East Coast Railway

Joint Procedure Order no.14

Sub: Joint Procedure Order for detachment and
attachment of engine on coaching train at stations.
Following procedure shall be adopted during detaching
& attaching of Engine on coaching trains/stocks at
stations.
Whenever a rake is standing without an engine coupled
to it (mechanical and the rake in all coaches, (ii) Guard’s
hand brake in both SLRs and (iii) Skids.
Notations used:
SLR X : SLR at the rear end during arrival of train.
SLR Y : SLR at the rear end during departure of train.
 Case-I
a. Same loco reversal
b. Crew change
c. Guard change
Detachment:
i. I/C LP before uncoupling his engine from the
train, shall give three short whistles to call for
attention of I/C guard to apply hand brake.
ii. I/C guard shall apply hand brake in SLR X.
Outgoing guard will occupy SLR Y after C&W
staff open the lock (Guard will open the lock
where C&W staff is not available, as per
prevailing practice). I/C Guard will apply hand
brake in SLR X.
iii.I/C LP shall apply SA9 in his engine.
iv.I/C LP shall apply A9 to emergency position. I/C
Guard shall confirm complete exhaust of BP
pressure in SLR X. I/C Guard will hand over SLR
X to station staff and move to SLR Y to hand
over documents to O/G Guard.
v. Shunting staff will put two skids/wedges on both
sides of the wheel of outermost axle of both
SLRs/outermost coach.
vi.C&W or stations staff, as per existing practice,
with the permission of I/C LP will close BP & FP
angle cocks of locomotive and those of SLR Y
and thereafter uncouple FP&BP hose pipes.
vii.Screw/CBC coupling shall be uncoupled from the
train.
Attachment:
i. I/C LP will do the loco to 20 mtrs ahead of the train at the
departing end for coupling with the train.
ii. In case of CBC stock, coupling will be done by C&W staff or
stations staff (as the case may be). In case of other
coupling, existing practice may be followed.
iii. The coupling shall be checked by I/C LP by carefully inching
the locomotive, under the supervision of shunting staff.
However O/G ALP will be present on platform during
coupling operation, will examine and satisfy himself that safe
coupling has been done.
iv. Loco SA9 shall be applied by I/C LP.
v. The C&W or station staff (as the case may be ) will couple
FP & BP hose pipes and open the angle cocks of locomotive
and SLR X.
vi. I/C LP will hand over charge of engine to O/G LP.
viii.Outgoing Guard (in SLR Y) shall conform O/G
LP through walkie talkie that the BP pressure
has been created in SLR Y. O/G LP and O/G
Guard will conduct continuity test of the entire
rake.
ix. Shunting staff will remove the skids, C&W staff
will manually release DV of all the coaches.
Station staff and O/G Guard shall release hand
brake of their respective SLRs.
x. Loco SA9 will remain in applied condition and
shall be released only before starting the train.
 Case II
a.Separate loco attachment at the
outgoing end.
b.Crew change
c.Guard change
Mechanical coupling of incoming engine shall be uncoupled
from train only after the engine at the departing end is
coupled both mechanically & pneumatically, creation of BP
and completion of continuity test. For other activities, Case-
I shall be referred.
Case III
a. Same loco reversal
b. Same Crew to continue
c. Same Guard to continue
1. Station staff shall apply hand brake in SLR X Guard shall apply
hand brake in SLR Y confirm complete exhaust of BP pressure,
handover SLR X to station staff and move towards SLR Y. For
other activities, Case-I shall be referred.
2. Same LP shall perform the activities of incoming and outgoing
LP as detailed in Case-I.
 Note:
When Shunter/ET is deputed for shunting of loco:-

a. LP will handover the engine to Shunter in the incoming end

after applying Loco SA9, application of A9 to emergency position
and confirmation of complete exhaust of BP pressure from Guard.
b. Shunter shall stop the engine 20 mtrs ahead of the train at the
departing end and hand over the engine to Loco Pilot. For other
activities, Case I,II or III shall be referred as applicable.
Outdoor Dy.SS/ YM shall supervise
the entire activity related to power
interception/ loco reversal of
passenger carrying trains.
Thank You.