CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKSHOPSIN INDIAN RAILWAYS

CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKSHOPSCIVIL ENGINEERING WORKSHOPS

IN INDIAN RAILWAYSIN INDIAN RAILWAYS

The Civil Engineering Workshops in the Indian Railways cater to the needs of the Engineering Department in manufacturing and supplying of Track components and Bridge Girders.

Apart from the Civil Engineering items, the requirements of Mechanical, Electrical and Signal Departments are also met with.

Engineering Workshops in various Engineering Workshops in various Zonal RailwaysZonal Railways

Southern Railway - ArakkonamNorthern Railway - Lucknow, JalandharCentral Railway - ManmadEastern Railway - MughalsaraiWestern Railway - SabarmathiSouth Central Railway - LalagudaSouth Eastern Railway - SiniNorth Eastern Railway - GorakhpurNorth Frontier Railway - Bongaigaon

Products Range of Engineering WorkshopsProducts Range of Engineering WorkshopsThe significant products regularly manufactured in the Civil Engineering Workshops are listed below.

Track Items :Points & CrossingsCurved SwitchesSwitch Expansion JointsJoggled Fish PlatesCombination Fish PlatesGlued Insulated Rail JointsFlash Butt Welded Rail panels

Bridge Items :Riveted type Plate GirdersWelded type Plate GirdersShallow type GirdersSemi-through GirdersOpen Web GirdersSteel Channel Sleepers

Light Structures :Passenger Platform SheltersFoot Over BridgesSteel Cribs

Trolleys :Push TrolleysMotor TrolleysDiplorriesRail Dollys

Mechanical department items :Conversion of WagonsDoor Cotter - Long & ShortTop plate for side bearer springAir Hose CarriersNew Skids

Signal department items :

Lifting Barrier GatesE-Type LocksGate Locks

Operating department items :

Point screw clampsPoint clampsHand signal lamps

Performance of Performance of Engineering Workshops, ArakkonamEngineering Workshops, Arakkonam

34.0433.74Turn over (in Crores of Rs.)

0.8510.505Productivity (Per man / month)

60456227Production (in Equated Units)

56826061Production (in Tonnes)

2007-082006-07Parameters

Role of Engineers in Engineering WorkshopsRole of Engineers in Engineering WorkshopsActs as a middle management between the executives and the technicians.Executes the policies and programmes of the administration.Plans for the materials, process and production.Technical interpretation of the drawings, specifications and codes/manuals.Quality control and Quality assurance to ensure passenger safety.Ensures effective utilisation of the 3 Ms.Motivating staff for higher productivity.Training staff for new products, processes, machinery and safety awareness.

Hardships faced by EngineersHardships faced by EngineersMost of the engineering workshops are equipped with old machineries and sheds having improper product layouts, thereby increasing work load of engineers.

Insufficient allotment of funds for modernisationto introduce latest machineries and technologies.

Varying nature of products and fluctuating demands resulting in difficulties in material planning.

Irregular supply of raw materials resulting in more work load for engineers to plan for alternate materials and processes.

Lack of qualified man power and poor intake of fresh recruits causing hardships to supervisors in extracting work from the aged work force.Non-technical duties like time booth witnessing in the absence of electronic proxy-proof attendance recording systems.Additional responsibility of managing the sub-stores and accountability for the stock. Insufficient training and refresher courses for self development of Engineers in addition to technical know-how.Pay package is not commensurate with the multi-various tasks performed by the Engineers in Railways compared to the private.