Section 158 in The Dedicated Freight Corridor Railway General Rules, 2018
158. Locomotive pushing.
(1)No locomotive or self-propelled vehicle shall push any train outside station limit except with special instructions and at a speed not exceeding twenty five kilometers per hour.Provided that this sub-rule shall not be applied to a train, the leading vehicle of which is equipped with driving apparatus and which may be operated under special instructions.Provided further that this sub-rule shall not apply to a locomotive assisting in the rear of a train, which may be permitted under special instructions to run without being coupled.Provided also that no train which is not equipped with continuous brake shall be pushed outside station limit except in case of emergency.Provided further that a 'patrol 'or 'search light' special with one or more vehicles in the front, may be permitted to run at a maximum speed of forty kilometre per hour.(2)When the movement of train with engine pushing is undertaken either during night or in thick, foggy or tempestuous weather impairing visibility, the leading vehicle shall be equipped with the prescribed light and marker lights.(3)When locomotive is pushing the load and is the rear most, it shall carry a tail lamp or tail board or its equivalent.(4)If for some reason a train is required to be pushed back to return to the station in the rear under its own power,-(i)the pilot will first seek the permission from the Station Master on the approved means of communication, and the Station Master shall permit reversal only after ensuring that there is no obstruction behind the affected train in the block section;(ii)the loco pilot shall reverse his train at a speed not exceeding twenty five kilometre per hour in clear visibility and as far as possible, stop at a place where the last vehicle, is approximately around the location of the first Stop signal of the opposite direction in double line or first Stop signal of the same direction in single line in case of absolute block system, or the first semi-automatic or manual signal either of the opposite directions or of the same direction in case of automatic block section. Further, the train shall be piloted into the station guided by the hand signal shown by the authorised staff;(iii)station master shall arrange to hand signal the train from the location it has stopped as given in clause (ii) above;(iv)(a)as far as possible, the Loco pilot shall be regularly guided by the person deputed to hand signal through the approved means of communication, the position of the rear most vehicle and condition of level crossing or any other obstruction behind, if any; and(b)in case of poor visibility conditions the Assistant Loco pilot shall hand pilot the train on foot up to the point at which the station staff has been deputed as in clause (iii) at a speed not exceeding eight kilometre per hour.(v)The Loco pilot shall make frequent use of locomotive whistle as a warning to the road traffic while approaching and passing across the level crossing. Assistant Loco pilot shall keep a sharp look-out in the rear and take measures to stop the train, if circumstances so warrant. Approved means of communication shall be used by the Loco pilot and the station master to keep informing each other the location of the train.C - Equipment of Trains and Train Crew
