/DPDM.Eswaradhas SSE/TTC AME/I/ExportS.Sekar AME/MPO/F SME/MPO/FSunny Philip Leave AMM/E/FurV.V.Mahadevan AMM/E/F Leave+TrgK.Madhusudhana AM/UP/S AMM/MRVC/FK/Damodaran AMM/MRV AMM/UP/S+2/SSLC TOP SCORERS FROM ICF FAMILY (Contd)

1174, R.Subitcha, D/o. R.Rajeswari, Steno/PB

1171 C* (on Retotal) J.Kiruthika, D/o. M.Jagannathan,JE/48

1115, R.Komathy D/o.K.Ravikumar, CMT/S, Gr-1

+2 CBSE 479, H.Meenakshi,D/o. S.Padma,C&MS/S

X491,MS*Aishwarya D/o.S.Prakash kumar SrTech/32

X490, S* P.Hemprakash, S/o. S.Prasanna,MCook

X485, M*Raghave D/o.M.Udayasankar Tech-1/32

X464, A.M.Aghile, S/o.G.Mathivanan, C&MS/S

10 HinduVasaniHarita,D/o.R.Balachandran, ChOS/Stores

The 158 years old Carriage & Wagon workshop was awarded an “Integrated Management System” Certificate by M/s. Indian Register Quality Systems (IRQS) in a function held in the workshop premises on 14th July. Shri K. Swaminathan, Advisor, Mechanical Engineering, Railway Board, New Delhi, has received the Certificate and handed over to Shri Shashi Bhusan, CWM in the presence of Shri R. Kuppan, CME/SR.

ABOUT ICF - Part II by Sri R.Srinivasan, APE/PR/F, Ph:9003141449, rsrinivasanicf@gmail.com

MATERIAL MANAGEMENT IN ICF

In any production system, so many ‘M’s like Men, Material, Money, Machine, Method and Management etc are involved. Amongst them Materials constitute the major part and for any production system to go well Material management plays a vital role.

Material Management Definition: It is the management of keeping and supplying the Right quantity of material of Right quality in Right time.

Functions: 1. Material planning and Programming 2. Purchasing 3. Inventory control 4. Store keeping and warehousing 5. Material handling and transporting 6. Codifications and standardization 7. Value Analysis 8. Disposal of surplus, obsolete and scrap materials.

Objectives: 1. To ensure availability of raw of materials, semi finished

and finished components, consumables and general stores, machinery and plant and spares for production / maintenance / operational requirements.

2. To maintain uninterrupted supplies and quality materials in time to the user depot at minimum cost.

3. To minimize inventory cost and material cost. 4. To satisfy the public Accountability 5. To release the working capital by good inventory

control in the interest of organization. 6. To avoid loss to the organization due to deterioration of

materials. Material Management Organization:

Rly Board level Head : Member / Stores

Zonal level (ICF) : Controller of Stores (PHOD)

COS is supported by Chief Material Managers (CMM) of Shell, Fur and Project and below them are Dy.CMM s , SMM s, AMM s in the Officer level, CDMS and DMS in supervisory level.

Classification: Overall the Material management is classified into three

areas like Purchasing, Storing & issuing and Disposing. Each one is identified as Purchase management,

Inventory management, Waste management. Role of stores department: Railways need over 2.72 lakh items, in that 1 lakh

unique items for maintenance manufacturing construction of project Ascertain the need Arrange of supply economical efficient manners Responsible for planning purchase receipt, inspection,

disbursement of various stores. Disposal of obsolete surplus scrap To maintain optimum level of stocks i.e. maximum

service level, minimum blockage of capital

Purchase management: In respect of items required for the manufacture of

coaches the following procedure is followed: ICF-manufactured coaches are covered under Rolling

Stock Programme (RSP) finalised by Railway Board. As per RSP approved by Railway Board, Procurement

Memo (PM) are generated by Material Planning Department for all items required for all types of coaches as approved in the RSP one year in advance, indicating the per coach requirement (PCRT), allowance and buffer requirement. The PMs are sent to the respective Purchase sections. Purchase Sections register these PMs through computer

and the computer allots an Enquiry Number which is a serial number given for each section. Procurement is done through tendering system. The general objective of Right Quality, Right Quantity,

Right Time, Right Supplier and Right Price is kept in mind while procurement is done.

