Section 199 in The Dedicated Freight Corridor Railway General Rules, 2018
199. Working of a material or departmental train to carry out some work in between two block stations or within station limit.
(1)Material or departmental train shall not carry out any work without the prior permission of station master on duty and unless the line or lines that will be obstructed are blocked.(a)the supervisor in-charge of the material or departmental train shall notify the station master on duty in writing the nature of the work, the line that will be occupied by the said train and line or lines likely to be infringed other than the one occupied by the train, if any, during the period of operation, and time required for the work;(b)in case of working of material or departmental train in station section, the lines for which block is taken, shall be treated as deemed `obstructions' for the purpose of taking 'off' signals or train working or shunting. The affected line shall be protected by setting the points against such line and stop plugs placed over the relevant point switches or buttons. Buzzer where provided shall also be switched 'on',(c)in case of working of material or departmental train in block section,-(i)the train shall be dispatched from the station after blocking back or blocking forward the block section along with necessary authority for shunting or obstruction as in the rule 103 and requisite caution order is given;(ii)If the work necessitates stopping of trains on any of the adjacent line, block for the same shall be asked for by the supervisor and the affected section shall also be blocked back or blocked forward by the station master despatching the train;(iii)If the nature of work is such that train movement need not be stopped on the adjoining line but infringement is apprehended during loading or unloading of material, the supervisor shall arrange to show signals in accordance with the rule 242 and loco pilot of trains proceeding into the section shall be issued caution order by station master at either end of the section.(d)when neither the block has been taken nor signal to warn the loco pilots as in sub-clause (iii) of clause (c) of this sub-rule (1) of the rule 199 have been ensured on the adjoining line, the supervisor in charge shall see that during loading or unloading adjacent line are kept clear.(e)after the loading or unloading is completed, the supervisor in charge shall issue a memo to the station master on duty to the effect that the work is over and other lines blocked or fouled are clear of obstructions and are safe for the passage of trains.Provided further that written memo may follow the advice given on secured voice communication where provided for early commencement of train operation on line under the system of working.(2)The supervisor-in-charge shall ensure, as far as possible, that the time for which the block has been asked for is not exceeded,(3)When the train is ready to return,- (a) The supervisor-in-charge before leaving the site shall take permission of the station master of station in advance or in rear where the train is to arrive as per authority through the approved means of communication;(b)on getting the information from the supervisor in-charge of the material train, the station master on duty shall arrange for reception of the train;(c)the supervisor on arrival of the train at the station shall confirm to the station master in writing against the relevant entry in train signal register that the section has been cleared of the obstruction after completion of work and the whole of the train has arrived;(d)normal working of trains on the lines for which block was taken, shall commence only after obtaining assurance from the supervisor as in clause (c) of sub-rule (3) of the rule199;(e)in case axle counter fails due to counting mismatch during working of material or departmental train; track maintenance machines, tower wagon, rail cum road vehicle, resetting of axle counter can be done by station master as per laid-down procedure; and(f)in case axle counter fails due to damage of axle counter equipment, cable etc. especially during working of material train, track maintenance machines, resetting of axle counter will not restore normal functioning of axle counter. In such cases, signal maintenance staff will have to attend and rectify the damaged equipment, cable etc. before normal functioning of axle counters is restored.(4)When the locomotive is pushing the material or departmental train the supervisor incharge or a competent railway servant deputed by him shall exhibit hand signals to the loco pilot continuously from the leading vehicle fitted with air brake valve or hand brake, the speed of train shall be restricted to twenty five kilometre per hour, and when such a leading vehicle is not available the speed shall be further restricted to ten kilometre per hour and loco pilot shall be hand signalled.Provided further that in case only one or two vehicles are in front of the locomotive as in case of patrol special a maximum speed of forty kilometre per hour may be permitted during run.(5)The working instruction to ensure safety of men and material as also to avoid escaping of vehicle from the work site for different grades, curvatures, type of vehicles and machines shall be prescribed under special instructions.(6)Track laying machines propelled by a locomotive shall be worked in accordance with this rule.
