G&SR Rule No. 5.23

The Station Master shall see that vehicles standing at the station are properly secured in accordance with special instructions.

S/R 5.23/1 Precautions for securing of vehicles

• (a) all vehicles standing at a station must be so placed and secured that they do not and cannot foul any running line. Each vehicle must have its brake on and must- (i) be within facing points so locked that it cannot escape or, (ii) be inside a locked Scotch Block or Derail or Traps or, (iii) be wedged or. (iv) be chained and padlocked or, (v) be coupled with other vehicles secured in the manner indicated above, as circumstances may require.
• (b)When it is necessary to stable a vehicle on a running line, the brakes shall be put on and it shallbe secured. Besides, the points must be set, clamped and locked against the line and the keykept with the station Master.
• (c)When the engine of train is detached for shunting, the Guard of the train is responsible that thebrake is adequately secured against any movement, which may foul the adjacent line. Whenowing to an accident or for any other reason, vehicles are left on a running line, or on a line fromwhich they could escape so as to foul a running line, the brakes must be pinned down and onevehicle nearest the points of each end must be secured with a safety chain. The safety chainmust be padlocked and the keys retained in Station Master’s personal custody.

Note – The safety chain must be passed twice through wagon body and rail then tied and locked, sothat no strain falls on the padlocks.

S.R. 5.23/2 Duties

(i) Action by Station Master/Traffic Staff When vehicles/load/train is to be stabled at a station

• (a) The vehicles/load/train be chained and padlocked using at least two chains one at either end,
• (b)At least four sprags / wooden wedges be used, two each below the outermost pair of wheels ateither end,
• (c) Hand brakes of at least 6 wagons from either end must be fully tightened byAsstt. Loco Pilot in
• the front and by Guard in the rear. In case coaching vehicles are stabled, Guard’s hand brakes in SLR(s) must be applied,
• The vehicles of stabled load/train should be coupled together. In case this stabled load has to be
• split for any reason, each such split part should be treated as a separate load for the purpose of securing,
• The points must be set, clamped and padlocked against the blocked line and towards dead end
• of trap point (if available). Scotch blocks must be used. If available,
• Stop Collars must be placed on relevant signals and points buttons/slides/levers etc.
• Remarks should be made in TSR and /or SM diary in Red ink to the effect that ‘Line No isblocked and all precautions for securing the load have been taken’ as prescribed above,
• After any load/train/loco is stabled, the Station Master must inform the Section Controller supported by private number that all laid down precautions for stabling and securing load/train/loco have been taken

(ii) Additional precautions to be taken while stabling vehicles/load/train at a station with gradient of 1 in 400 or steeper may have been prescribed under approved special instructions (by CRS) and mentioned in SWR of respective station. These should be followed scrupulously. In addition, following precautions must also be observed over and above those prescribed under approved special instructions – 

• Before vehicles are uncoupled, the hand brakes should be applied sprags/wooden wadges/ skids should also be used to prevent vehicles from rolling down; 
• As far as possible, the vehicles/load/train should be stabled on a line which is isolated form other lines, particularly running lines.

(iii) Action by Loco Pilot/Assistent Loco Pilot before leaving the Loco in case load /train is stabled with locomotive attached or light engine(s) is/are shut down or stabled

• Application of both SA-9 andA-9 brakes in loco;
• Application of hand brake and parking brake in loco and hand brakes of at least six wagons at either end of the train.
• Secure the loco with wooden wedges provided on the loco.

(iv)

(a) Loco Pilot while on duty should not leave loco unmanned. In case he is required to leave the locomotive unmanned, he should do so only after receiving written authority from the Station Master/Yard Master and ensuring (iii) (a), (b) & (c) above;

(b) Before leaving the station/yard, the Loco Pilot and Guard should jointly record in a register to be maintained with Station Master that the load and loco have been secured as prescribed above.

(v) Action to be taken by Loco Pilot/Assistant Loco Pilot and Guard when the train is stalled in block section due to accident, failure, obstruction or any other reasons-

• The train should be secured by applying loco brakes (SA-9,A-9 & hand brake) and hand brakes of at least six wagons at either end of the train. The hand brakes should be operated byAssistant Loco Pilot from leading end and by the Guard from the rear end. In case the train is being worked without Guard, the duties of the Guard shall devolve on the Assistant Loco Pilot. In case of coaching trains, the Guard should apply hand brakes of the SLR in addition to the application of Loco brakes by the Loco Pilot;
•  If MR pressure starts dropping while train is stationary, Loco Pilot has to secure the loco with the wedges. Since MR pressure cannot be noticed by Guard as there is no such gauge in SLR unlike engine therefore, the Loco Pilot shall immediately inform the Guard regarding dropping of MR pressure and thereafter the Guard will secure the train with wedges in the last vehicle.

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