This course provides your crew with instruction in basic track components and basic track maintenance principles. The course progresses from an overview of the basic track structure to an examination of its components and ends with a look at turnouts and right-of-way. General principles of track safety are presented in the second lesson and stressed throughout the course.

An excellent training tool for railroads, rail transit authorities, track contractors, or anyone needing to inspect and maintain track

This collaborative training course in Track maintenance, will comprise the following training methods:

•  Lectures
•  Seminars & Presentations
•  Group Discussions
•  Assignments
•  Case Studies & Functional Exercises

Unit 1. Track Maintenance Planning

• Systems of Maintenance
• Details of Maintenance System
• Record Keeping
• Jurisdiction and Ground Features Demarcation
• Standard Dimension
• Felling of Trees Obstructing View 1
• Inputs for Maintenance Requirement
• Planning for Execution of Maintenance Work
• Preparatory Arrangement for P.Way Material
• Arrangement for Tools & Plants
• Arrangement for Manpower
• Arrangement for Traffic Block
• Records of Material Under Trial

Unit 2. Track Management System

• General
• TMS Methodology
• TMS Software Design
• Input and Output of TMS
• Various Modules and Reports
• Data Communication

Unit 3. Track Recording, Analysis and Monitoring

• Introduction
• Track Recording Equipment
• Track Recording Cars (TRC)
• Types of Track Recording Cars (TRC)
• Route Data
• Running of TRC
• Measurement & Reporting
• Desired Values of Peak & S.D. for Good Riding Comfort
• Arrangement for Running of TRC
• Actual Running of TRC
• Action to be taken on Track Recording Charts Results
• Analysis of Results of TRC
• Monitoring of the riding quality of track
• Oscillograph car
• Analysis of data and interpretation of results
• Use of Oscillograph Car Recordings

Unit 4. Regular Track Maintenance

• Mechanized Track Maintenance
• Systematic Packing of Track by on Track Machines
• Frequency of Tamping
• Pre-tamping, During Tamping and Post-Tamping Attentions
• Dynamic Track Stabilization
• Intermediate Attention to Track
• Systematic Overhauling of Track
• Attending to Spots Giving Rough Riding

Unit 5. Maintenance of Turnouts

• General
• Permitted Layout of Turnouts
• Speed over Turnouts
• Up gradation of Speed on Turnouts and Loops to 30 km/h or More
• Speed on Curves on Double Line Connected by Crossover
• Speed on Diamond Crossing
• Turnouts on Running Lines with Passenger Traffic
• Track on Approaches of Points and Crossings

Unit 6. Welded Rails – Laying and Maintenance

• Type of Welding of Rails
• Flash Butt Welding of Rails
• Alumino Thermit Welding of Rails
• Short Welded Rails
• Track Structure for SWR
• Condition of Laying
• Laying of Short Welded Rail
• Inspection and Maintenance of SWR
• Gap Survey and Adjustment
• Long Welded Rails
• Measurement of Rail Temperature
• Permitted Locations for LWR/CWR
• Track Structure for LWR/CWR
• Miscellaneous
• Laying of Long Welded Rail and Continuous Welded Rail
• Distressing of LWR

Unit 7. Rail Defect Management

• Rail Deterioration and Defects
• Rail Defects
• Weld Defects
• Rail Maintenance to Reduce Deterioration
• Reporting of Rail/Weld failures

Unit 8. Engineering Restrictions and Indicators

• Works Involving Danger to Train/ Traffic
• Traffic Blocks
• Speed Restrictions
• Categories of Engineering Works
• Methods of Execution of Works
• Carrying out Work in Emergency
• Temporary Signals in Emergency
• Carrying out Planned Work
• Procedure for Blocking line for Engineering Works
• Engineering Fixed Signals
• Procedure for passing Trains at Stop dead Restrictions.

Unit 9. Working of Material Trains and Track Machines

• Working of Material Train
• Official Incharge of Material Train
• Care in Unloading of Ballast Hopper
• Care in Unloading of End Unloading Rakes
• Training Out of Material and Daily Reports of Working

Unit 10. Working of Trolleys, Motor Trolleys and Lorries

• Definitions
• General Instructions
• Certificate of Competency
• Officials Permitted to Use Trolley/Lorry/Dolly
• Equipments for Trolley
• Working of Trolleys
• Working of Motor Trolleys

 Unit 11. Planning and Execution of Renewal Works

• Project Report for Renewal Works
• Planning for P.Way Materials
• Planning for Posting of Staff
• Planning for Allied Facilities
• Methods for Carrying Out Renewals
• Renewal by Machines
• Piecemeal Renewal
• Track Laying Standard

Unit 12. Laying of Track

• Sequence of Laying of Track
• Project development Process Including Finalization of Terms of Reference
• Detailed Engineering Work
• Formation of Related Works
• Good Practices for Formation Earthwork
• Preliminary Works for Formation of Railway Track
• General Aspect While Constructing Formation
• Compaction of Earthwork

RECTUS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration