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Chapter 9: Procedure for Commissioning of Signalling
Installations

Section 1: General Instructions

9.1.1 Reference to Rules

(a) The safety of the travelling public is ensured by the Rules laid down in

(i) The Indian Railway Act.

(ii) The General Rules & Subsidiary rules for all Open Line Railways.

(iii) The Rules for Opening of a Railway or section of a Railway for the public
carriage of passengers.

(iv) The Indian Railway Schedule of Dimensions.

(b) The rules provide for the legal authorisation that shall be obtained for any
work which affects the running line, before the work is started or brought into
use and before a new section of a line is opened for public traffic.

9.1.2 Notification to Railway officials before opening works: No signalling work
affecting the running of trains or working of traffic at a station shall be brought
into use, until staff of all concerned Departments have been notified by means
of a circular issued by the Operating Department Timely intimation of the date of
commencement of work, duration of work, arrangements for working of trains
during the progress of the work, date of opening of work, etc. shall be given to
the Operating Department, whenever any new or revised traffic working
instructions are to be brought into use to enable operating Department to give
the station and running staff due notice.

9.1.3 Approved plans, Drawings and Specifications: All works shall be carried out
strictly in accordance with the approved plans, standard drawings and specifications
and should conform to the provisions of this manual where such are applicable.
Deviations, if any, shall have the prior approval of the Principal Chief Signal and
Telecommunication Engineer. All deviations shall be marked on the completion
drawings and forwarded to the Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication
Engineer for correction of the tracings and issue of revised prints.

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