LINE
PATROLLING (15.05)
Where any portion of
a railway is likely to be endangered by abnormal conditions such as heavy
rains, breaches, floods, storms and civil disturbances the lines shall be
patrolled.
Types of patrolling:
1.
Monsoon
patrolling ( night patrol)
2.
Emergency
patrolling.
3.
Security
patrolling.
4.
Hot
weather patrolling.
MONSOON PATROLLING:
Ø DEN will decide
based on the forecast of meteorological dept., and highways & irrigation
dept., and introduce patrolling.
Ø Emergency patrolling
may be introduced by DEN, AEN, JE/PW or gangmate.
Ø SMs throughout the
length shall be advised.
Ø Patrolling
introduced may be discontinued only after AEN of the section is satisfied of
the total cessation of adverse conditions.
Ø On the apprehension
of a civil disturbance or due to any other causes, den shall on receipt of
advice arrange for security patrolling of the line.
Ø Where no trains are
running during night keyman shall pass over his length before the first train
of the day in the direction.
Ø If necessary DOM shall
advise AEN and JE/PWay shall depute staff to patrol the line.
Ø Patrolmen shall
patrol their beats according to the patrol charts issued by DEN.
Ø The line to be
patrolled is divided into beat sections with block stations at either and which
are called beat stations.
Ø Normally one
patrolman, but wherever risk is involved two may be considered with the
approval of PCE.
Ø When patrolman has
walked the length of his beat once out and returned, he has completed a patrol.
Ø Each beat section is
to be patrolled twice during the night but DRM may reduce it to one.
Ø Beat length shall
not exceed 5 kms and total length to be walked shall not exceed 20 kms.
Ø A period of at least
half an hour rest is desirable between consecutive beats.
Ø The interval between
two consecutive patrols of a beat shall normally be about 3 hours but shall not
exceed 4 hrs.
Ø Patrolman shall walk
at a speed not exceeding 3 kmph.
Ø DEN shall ensure,
one month before line patrolling that JE/PWay is in possession of night patrol
diagrams for his section.
Ø Beat books as per
patrol diagram shall be maintained by SMs
Ø Patrolman shall
obtain beat book from SM in time with all particulars duly filled.
