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Para no. 9.1.5(a), (e) Annexure: 9-A7

Handing Over/Taking Over of Signalling Assets

Procedure Order for Handing Over/Taking over of Newly Created Signalling Assets

1. Dy. CSTE/Con or Project or Rly PSUs incharge of the work in field shall submit the
programme of commissioning the works during the year to Sr. DSTE of the division in
the beginning of the financial year.
2. The works shall be carried out as per the standard drawing, extant instructions and
the quality manual/guidelines. Any deviation from the extant instructions will require
the approval of PCSTE.

3 The Station Working Rules (SWR) shall be prepared by the concerned Construction/
Project Officer or Rly PSUs Officer and signed by the Divisional S&T and Operating
Officers.

4 All the works to the extent possible should be completed during pre non-interlocking
period ((Pre NI). Outdoor works such as preparation of ground connections and fixing
of point machines on points and its testing, re-allocation and termination of cables,
re-allocation of outdoor signaling gears etc. shall invariably be completed by the
Construction/Project organisation or Rly PSUs after taking disconnection/block. The
reconnection of the existing gears shall be given only after the gears have been fully
tested by the concerned maintenance staff of open line so as to ensure that the
gears are in proper safe working condition.

5 CSTE/Con or CSTE/Proj or Rly PSUs incharge of the work shall discuss the modalities
with PCSTE/OL before non- interlocking of major station yards for signalling works,
similarly for medium and wayside stations the Dy.CSTE/Con or Project or Rly PSUs in-
charge of the work shall discuss the modalities of the works to be done during NI
period with Sr. DSTE incharge of the concerned division.
Joint inspection by Divisional open line and construction or Project or Rly PSUs both at
SSE/Incharge & officer level shall be undertaken before taking up Non-interlocking of a
station in connection with yard re-modelling/interlocking changes for commissioning
of Signalling works.

6 No major work shall be undertaken by the S&T construction organisation or Rly PSUs
incharge of the work inside the relay room/cabin/cabin basement at any station
unless the maintenance of signaling equipment at the station is taken over by
Executing agency (Construction organisation/Project organisation (where assigned in
case of PSU)). The maintenance in such cases shall extend to all signaling gears in the
yard. However, minor alterations inside the relay room/cabin/cabin basement etc.
can be undertaken in presence of the maintenance staff of the Open Line without
taking over the maintenance of the station.

7 When maintenance is taken over by such Executing agency referred in para 6, all the
maintenance staff for that station shall be put under the administrative control of
such Executing agency for the required period.

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