APP XIII Locking of Relay Rooms – Procedure for Working

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Where relays and interlocking gears are housed at a station
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In a separate room is known as Relay Room
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The Relay Room shall be kept in locked condition.
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With a single lock and on double key operation
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One key with Station Master and other with signal maintainer.
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Lock cannot be opened unless both keys are inserted and turned one after the other.
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Whereas for locking, first SM‘s key is to be operated then ESM key.
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Such arrangement is done to ensure safety; without consent of both, this relay room cannot be opened.
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The entire arrangement of the above is done in glass front with a wooden box and keys will be under personal custody of on duty SM/C.S.M.
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SM‘s key is chained to EKT key, directly connected with counter as well as two different colour lights i.e., GREEN & RED lights are provided for indication purpose.
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If it exhibits Green light, it means relay room is in closed condition.
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If it exhibits Red light, it means relay room is in open condition.
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The doors of Relay Room are directly connected with Data loggers.
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Timings of opening and closure are recorded in Divisional CTO (S&T) and messages are delivered to concerned ADSTE, SSE (S&T), JE (S&T), S. Maintainer & Section TI.

Opening of Relay Room

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By authorized S&T staff.
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May be Signal maintainer of station, JE/SSE (Signals) of section or any staff authorized by Sr. DSTE under signed letter.
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For maintenance purpose or attending failures, to obtain Relay Room key of SM‘s, they must show their valid competency or I.D.
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In case if it is required to be opened by other than Railway staff (RVNL/RITES etc.), concerned signal supervisor shall obtain authorization letter from Sr. DSTE duly fulfilling the conditions required.
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By presenting the authorization letter to on duty SM, it shall be pasted in Relay Room Key register.
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On duty SM shall hand over key of the sealed glass fronted box to authorized S&T staff only.
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For which entry has to be made by S&T staff in the register as per proforma including counter numbers of before opening and after opening.
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Minimum time permitted to be kept open Relay Room is ONE HOUR (Routine Maintenance / Failures).
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If the work is more than TWO HOURS, prior permission of Sr. DSTE is compulsory.
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If work exceeds, concerned S&T staff shall prepare a report and submit to Sr. DSTE and a copy to be pasted in Relay Room key register of particular station.

Relay Room Register

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Kept in SM‘s office / Cabin SM‘s office.
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Entries shall be made by concerned S&T staff only in order.
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On duty SM shall check whether all entries are properly done along with signature.
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Then only hand over the SM‘s key to S&T staff to open Relay Room to carry out works.
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After completion of work and locking the Relay Room, concerned S&T staff shall return back SM‘s key.
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Then entries to be made in Relay Room register and on duty SM and concerned S&T should sign duly indicating date and time of returning.
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Entries to be made in TSR in RED INK along with timings.
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At the time of handing over Relay Room key to authorized S&T officials and while taking back key from S&T staff, advise SCOR and Section TI also.
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In case glass fronted wooden box lock is lost or misplaced.
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In case of emergency, lock may be broken with the permission of SCOR & as well as S&T control.
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At Divisional Signal control office, maintain daily statements & prepare consolidated statement for monthly and send Sr. DSTE/DSTE/ADSTE and Sr. DOM/DOM/AOM.
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During inspection of section, TI‘s at station shall check station records of relay room register and cross check with data loggers / counter numbers. If any discrepancy found, immediately it shall be brought to the notice of the officers of S&T and Operating by the numbered control message from the station.
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The section TI shall prepare a monthly report of opening of Relay Room in the stations under his jurisdiction to Sr. DOM/office.

In case of emergencies like fire in a relay room to extinguish fire:

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A spare S&T key shall be kept with the Station Master in a sealed, glass-fronted box as a safety measure. In emergencies such as a fire in the relay room, the glass may be broken to extract the key, open the relay room, and extinguish the fire.

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