aeons 4 He Gi ft. northern Raflway, Baroda House, New Delhi-li6oor® °g. Bastern Railway, “Fairlie Place, Caleytta-700001. 3, South Sastern Railway, Garden Reach, Caleutta-700043 41 Central Railway, Bombay V.T.-400001) --- = 5. Western Railway, Churchgate, Bombay’~ 400020. i Subs Maximum permissible speed for WAM4 asc. electric locomotives. .*. The broad gauge a.c. electric mixed traffic WAM4 locomotives to RDSO drawing No. SK.DL-1284 having an‘axle load of 18,8t have been cleared for a maximum speed of 100 km/h Vide 8DSO's letter No. SD.Wat.4.11 dated 7.4,1971. “Since then, detailed oscillation trials have been conducted an these loco-: motives upto a maximum sneed of 136 lm/h on the Bilaspur | | Bivision of the South Bastern Railway to assess their riding stability and safe operating speeds. On the basis of a detailed study of the results of oscillation trials ard also the experience gained in ice during the past two years, it is certified that waa motives may be permitted to operate at a maximum speed The maximum tractive effort actually developed shall 53 limited to 30,0t by restricting the maximum current per iction motor to 1000 amrs. 2.2 rack. The track shall be to a minimum standard of 90 1b rails on sleepers to M+4 density and 204 mm (8") deoth of ballast cushion below sleepers (which may consist of at least 76 mm (3") clean ballast and the rest in caked tp condition, as per Railway Board's letter No.64/¥D0/SR, dated 14.10.1964 and 3080's etter No.BT/DDL dated 17.4.) on consolidated and stable formation. 2.2.2 When the Chief 2ngineer considers that the road bed 1s not compacted or there is improper drainage, he may suitably restrict the maximum permissible speed dependin on the local conditions, The Chief @ngineer should also > cognizence of the standard of maintenance and wviour of track under existing conditions and decide azigun permissiole speed in teras of DG/RDSO's : the letter No. BI/DDL of 24.6.1965.eee 5 ee bras BHaera “dover Hhtintthat mentictea a Saat! heer BA Soctan tne toforeeats : ermt S8iB1e . n ards. i Se DO) a Bad ‘ed 19/20:10.1966 any pleas bee ee neg ebaeds jermitted cn curves are subject to the visions an the Indian’ Railways Way & .WonkesH aug janént or tenporary local restrictions wh igag.bo 1h forée on any particulai, section. 2.3.2 For bridges of stahdard lower than that mentioned in para 2.3.1 above, the Chief Engineer concerned should e referred to. ge 2.3.3. Certification with regard to bridges refers to stand: desims of girders, slabs, pipe culverts ete. issued by RDSO, but not td the strength and stability of pier; and abutments or foundations, which 1s to be examined undér the direction of the Chief Enginebr and certift by the latter, in terms nf A&C Slips Nos. 4 & 5 to IRS Bridge Sub-structure Code. . “Revision after ” we (MAL. Purt) Enel: Nil, Director Standards (Motive PowerHe: 3 The ‘speed certificate is subject t experience of operation in service. Copy forwarded for information to: fle ne Seeretary (Blec.), Bailway Board, New Delhi. Secretary (Works), Railway Boari, New Delni. ne Secretary (Mech.); Rallwey Board, New Dotht. he General Manager, ¢.L hittaranjan, isct. Burdwan, West Ben: = 713331. \ ee (4 Puri} nzi15/12.