Page 221 - IRSEM_Main Book

(b) Before signing the Safety Certificate the Engineer-incharge shall,

(i) Test the new works and see that installation has been carried out correctly.

(ii) Fully satisfy himself, that the work can be opened for the public carriage
of passengers without endangering the safety of the travelling public or of
the employees of the Railway.

(c) After fully satisfying himself, he shall bring the installation into use by issuing
a message in the form given on the sanction Application (Annexure: 9-A1) to
the Commissioner of Railway Safety with copy to all concerned.

(d) In case of joint works, the message shall also be signed by the Engineer-
incharge of the concerned Departments for their portion of the work.

(e) The Safety Certificate shall be countersigned by the Officers, who had applied
for the sanction of Commissioner of Railway Safety/PCSTE. A certificate from
Operating Department, stating that the necessary Station Working Rules have
been issued and giving reference to sanction of deviations (if any) from
General and Subsidiary Rules, shall also be attached.

(f) Copies of the Safety Certificates shall be sent to the Divisional Railway
Manager and the Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer
and also to the Principal Chief Engineer/Principal Chief Electrical Engineer if
the Engineering/Electrical Department is/are involved in the work.

Section 3: New Lines & Electrification

9.3.1 Application to the Commissioner of Railway Safety

(a) In the case of new lines or electrification, prior sanction of the Commissioner
of Railway Safety for commencement of the work is not necessary but when
it is proposed to open the line for passenger traffic or to initiate electric
traction on a line already opened, the following documents are to be
furnished by the General Manager of Railway to the Commissioner of
Railway Safety at least one month before the date by which the line is
expected to be ready for opening.

These documents collectively are termed as the Opening Documents.

(i) Tabulated details.

(ii) Index plan and section of Railway.

(iii) Drawings of works.

(iv) List of questions and answers duly filled in.

(v) Certificates.

(vi) List of infringements of maximum and minimum dimensions.

(vii) Diagram of proposed testing train.

(viii) Station working rules to be enforced at each station.

Chapter 9: Procedure for Commissioning of Signalling Installations Page 188 of 535