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Visit to Indian railway institute of civil engineering ,Pune

Dr.D.Y.Patil School of Engineering Lohegaon, Pune ,

REPORT OF EDUCATIONAL VISIT TO

INDIAN RAILWAYS INSTITUE OF CIVIL ENGINEERIG PUNE

Class- TE (CIVIL)

Date :-10 Sept. 2016 Time :- 9:30-2:00



The Department of Civil Engineering of Dr.D.Y.Patil College of Engineering organized

educational visit to,”INDIAN RAILWAY INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERING” Dist.-

Pune for 70 T.E. Civil Engineering students to study different aspects of Railway

Engineering. Visit was organized as per Pune University guidelines and recommendations

regarding syllabus of IE for T.E Civil Engineering.

Visit was organized with the prior permission and under guidance of honourable

Dr. S.S.Sonavane sir (Director, D Y Patil Technical Campus), Prof. Mr. A.R.Kolhe

(Head of Civil Engg Dept), by the initiative and hard efforts of Class teacher of T.E Civil

Prof. Koshti Sir , Prof. Mr. A.Wagh Sir (Subject teacher) and Sanjay Kardopati Sir & Kailas

Dhage ( Lab.Assistant).

Students left the DYPSOE Campus for visit on 10 Sept 2016 at 8.30 am. Students

carefully studied and observed the different Parts of Railway Track, Rails, Sleepers, Ballast,

Station and Points, Crossings, Turnouts with their operations.



Location of INDIAN RAILWAYS INSTITUE OF CIVIL ENGINEERIG PUNE Station Name : PUNE Railway Station Junction Name : PUNE JN Railway Zone : CENTRAL RAILWAY State Name : MAHARASHTRA Division : Pune



HISTORY OF INDIAN RAILWAYS INSTITUE OF CIVIL ENGINEERIG

IRICEN is the training institute for the Civil engineers of the Indian Railways. The

institute had a modest start in 1959 as the Permanent Way Training School for training entry

level Civil engineers. It is now a Centralised Training Institute and trains officers of

the IRSE cadre of the Indian Railways

Located in the historical and cultural city of Pune, IRICEN imparts training to up to

100 engineers/ managers at a time. Engineers from railways of the developing countries as

well as other government departments/private organisations are also trained. The training

programmes are generally residential in nature. Available infrastructure for conducting

various training programmes includes a well-stocked technical library, computer centre,

material testing laboratory, model room/ museum, hostel, mess and recreational facilities for

the trainee officers.

The institute also trains railway engineers for other agencies

including RITES, IRCON, NTPC, etc.

The IRICEN is one of six Centralised Training Institutes that share the task of training of

officers. The other Centralised Training Institutes are:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Railways

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralised_Training_Institute

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Railway_Service_of_Engineers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RITES_Ltd.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRCON

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Thermal_Power_Corporation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralised_Training_Institute



1. Signal system:-

Signaling consists of the system, devices and means by which trains are operated efficiently

and tracks are used to maximum extent, maintaining the safety of passengers. It includes the

use and working of signals, points, block instrument and other equipment.

OBJECTIVES OF SIGNALING: -

• To provide facilities for the efficient movement of trains.

• To ensure safety between two or more trains which cross or approach each other’s path.

• To provide facilities for maximum utility of track.

• To guide the trains movement during maintenance and repair.

Various instruments like Battery in red and green colors light flag, etc are used for providing

signals to move trains.

Sr.no Colour of flag / light Meaning of signals

1 Red flag / light STOP

2 Green flag / light PROCEED

3 Yellow light PROCEED COUTIOUSLY

Location characteristics

• In view of position where the signals are located , they can be divided into following

categories:



1) Reception signals: The signals which control the reception of trains into a station are called

reception signals.

2) Departure signals : The signals which control the dispatch of trains from the station are

known as departure signal



2. Turnout table:-

It is connection system which is used to divert the train from one track to another track. If the

train is diverted to the right hand side, it known as right hand turnout. On the other hand if the

train is diverted to the left hand side, it is known as left hand side turnout.

Turn out At Baramati station, there are two turnouts. In which one is operated by physical

method and other by electrically operated mechanism



3. Rail brake (Air brake type):

It’s a advance type of braking system used in trains. To increase the safety of the

passengers and smooth stopping of trains this braking system has proved efficient. In these

brakes the pressurized air is released and the air releasing valves are opened due to which the

brakes are applied



4) Component part of permanent way. Rail gauge:-

The clear horizontal distance between top of the inner faces of two rails on the railway track

is called as “rail gauge”.



The Common Gauges Used By Indian Railways:

1) Broad Gauge (B.G.)

2) Meter Gauge (M.G.)

3) Narrow Gauge (N.G.)

At Pune station there is a use of Broad gauge having gauge distance of 1.676 m.

In this image we can see the comparison all types of gauges with their respective gauge distances.



Factors Affecting Selection of Gauge: Funds Availability: For the railway project.

Cost of Construction.

Volume of Traffic: Heavy or light.

Revenue Generation: Whether prospect is more or less.

Intensity of Population: Thick or thin population.

Topography of the Country.

Prospect of Future Development.

Rails:

The trains run on the vertical I-sections made up of steel and these sections are called as rails.

The rails are fixed with each other by means of rail fastenings and are rested on sleepers

which are laid in right angles to them. The rail section consists of three components viz. head,

web, and foot. 12



Depending upon these three components of rail section,

there are three types of rails.

1) Double Headed

2)Bull Headed

2) Flat Footed



4) Rail fastenings: rail fastenings are the tools which are used to connect rails to sleepers, joining one rail to other rails.

Types Of Rail Fastenings • Fish Plates

• Spikes

• Bolts

• Chairs And Keys

• Bearing Plates

Fish plate

Spikes

Dog spikes Screw spikes



Bolts

Sleepers

Railway sleeper is a rectangular support for the rails in railroad tracks. Generally laid

perpendicular to the rails, ties transfer loads to the track ballast and sub grade, hold the rails

upright, and keep them spaced to the correct gauge.

Concrete sleepers



Function of Sleepers 1. Maintain Alignment

2. Load Distribution

3. Holding The Rails

4. Absorb Vibration

5. Maintain proper Super Elevations

6. Stability of Permanent Way

Cast iron sleepers



Ballast:

The material placed in-between the sleeper and the top of the formation is known as ballast.

The load from wheels of train ultimately comes to ballast through rails and sleepers. it is a

foundation of railway track and it is placed just below the sleepers.

Railway Ballast in the form of aggregate



PHOTOGRAPHS DURING VISIT



Students Feedback-

Site visit was very successful. Students could study different components of Railway

and could see different operations such as Changing of Track and applying brakes etc. Station

is very nearby to College and it is very helpful to correlate Theory and Practical applications.

We are extremely thankful to our honourable Principal S.S.Sonavane sir and Prof.Satpude

Sir for who kindly guided students and demonstrated all the operations.

Prof. A.A.Wagh Prof. A.R.Kolhe

Subject Teacher HOD

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