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Metro Rail Power Supply and Traction Arrangement Power Supply and Traction Arrangement:- Switching on, and off, of traction and power supply distribution (1) All traction and power distribution systems shall remain live at all times and shall only be switched off when necessary for maintenance of the equipment or protection of other maintenance activities. (2) Traction […]
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Metro Rail Works at Stations Works at Stations – (1) No maintenance work, affecting safety of train operation, shall be carried out at any station without Engineer’s Possession and until permission has been granted by the Station Controller. (2) All works in public areas shall be securely fenced to prevent access by the public. (3) […]
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Railway Signalling Plan For any station whether a wayside or a junction, the Engineering department prepares a plan depicting all the lines, points, Level Crossings if any, Foot-over Bridge (FOB), Sub-way if any coming within the station section, Bridges if any, gradient etc. This plan is called as the “P-way Plan”. This plan is studied […]
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Metro Rail Basic Signalling Concepts Control over movement of Trains & Development of signals. 1. This mode has its own inherent problems. 2. Trains cannot be steered away as in the case of other transports. 3. They are required to follow one another in the same direction on track, as otherwise for every vehicle separate […]
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Railway Drain Screen Wire Cables Power Cables SER Earth Cables Definition: A single or group of wires bunched together with sheath protection is called Cable. DRAIN/SCREEN WIRE: An uninsulated solid or stranded tinned copper wire which is placed directly under a shield. It touches the shield throughout the cable, and, therefore, may be used in […]
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Metro Rail Signalling and train control system Installation Signals – (1) The signals to be provided for controlling the movements of trains on the metro railway shall be, – (a) Cab signals. (b) Fixed line-side signals (where provided). and (c) Hand signals for shunting purposes. (2) The signalling and train control system shall be Continuous […]
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