Purchase policy and order of preference: Policy of GOI to make the purchase for public service in such a way to encourage the development of industries to utmost possible extent consistent with economy and efficiency.

1. First to article produced and manufactured in India 2. Articles produced outside but partially / fully

manufactured in India 3. Foreign manufactured stocked in India 4. Foreign manufactured to be imported. Articles 1 and 2

to be accepted even if foreign item is of better quality. Purchase organization at ICF: Over all control is GM and Departmentally by Centralised in HQ offices of COS. Divided in to various sections such as Shell side: P1 – Deals with Tools & M& P etc P2 – Takes care of all Fabricated items – out sourced etc. P3 - Handles all raw materials Sheets and plates etc. P4 – Deals with Chemical , stationary, safety and PPE P9 – In charge of procuring all Machine spares Fur side: P5 – Takes care of Aluminium, hardware, plywood and Furniture etc. P6 – Deals with Electrical and coach paint items P7 – In charge of all Furnishing mechanical coach items like seat& berth, furnishing components etc P8 - Deals with Electrical cables.

Modes of purchase According to value:

Direct purchase or through Tendering

Small purchase value items and non stock items directly through executive officers- Local purchase Full authority with COS to scrutinize and change the

ordered quantity According to Agency: Railway Board, DGS&D or ICF Stores classification:

(1) Ordinary stores: Item of stores having regular turnover caused by a

constant demand

(2) Emergency stores: Such items are not ordinarily required, not readily

procurable, kept in stores for emergency requirements , items indicated as E Stock items: Items of both Ordinary & Emergency stores Non stock items : Other than the stock items all are called non – stock

items. (3) Special stores: Stores dispatched to requisition without stocking are

special stores (4) Custody stores: Items obtained for particular user department for

particular purpose directly and only records are kept for receipt.

(5) Surplus stores: Items not demanded for a period of 24 months or more (a) Movable surplus: Not demanded for the last 2 years but will be used in

next two years (b) Dead surplus: Not demanded for the last 2 years and will not be used

in future. ‐ (to be continued) 

Open Contracting – From Transparency to Participation by Sri G.Loganathan, Dy.CMM/ICF Ph:9003141755, dycmmpsicf@gmail.com

Success Stories from Around the World

Nepal

Campaign for Human Rights and Social Accountability (CAHURAST) in partnership with the Network for Integrity in Reconstruction (NIR), are improving access to quality maternal health, irrigation and school services in the districts of Dhading and Gorkha. They have trained 57 community monitors who actively monitor reconstruction projects such as the construction of roads and schools, as well as government budgets, engage citizens to demand accountability from government and make them aware of their rights. CAHURAST shares their monitoring findings with communities at public hearings and engage with local authorities to address any issues raised. They have had great success so far and plan to expand their program into additional districts in Nepal.

Timore Leste

In 2011-2012, Luta Hamutuk and the community monitors have ensured effective oversight of 15 reconstruction progams and projects, such as schools, road and clinics, and the national budget of $1.3 billion. Luta Hamutuk has trained 181 community focal points to monitor the state budget and project implementation in districts across the country. The community monitoring has contributed to greater community engagement and the delivery of critical infrastructure for more than 101,660 Timorese people.

