Global Rail Network

Last updated on April 5th, 2015 at 06:13 am  Measurement and analysis drives initiative, innovation, development, lateral thinking. Statistical tools help in analyzing   measurements in many ways. Maintenance relevant Statistical Tools Failure Rate Percent Per Year (FRPCPY) Bench Marking ABC Analysis Pareto chart Bath Tub Statistical Analysis ( Mean, Mode, Median and Standard Deviation ) […]

Last updated on April 5th, 2015 at 06:13 am It is due to standardization of the system in Railways that train operates over the length and breadth of the country with safety, security and punctuality. It is the language of similarity and uniformity Define Standardization “Formulation, publication, and implementation of guidelines and rules, specification for common and repeated use, the […]

Last updated on March 13th, 2014 at 06:53 am Concept of Material Management for maintenance is different as compared to manufacturing activity. Need of material during maintenance is towards wear & tear, aging and damages and lubricants etc. What material and how much is the essence of material management. With addition of new technologies, different makes and trend […]

Last updated on July 10th, 2013 at 10:29 am Once an asset is designed and manufactured and delivered to provide service, the reliability issues get centered towards maintenance. Maintenance now has to play an important role towards reliability. But how? Monitor and record the performance of the asset at intervals to be decided based on […]

Last updated on July 10th, 2013 at 10:24 am Maintenance schedule consists of Inspection and Overhauls Schedule of Inspections and overhauls for rolling stock and fixed infrastructure is fixed by RDSO. For electrical department, the rolling stocks are Coaches, EMUs, Locomotive Coaching and Freight, Tower Wagon and fixed infrastructure are 25kV Overhead Equipment and its […]

Last updated on April 5th, 2015 at 06:13 am Maintenance is generally prescribed as Preventive, Directed and Breakdown Maintenance. Preventive Maintenance consists of Schedule Inspection and Overhauls. Breakdown Maintenance is not actually maintenance but repair when the equipment had a defect arising not anticipated at design or maintenance stage. Directed maintenance is based on the […]

Last updated on July 10th, 2013 at 10:14 am “You cannot manage what you cannot measure” Attributed to Bill Hewlett (1930-2001), Cofounder of Hewlett-Packard “Until you can measure something and express it in numbers, you have only the beginning of understanding” William Thomson [Lord Kelvin (1824-1907)] Performance of Railway assets depends heavily on maintenance because of […]

Last updated on July 10th, 2013 at 10:00 am   There are many ways in which Maintenance is defined like “Activities required to conserve as nearly, and as long, as possible the original condition of an asset or resource while compensating for normal wear and tear. “ “Actions necessary for retaining or restoring an equipment, […]

Last updated on August 9th, 2013 at 03:21 am   Maintenance is generally understood as an activity of cleaning, lubrication and replacement of worn out parts. Yes it is so, but in a very simple form. When Maintenance is a subject of learning from experiences with a direction to keep on establishing good design and […]