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Posted: Apr 14 2014 (21:03)
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Last Response: Apr 19 2014 (12:30)
23 Responses
Last Response: Apr 19 2014 (12:30)
Guys! Had an awesome 3-hr detailed discussion with The on-duty Gaurd of a Full AC LHB Duronto today (I am not mentioning the train name or his name in order to prevent identification)... He was very friendly, vocal and open in his discussions.. A veteran with 37 yrs of Gaurd experience, counting days for his superannuation - 1 yr 11 mnths 17 days to be precise. Discussion points / processes witnessed included: -
a) Exchange of communication between LP/ALP, Gaurd himself & passing-by station masters
b) Key job responsibilities of a Gaurd...
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a) Exchange of communication between LP/ALP, Gaurd himself & passing-by station masters
b) Key job responsibilities of a Gaurd...
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b) Key job responsibilities of a Guard:
- He is overall incharge of a train (like captain of the ship). He carries lot of stuff, a lot, really!! (seen those iron trunks??) Those trunks contain spare walkie-talkies, spare batteries, red/green flags, red/green LED lights, small explosives & detonators (in case there is debris on tracks), bulky user manuals, rule books, complain books, first aid kit, his log books, small tools etc etc. His primary job is time-keeping. Before he starts his duty, he fills his log sheet with ETA/ETD of each station enroute (where train shall stop), scheduled passing-by time (for major stations where train will not stop but pass-by), normal run time (in minutes) between two stations, slack time...
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- He is overall incharge of a train (like captain of the ship). He carries lot of stuff, a lot, really!! (seen those iron trunks??) Those trunks contain spare walkie-talkies, spare batteries, red/green flags, red/green LED lights, small explosives & detonators (in case there is debris on tracks), bulky user manuals, rule books, complain books, first aid kit, his log books, small tools etc etc. His primary job is time-keeping. Before he starts his duty, he fills his log sheet with ETA/ETD of each station enroute (where train shall stop), scheduled passing-by time (for major stations where train will not stop but pass-by), normal run time (in minutes) between two stations, slack time...
more...
5 Public Posts - Sat Apr 19, 2014