In Bazartete, for example, a municipality of 63,329 people, monitors discovered that schools lacked desks, chairs and blackboards. They therefore liaised with the Ministry of Education and shared their findings and recommendations. This resulted in the delivery of the necessary school furniture and school rehabilitation. Community monitors also mobilised to ensure that low quality pipes were substituted with proper materials, so that villagers can today enjoy access to water. In addition to efficiency, savings and blowing the whistle on project delays and lack of maintenance, Luta Hamutuk’s work has led to pro-poor budget allocations, ensuring national funds reach communities across the country.

In India, are we ready as yet?

The Public Procurement Bill, 2012, once it becomes an Act, in combination with the Right to Information Act, only partially fulfills the objective envisaged in the Open Contracting viz. a) Increased number of contracts that are publicly disclosed b) Improved quality of publicly available information on contracting c) Enhanced accessibility to contracting data d) Increased and more strategic use of contracting data. However, the other objectives can’t be met by these two legislations alone. It needs more than the Public Procurement Act and the Right to Information Act.

Even though the Right to Information Act has been enacted and is being used to get free access of Information by the Public and has also resulted in exposure of inefficiencies and malpractices, India is still a long way to go, as many of the RTI activist have to pay dear with their lives and many others being harassed and threatened. The Public Procurement Bill is still at deliberation stage only, and is yet to become an Act through legislation.

Perhaps, the concept of Open Contracting will capture the imagination of policy makers and civil society of India, soon enough, once credible examples from other countries emerge indicating clear benefits to the Government and to the public at large.

Conclusion

A truly open system of information in the procurement field will allow citizens to participate and control how and what Governments buy or contract. It would help to enforce the laws establishing and standardizing a fair competition where the best, the most efficient in economic and technical aspects, win the bids and thus have higher chances to fulfill the public interest.

While promising, transparency and oversight alone cannot be considered as silver bullets against corruption in contracting processes. The impact of citizen monitoring approaches is conditioned by a few factors that should be taken into account. In particular, community-level oversight and more broadly monitoring interventions can only be effective when they are combined with adequate sanctions ensuring that corrupt officials face punishment for being corrupt and sufficient incentives to refrain from corruption. In addition, there also need to be an enabling environment for such approaches, as their effectiveness may be limited in countries where illiteracy is high, where access to information is limited and where the press is controlled.

Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on 4th July, flagged off the train linking Katra--the base camp for Mata Vaishno Devi shrine--with the rest of the country.

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 BACK EDUCATION

DO’S &DON’TS FOR LOW BACK PAIN

 Activity & Posture: Sleeping:

Use a soft and firm mattress always.

Sleep on one side with slightly bent knees in more relaxed position for back. If more comfort is needed, a pillow is to be placed between the legs as in picture.

Don’t lie on over-cushioned bed and strap neither sagging bed nor very hard one.

       Don’t keep too big pillows to

head. Use optimal size to maintain normal curvature and gain relaxation.

Don’t lie on your stomach which exaggerates the curvature (Except in some cases as per advice of doctor. If it is necessary advice, keep a small pillow under the waist, not under head).

Activity & Posture: Sleeping:

Sleep on your back with a pillow under the knees for low back, supported well by mattress. If needed, a small towel fold can be placed under low back curve for well support.

 

 Don’t keep feet on the pillow (sleeping in supine) which may exert pressure over the low back.

Note: Neck is also to be supported by a small pillow while lying to prevent strain over.

Activity & Posture: Getting up from bed

When you get up from the bed, bend one knee first & bend other knee slowly, roll on one side, swing your leg to the floor. Push off the bed with your arm and getup without jerk.

Don’t get up straight on your back which may result in straining back muscles.

Activity & Posture: Sitting:

Ensure always your back is in good posture while sitting.

Sit with your proper back support if your job requires prolonged sitting. (system people) Always sit over soft as well as firm seat and keep normal curvature of back, hips and knee at 90-90 level.

Place your feet over proper footrest. Sit close to table to avoid bending forward.

Don’t sit with improper posture. Don’t slouch with rounded back.

Don’t sit without proper

back support. If necessary, keep a pillow to the low back.

