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In regular practice coil springs used in Bogie are being cleaned manually. During manual cleaning it is observed that dust particles are spread in the nearby area, which is not desirable. In addition to the above, carrying of spring from the dismntling area to the cleaning bench is also a laborious job.

To get rid of the above a “Multi dimensional spring cleaning device” has been made with the available resources. A rejected unserviceable conveyor system has been used by providing motorized reduction gear box with chain sprocket system. It’s two sides are having protecting wings for safety purpose and four types of brushing arrangements provided for cleaning of springs in different ways.

No new items used. Only scrap & unserviceable relevant items used. Hence total direct cost is Nil. Indirect cost for scrap value is Rs.10,000/- approximately  & cost of man power is Rs.8000/- approximately.

The following practices are being done during the corrosion attention of passenger coaches

1. Leveling of coach on trestles is being done for checking / measuring the camber loss and twist in bolsters.
2. Staggering of sole bar joints.
3. Staggering of  End Body pillar joints.
4. Minimum length of sole bar has been restricted to 1200mm.
5. Compulsory renewal of sole bars while headstock attention upto a length of 2700mm and 2500mm on either sides.
6. Additional strengthening of sole bar joints by providing  strengthening plate.
7. Thorough checking for cracks done after opening the side panel on sole bars near the bolsters.
8. Ensuring proper headstock alignment by inspecting headstock with water level according to the required camber and verticality of Outer Headstock with spirit level.
9. Provision of drain holes in turn under near doorway pillars in order to avoid accumulation of water and dust.
10. High performance epoxy painting of components done.
11. Ensuring proper edge preparations.
12. IS 9606 Qualified Welders are engaged in welding.
13. Welding consumables are procured from RDSO approved vendors
14. ISO 3834 qualified welding process.

     

Flush cock provided in the coach toilet is very hard to operate and is located at inconvenient location. This creates reluctance amongst passengers to use it. As a result faecal discharge remains in the pan and causes bad odour in the coach toilet.

To get rid of these problems the existing conventional western commode      replaced with  western commode inbuilt ‘S’ trap and Cistern for better flushing in three 1st AC coaches of train no. 18239/40 Shivnath Express on trial basis. Inbuilt S trap ensures smooth passage and establishes siphoning action. This is assisted by sudden discharge of limited quantity of water from Cistern (around 06 litres per flush), thus water efficient flushing. This also solve the problem of bad odour up to maximum possible extent by ensuring proper water column.

Two lavatories and two urinals were in abandoned condition in Coaching Depot, Bilaspur and the need of functional toilets was experienced several times for staff convenience as a welfare measure. However, that was requiring the complete dismantling of existing structure and rebuilding of new one along with connection to septic tank. Also the use of this existing toilet is unhygienic due to its outlet was open in atmosphere. The modification done by connecting the outlet of existing toilet with the serviceable biotank available in Coaching Depot by using 150 mm dia PVC pipe. Thus the problem of open discharge of defecation gets solved by biologically efficient way.