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    Indian Railways has taken several steps since 2004 to increase axle loading limits and maximize freight capacity. Key events include approval of provisional certificates for higher loading in 2005 and an extension in 2006. Additional requirements for increased loading include technical enhancements by mechanical, civil, and safety departments, as well as systematic enhancements like updated policies. While higher loading yields more revenue, it requires infrastructure upgrades and policy reforms to execute smoothly. A conclusion recommends technical reforms, higher investment, outsourcing models, and allowing higher loading along with supportive policies.

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    Indian Railways has taken several steps since 2004 to increase axle loading limits and maximize freight capacity. Key events include approval of provisional certificates for higher loading in 2005 and an extension in 2006. Additional requirements for increased loading include technical enhancements by mechanical, civil, and safety departments, as well as systematic enhancements like updated policies. While higher loading yields more revenue, it requires infrastructure upgrades and policy reforms to execute smoothly. A conclusion recommends technical reforms, higher investment, outsourcing models, and allowing higher loading along with supportive policies.

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    Indian Railways has taken several steps since 2004 to increase axle loading limits and maximize freight capacity. Key events include approval of provisional certificates for higher loading in 2005 and an extension in 2006. Additional requirements for increased loading include technical enhancements by mechanical, civil, and safety departments, as well as systematic enhancements like updated policies. While higher loading yields more revenue, it requires infrastructure upgrades and policy reforms to execute smoothly. A conclusion recommends technical reforms, higher investment, outsourcing models, and allowing higher loading along with supportive policies.

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    Indian Railways Increasing the Axle

    Loading
    Atul Sonkhla
    Naveen Tondan
    Rahul Gautam

    Time line for Key Events


    May ,2004
    October,2004
    July,2005

    Mr Lalu Yadav becomes the railway minister , RB suggest increase in carrying capacity
    from CC to CC+2

    GM Zonal railway sends proposal seeking permission to pilot run 22.9 tons/axle load in
    BOXN
    Removal of winter restriction on BOXN wagons to carry CC+4+2

    August,2005

    Workshop held in order to assess and understand the feasibility for CC+8(22.9 ton) Axle
    load

    October,2005

    Provisional Certificate issued for CC+8+2 loading in BOXN wagons, RB and CCRS raises
    concerns

    Nov,2005

    New MM joins, CC+6 loading approved for coal on selected routes, CC+8 approval for iron
    ore , dolomite and other lower density material

    Dec,2005

    Penalty charges are dropped for overloading, ZRs fails to obtain the permission as per
    sanction

    May,2006

    Extension of provisional circular from May 15,06 to June 30, 07

    Additional Requirements for Increased Loading Capacity:

    Technical
    Enhancements

    Mechanical and Civil Department

    Identify following defects in rail


    head
    Gauge face corner defect, Rail
    weld
    defect
    Bolt hole defect, Piping defect
    Identify the structural potential
    for the bridges as well as the load
    beds

    Systematic
    Enhancement

    CCRS(Railway Safety)

    Make sure the changes comply


    under safe operational limits
    Validate the safety limits and do
    respective changes in the policy as
    well as the define the new standard
    operating procedure accordingly

    RDSO(research design and standard


    organization)

    Undertake the design changes


    that shall be done in order to
    increase the axle load
    Identify the procedures to
    measure the various technical
    variation in order to understand
    the safety limit for operation

    Directorate of Traffic
    New policies avoiding stalling of
    freight trains
    Updating the existing safety
    policies based on new findings
    done by RDSO
    Defining impacts of running
    coupled locomotives and other
    problems of running heavier
    freight trains

    Pros and Cons of Load measurement

    If measured in CC
    Pros

    Cons

    Adequate estimation of tare weight

    Varying actual weight of material


    across the wagons

    Standardized gross loading across


    wagons

    Lower customer value


    proposition

    Allows tolerance for material specific


    loading

    Possibility of asymmetric
    information while loading
    different goods

    If measured in tons
    Pros

    Cons

    Ease of loading across wagons

    Unstandardized loading across


    wagons

    Less chances of asymmetric


    information while loading

    Unequal impact load on the


    tracks

    Necessary Organizational Enhancement


    Need to be changed

    Need to be Strengthened

    Necessity of Zonal Railways to take


    permission for execution once the
    decision is passed from Railway Board

    Increase in autonomy of Zonal Railways


    in order to make changes suitable to
    their operating condition

    Existing policies in order to allow more


    flexibility on behalf of decision maker to
    either outsource or do in house
    development in the technology required
    for smooth execution

    Technological infrastructure must be


    strengthened in order to improve the
    accuracy

    (In years 2003,2004 and 2005 , 36 , 56 ,


    79 circulars were issued respectively)
    Reducing frequent revision in freight
    tariff .

    New project planning must consider the


    expected future changes and shall
    comply by the future technical
    requirements

    Changes that improves inter-functional


    coordination in differernt departments in
    order to realize synergies across them

    Utilizing the eminent educational


    institutes competency in order to analyse
    the present infrastructural condition and
    their suitability

    How axle loading effects earning


    14
    12

    2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6

    10
    Earnings

    Earnin
    gs
    24845

    Tons

    26505

    27618

    30778

    36287

    NTKM

    Revenue Increase

    Tons

    493

    519

    557

    602

    667

    NTKM

    333

    353

    381

    407

    441

    0
    -2

    2001-2

    2002-3

    2003-4

    2004-5

    Micro Analysis Of Ranajitpura


    total no of rakes
    total no of boxes
    total weight
    freight earning(m)
    per ton revenue

    2004-5

    2005-6

    Percentage
    increase

    2026
    115479
    7033398
    2139
    304.1

    2488
    140124
    9091409
    4298
    472.8

    22.5
    21.3
    29.3
    100
    55.5

    Conclusion
    Turnaround
    Total revenue increased by a significant percentage in last four years
    Net revenue continued robust upward trend
    Initiating the change
    Require considerable technical reforms in area of instrumentation and
    infrastructure
    Higher investment required in terms of capital investment as well
    developing in house competency
    Outsourcing could be seen as a cost effective way to execute the
    required changes and models such as build operate and transfer can be
    deployed
    Axle loading should be allowed along with policy reforms that support
    its smooth execution and allows to realize the benefit to the maximum
    extent

    Thank You

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