Don’t sit on over-cushioned seats or sofa and don’t cross your legs while sitting which may alter the normal alignment.

Don’t keep your legs over

high stool in front of you .This posture may give short relaxation but later will give you tensed ache.

Activity & Posture: Getting up from the seat:

Get up and walk a few minutes frequently (at least once in every 30 to 45 minutes).

Whenever you get up from your chair, move a little forward, put partial pressure on hands and apply pressure on legs and then get up.

Don’t sit for too long which puts strain on the back ligaments and disc.

Don’t bend forward at the

waist and getup from your seat. Repeated activity like above results in lumbo sacral strain (pain over lower end of back). 

Dos and Don’ts will continue..

NEW LHB SHED by Sri R.Srinivasan, APE/PR/F, Ph:9003141449, rsrinivasanicf@gmail.com

SALIENT FEATURES Important features of LHB coaches which make them

superior to existing ICF design coaches are summarized below.

1. A LONGER COACH 2. A LIGHTER COACH 3. A HIGHER SPEED COACH 4. LESS MAINTENANCE 5. BETTER RIDE QUALITY 6. SAFER 7. SUPERIOR AESTHETICS 8. PASSENGER COMFORTS 9. PASSENGER CONVENIENCE

1. LONGER COACH LHB Coaches are Longer By 2.2m than ICF coaches. LHB – 23540mm where as ICF – 21337mm. This provides Increased seating capacity, More travel space, Wider

bay & Door way

PASSENGER CAPACITY Type of coach LHB ICF

II AC Chair car 78 67 Exec Chair car 56 46 General II class 100 90 AC CW 52 48 SCN 80 72 ACCN 72 64 FAC 24 22

Overall Dimensions of Coach

Gauge 1676 mm Length over body 23540 mm Length over CBC 24000 mm Height of the coach from rail level 4039 mm Wheel Base 2560 mm Height of the coach from rail level 4250 mm-ACCN Maximum width over body 3240 mm Max distance between inner wheels 12345 mm Window opening 1180x760 mm Distance between centre pivots 14900 mm Height of compartment floor from rail level under tare condition

1303 mm

Maximum CBC drop under gross load and worn conditions

75mm

Minimum height from rail level 102mm Maximum height of centre line of side CBC above rail level for empty vehicle

1105 mm

Minimum height of centre line of CBC above rail level for loaded vehicle

1030 mm

Wheels diameter(New) 915mm Maximum axle load permissible 16Ton

2. LIGHTER COACH BODY.

Weight per meter length of LHB coaches is approximately 10% less than the ICF coaches.

Better Payload to Tare Wt ratio. ACCW LHB ICF

Weight in Ton/m 1.71 2.39 Overall wt 41.6 52.1 This not only means lower haulage costs but also less

wear and tear of the coaches and track.

Type of coach LWFAC LWACCW LWACCN Tare weight 40.87Ton 41.6Ton 43.0Ton

Materials:

Shell Assemblies

Steels used and their %age compositions

UTS N/mm2

Yield Stress N/mm2

Side wall, End wall and Roof structure

X2 Cr8 Ferritic Steel (SS 409M). (C<0.03%, Cr 10-12%, Si 1%, Mn 1.5% Max)

450-600

320

Roof sheet and Trough floor

X5 CrNi 18 10 Austenitic Steel (SS 304) ( C < .07%, Cr 18%, Ni 10 % Si 1%, Mn 2%)

700-850

235

Under frame

IRS M-41 / Corten Steel ( C < .01%, Cr .35 -.6%, Ni .2 - .4%, Cu .3 - .6% Si .3 - .7%, Mn .25%)

440-480

320

The side walls are manufactured by TIG Welding of

sheets to achieve low heat inputs, less distortion and negligible shrinkage. The thickness of side wall sheets is 2 mm. The other important features are: Door frames are part of sub-assembly of side wall but

fabricated separately to take up compensation of tolerances in whole side wall.

