Syllabus Departmental Exam – JE / Electrical TRD

07-06-2022

Syllabus Departmental Exam - JE / Electrical TRD (ELECTRICAL TRACTION DISTRIBUTION)  GENERAL• Establishment - General knowledge about Railway organization and Electrical Department in particular, Level Rule, Pass rule, PNM, DAR and Service conduct rules. Procedure of imposing Minor & Major penalties, Workmen's compensation Act, HOER, provisions of Minimum wages act, incentive schemes etc. Store - imprest, Type of stores, stock verification, Tenders, types of tenders. stock and non-stock items and initiation of indents, General Knowledge Current world and Indian affairs including sports, politics, science, health, literature etc., abbreviations, General knowledge concerned

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Where can I find locomotives from India that have been preserved or restored outside India?
June 20, 2019

Where can I find locomotives from India that have been preserved or restored outside India? During the World Wars, many Indian locomotives were transferred to the middle East, Africa, and elsewhere to support British military efforts. Most of these locomotives of course do not survive now and may be difficult to trace. Details of these wartime

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Where can I find plinthed or preserved locos in India?
June 20, 2019

Where can I find plinthed or preserved locos in India? Some information is provided below. Also see the locomotive lists which detail steam survivors in south Asia, preserved locos in Sri Lanka, etc., and also the industrial loco list which has information on many preserved locomotives in India and other south Asian countries. The page on steam

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What sorts of lights do locomotives display?
June 20, 2019

Headlight — All IR locomotives have headlights. Usually this is a single centrally mounted light near roof level at each end, although some locos have it at mid-level. Some of the newer locos feature twin-beam headlight fixtures. The headlights can be dimmed if needed. Steam locos had their headlights mounted in various positions; either with

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What does ‘Bo-Bo’ or ‘Co-Co’ mean?
June 20, 2019

What does ‘Bo-Bo’ or ‘Co-Co’ mean? Diesel and electric locos' wheel arrangements are described using a system where the axles of a loco are counted, with powered axles being described using letters and the unpowered axles (if any) indicated by digits. A set of two independently powered axles on a bogie is indicated by ‘Bo’, and a set

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What do the notations such as ‘2-4-2’ mean?
June 20, 2019

What do the notations such as ‘2-4-2’ mean? Traditionally, steam locomotives have been classified by their wheel arrangements. The system most widely used was the Whyte system. In this, the loco's leading non-powered wheels, the (usually coupled) driving wheels, and the trailing non-powered wheels are indicated separately. Indian practice

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Named Locomotives
June 20, 2019

In the 19th century and early this century, named locomotives were quite common. Many were named after administrators ("Lord Clive") or nobility ("Prince Albert"), or mythical figures ("Hercules"). Indian names were also included ("Tungabhadra", "Shakuntala"), and some whimsical ones as well ("Moth", "Ant", "Jimpeebuttee", "Perleewerlee"). Some

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