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    Irca Part 4

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    The document discusses the Indian Railway Conference Association (IRCA). It provides that IRCA is headquartered in Delhi and works under the Railway Board's member for traffic. IRCA oversees the maintenance quality of rolling stock, rate fixing for passenger tickets and goods charges, resolving operational disputes between railways, and assessing repair costs. IRCA issues rules and guidelines for maintaining rolling stock in workshops and open lines. It contains definitions, workshop and maintenance practices, and rejection rules. The document provides examples of rejectable defects for coaching stock like axle box issues, brake gear problems, body defects, and more.

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    The document discusses the Indian Railway Conference Association (IRCA). It provides that IRCA is headquartered in Delhi and works under the Railway Board's member for traffic. IRCA oversees the maintenance quality of rolling stock, rate fixing for passenger tickets and goods charges, resolving operational disputes between railways, and assessing repair costs. IRCA issues rules and guidelines for maintaining rolling stock in workshops and open lines. It contains definitions, workshop and maintenance practices, and rejection rules. The document provides examples of rejectable defects for coaching stock like axle box issues, brake gear problems, body defects, and more.

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    The document discusses the Indian Railway Conference Association (IRCA). It provides that IRCA is headquartered in Delhi and works under the Railway Board's member for traffic. IRCA oversees the maintenance quality of rolling stock, rate fixing for passenger tickets and goods charges, resolving operational disputes between railways, and assessing repair costs. IRCA issues rules and guidelines for maintaining rolling stock in workshops and open lines. It contains definitions, workshop and maintenance practices, and rejection rules. The document provides examples of rejectable defects for coaching stock like axle box issues, brake gear problems, body defects, and more.

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    Irca Part 4

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    The document discusses the Indian Railway Conference Association (IRCA). It provides that IRCA is headquartered in Delhi and works under the Railway Board's member for traffic. IRCA oversees the maintenance quality of rolling stock, rate fixing for passenger tickets and goods charges, resolving operational disputes between railways, and assessing repair costs. IRCA issues rules and guidelines for maintaining rolling stock in workshops and open lines. It contains definitions, workshop and maintenance practices, and rejection rules. The document provides examples of rejectable defects for coaching stock like axle box issues, brake gear problems, body defects, and more.

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    IRCA- INDIAN RAILWAY CONFRENCE ASSOCIATION

    ☞​ HEAD QUARTER- DRM Building New Delhi


    ☞​ WORKING: Under Rly Board(Member Traffic)
    ☞​ ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL-GM/Northern Rly
    ☞​ HEAD: General Secretary (Traffic /Commercial
    Deptt.).

    AIM:

    ✔ To upgrade the maintenance quality of rolling stock


    (carriage & wagon).
    ✔ Rate fixing and preparation of passenger ticket and goods
    charges.
    ✔ To dissolve the operational dispute between two
    interchanging point.
    ✔ Pre & final examination during POH &ROH to be
    carried out by neutral TXR (IRCA) and final fit memo to
    be issued to the concerning officer of the w/shop or sick
    line.
    ✔ Repair cost during POH & ROH & Other repair of
    carriage & wagon to be assess & repair cost sent to
    railway board.
    ✔ Suggestion and rake assessment of amount paid by
    commercial department. On account of railway claim to
    be service time to time and proposal sent to railway.

    WORK:
    ✔ Mechanical deptt. : Final fitness of off POH / NPOH, off
    ROH & other wagon lying in sick line for miscellaneous
    defects to be issued by IRCA men i.e. NTXR.
    ✔ Operating deptt. To dissolve the operational dispute
    between two railways, preparation of time table etc.
    ✔ Commercial deptt: Rate fixing & preparation of
    passenger ticket & goods stock.
    ✔ Accounts: Accountant assessment of the expenditure to
    be checked by IRCA.

    Mechanical Deptt. Concern: IRCA gives out the rules for the
    standards condemning sizes of various components used on rolling
    stock. They also give the guidelines for the maintenance of rolling
    stock in workshop and in open line. The rule books used for the
    carriage & wagon issued for the carriage &wagon branch of
    mechanical deptt. are: part III for wagon stock & part IV for
    coaching stock .

    IRCA part III & part IV contain 4 chapters

    Chapter Details

    Chapter I Definitions

    Chapter II Workshop repair practice

    Chapter III Maintenance practice in open line

    Chapter IV Rejection Rules

    Rejectable defect in coaching stock


    As per IRCA. Rule book part iv, chapter iv rejections are given
    from Rule No. 4.0-4.25.2:-

    (4.1) Coaching stock must not be allowed with any chargeable,


    reject able and any other defects from work shop.

    (4.2) Maintenance depots shall ensure the maintenance


    procedure givens in chapter II and III and No any reject able
    defects is allowed.

    (4.3) Notwithstanding any provisions in the rules, coaching


    stock must not be allowed to run if in the opinion of a Train
    Examiner, it is in such a condition as if may cause an accident.
    (4.4) Coaching stock must not be allowed with any defects
    having ‘S’ marks for Guidance of staff concern.

    Example:- Axle Box Defects;

    - Axle box lug/wing broken.


    ‘S’ - Hot box;

    - Over due oiling

    - Due repacking.

    ‘S’ - Axle guard defects;

    Axle guard bridle bar crack, deficient , broken.

    - Hydraulic dash pots broken

    - Body defects; door bent


    - Alarm chain damaged/deficient.

    - Brake gear defects;

    - Brake gear fitting deficient.


    - Brake gear (Air brake system)-Any defects in brake
    system;

    ‘S’ - Any buffer dead.


    - Draft gear + Coupling;
    ‘S’ - Draw bar, hook draft hook broken
    - Draft gear + buffing in EMU;

    - Infringement of O.D.C

    - Trolley frame defects;

    ‘S’ - Bolster spring plank broken.

    - Spring gear;
    - Shifted more than 13mm

    - Tyre defects

    ‘S’ - loose tyre

    Wheel

    defects

    ‘S’ - thin tyre, sharp flange

    etc Under frame defects

    crack or bent

    ‘S’ - Under slung tank suspension bracket broken

    ‘S’ - Buffer Height Variation more than 64 mm on same

    end ‘S’ - Axle Pulley Loose.

    ‘S’ - Brake Block Deficient. or excessive worn

    ‘S’ - Foot Board, Hand Hold deficient

    ‘S’ - Any Buffer Dead


    ‘S’ - Wheel Shifted on Axle

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