भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रे ल मं ालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रे लवे बोड RAILWAY BOARD)
सं० 2025/संर ा-I/3/8 नई द ली, दनांक 04-07-2025
General Managers Chairman & Managing Director
All Zonal Railways KRCL
DFCCIL
Sub: Special Safety Drive No. 09 - Safety in securing of stabled rolling stock
A special safety drive for a period of 15 days may be launched with immediate effect
to cover the following aspects regarding securing of vehicles at stations, yards
including loading/ unloading/ examination lines, workshop/ pocket yards, other
maintenance units:
1. Whenever vehicles/load is stabled on running lines or sidings, it must be
a. Chained and Padlocked
b. Secured by use of wooden wedges/sprags etc
c. Coupled with other vehicles
2. Wagons and coaches should be properly secured. In case coaching vehicles
are stabled, guards' hand brakes in SLR/SLRs must be applied.
3. The points must be set, clamped and locked against the blocked line/lines and
scotch blocks wherever available should be used to isolate the line/lines and
the keys kept with station master.
4. Derailing switches should be so set that a load is derailed if it rolls down
5. Stop collars must be placed on relevant signal and points buttons/levers.
6. Remark to the effect that 'Line no. is blocked' be made in TSR/SM diary.
7. After any rake is stabled, the station master must inform the section controller
under exchange of private number that all laid down precautions for stabling
have been taken. The section controller must obtain this assurance from the
station master before allowing the next train to pass through the station.
8. Availability of adequate number of sprags, wedges, chains and padlocks should
be ensured and these should be of standard design, as well as in acceptable
condition for safe use.
9. Proper procedure by ASM/SMs, Drivers, Guards and concerned staff for
securing during stabling, shunting of rolling stock, loco changing should be
ensured.
10. All sprags, skids, wedges are removed properly before the rolling stock is
moved.
11. Staff engaged in stabling and securing of load have adequate knowledge of
their work.
12. Proper training and counseling to ASM/SMs and concerned staff for tackling
such rolling down cases.
Officers of all concerned departments from Divisions and HQ should also be involved.
Effective follow-up actions should be taken on all deficiencies and irregularities noticed
during the drive. Daily report as at the end of the previous day should be forwarded to
Railway Board by 10.00 hrs. Cases where deficiencies are detected should be
analyzed and it should be ensured that effective actions are taken as per rules. Details
of the drive should be maintained by the Safety Departments in HQ and the same may
be called for by the Railway Board at short notice.
After conclusion of the Drive, detailed list of deficiencies and action taken etc should
be consolidated and reported to Railway Board. All communication regarding this drive
may be sent by email to edeesafety@[Link] and safetyimp46@[Link].
Proforma of daily report is annexed. Digitally signed by
UTKARSH UTKARSH
Date: 2025.07.04 21:43:10
+05'30'
(Utkarsh)
EDME/Safety
Copy to:-
[Link] to Chairman& CEO, PSO to Member (Infra), Member
(O&BD), PPS to DG/Safety for kind information
DRIVE NO. 9 of 2025-26: DAILY REPORT
Date of Report:
Name of Zone:
Updated as on date:
Division No. of No. of Cases Location and Brief Nature of Deficiencies
Loads where
Checked Deficiencies
Found