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2.8. Report the position at site of the accident to the Control Office and to the Sr. DSTE by
the quickest possible means.

3. Special action by SSE/JE/Signal - The SSE/JE(Signal) shall pay special attention to the
following:

3.1. He shall record the following details which shall be attested by officials of other
Departments concerned who are present at the site of the accident:

Datalogger Off Line simulations Reports & Video format file of Offline play back to be sent to
Sr.DSTE immediately.

Position of Points, Signs any activity of outside interference, Digging, position of
levers/Knobs, VDU display, SM control slides, indication of various points, track circuits, Axle
Counters, routes, slot indicators, etc. position of block instrument handles and indications, if
any, aspects of the concerned signals, reading of the counters where provided and
conditions of seals of appliances which are normally kept sealed and any other detail
relevant to the accident . some of which are given in Para 4.0 below. He shall record
video/Photo evidences at site.

3.2. The Signal Supervisor shall along with the other officials at site seal up affected
interlocking gear such as lever frames, cabins, relay rooms, signal location boxes etc.
immediately after an accident has occured so that these equipments are not interfered with,
until necessary tests have been carried out. The seals shall not be removed until authorised
by senior-most official present at site after conducting necessary tests and recording all
necessary facts.

3.3. Furnish a full report to Sr. DSTE by the quickest possible means.

3.4. After getting permission to restore signalling, every effort shall be made to complete the
restoration as expeditiously as possible.

4.0 Few Guidelines on site related measurements are given below.

However latest information /Data shall be verified from concerned Manuals/Instructions.

Classification Of Accidents
(Ref: Railway Board letter No: 2000/ Safety (A&R)/19/20 dated 13.12.2000).
Sl. Category Class Type
No.
Class A (A1 – A4) All types of collisions
Class B (B1 – B6) Cases of fire and blasts
Train Class C (C1 – C8) LC gate accidents
I
accidents Class D (D1 – D5) All types of derailments
Collision on obstruction or passing
Class E (E1 – E2)
over obstruction but safe
Class A5 All above related cases with
Yard
II Class B7 concerned classes in yard, but Train
accidents
Class C9 is not involved

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