Interlocking: Positive interlocking between all horizontal and vertical members

Reduced side wall thickness of 60 mm from 90 mm. Better geometric integrity and strength. Side wall is welded with under frame by V grooving of

sole bar. Meta cot silver grey weldable primer is applied to avoid

bimetallic corrosion. The welding is done by magnetic tack welding and

grinding of welded joint is done to ensure smoothness. The design of side wall has eliminated turn under to

avoid accumulation of water; muck and resultant corrosion. The approach for sand blasting and painting is better.

End Wall End wall is made of Ferritic stainless steel. To reduce its weight, holes provided in all stiffeners. The projection of side walls towards end is more. This

results in more availability of space for passengers and reduction in the gap between two coaches, thereby reducing wind gap resistance and turbulence. The gap between two end walls is 300 mm only. All items of end wall are manufactured from 2, 2.5, 3

and 4 mm ferritic stainless steel except console which is manufactured from 6 mm carton steel plate.

ROOF: Roof sheets are manufactured from 1.25 & 1.7 mm

Austenitic stainless steel. Roof arches are manufactured from 2mm Ferritic steel. End plate and angles are manufactured from 4 mm

Ferritic steel. The middle portion of roof sheet is plain and

manufactured from 1.7 mm Austenitic steel. The roof is light weight as compared to ICF coaches Under Frame Main Components of Under Frame are: IRSM-41 CORTEN steel has been used for under frame

and other parts.

Front part made by joining head stock and body bolster.

Two side sills of sole bar made of W section 220x65x8

Two main cross members - 6 mm thick

Frame – cross members made of folded channel sections 140x50x4

Floor is made of corrugated sheets of 1.25 mm thickness

Corrugated trough floor is plug welded from top with the cross members.

3.HIGH SPEED COACH

Operating Speed: 160 kmph Test Speed: 180 kmph Max Speed Potential: 200 kmph (No major change required) It is achieved by (i) FIAT BOGIE (EUROFIMA Design) (ii)Gap between two end walls is only 300mm and in

turn the wind resistance due to turbulence is reduced. 4. LESS MAINTENANCE

Use of superior materials with longer life. Extensive use of stainless steel Almost corrosion-free Superior braking with wheel slide protection. Less Bogie moving parts Less wear and tear Easy Maintenance Entrance doors, Destination Board flush with side wall

facilitates use of automatic car washing system. 5. BETTER RIDE QUALITY

IMPROVED RIDE COMFORT - RIDE INDEX Ride Index is the Quantitative Measure of a Ride

Quality and is interpreted as the Capability of Vehicle Suspension to Maintain the Motion within range of Human Comforts. It is affected by many factors such as Vibrations, Acoustic Noise, Smell,, Temperature, Humidity and Seat Designing.

Satisfactory performance of RI: 2. 5 to 2.75 at a speed of 160 kmph.

Whereas ICF Bogie Ride index is 3.5 (almost satisfactory) to 3.25.

RIDE INDEX

Sperling type Ride Index Formula: R.I = 0.896 (a3)1/10 ÷ f a= acceleration , f= cycles per second

1 – very good , 2 – good, 2.5 – Almost good 3 – Satisfactory, 3.5 – Almost satisfactory 4 – Able to Run, 4.5 – Not able to run, 5 - Danger

SUPERIOR INSULATION:

Use of “Resonaflex-Alu” on side wall and floor and glass wool on roof and side wall(above window) provide heat insulation

Baryskin v60db or equivalent Sound insulation PU paints on full coach shell interior, provide anti drumming sound insulation as well as corrosion resistance.

Rubber de-coupling elements in flooring result in superior noise and vibration absorption.

Floating floor board with cork insertion. Elastomeric rubber-metal components in bogie.

- (to be continued)

According to Lokpal rule, all Central Government employees will now have to submit all details regarding movable and immovable assets owned by them as well as their spouse and children to the Government on 31st July every year.