When can trains be run without brake vans or without guards?

July 17, 2019, 1:52 PM
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Normally, all trains are required to have a brake van or guard’s van and a guard on board. However, in a few cases the brake van and the services of the guard can be dispensed with, especially in sections where block sections are completely track-circuited, which reduces the possibility of undetected train parting. Brake vans can also be dispensed with on specially designated short sections (typically, less than 30km, as with Northern Railway) even without track circuiting; however in this case a guard must usually accompany the train. The pre-conditions for this are as follows:

The last vehicle must have a tail lamp or tail board.
When the train is granted Line Clear, the number of the last vehicle must be recorded and conveyed to the section control and also to the adjoining station.
The train must stop at every station along the way and the number of the last vehicle must be recorded and conveyed to section control.
The guard must travel in the leading locomotive, or in the banker if one is provided. Note that a banker is required for operation without a brake van if the grade is steeper than 1 in 200.
The weather must not be foggy or stormy.
There should not be any break of communications along the line.
Single-line working should not be in force if the section is a double line section.

Source – IFRCA.org

 

 

 

 
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