An Automatic Coach Washing Plant (ACWP) has been sanctioned for the Tambaram railway terminal to automate the process of washing train coach exteriors while they move from the station to the maintenance shed.
Sanctioned at a cost of Rs 6 crore, the plant will replace the manual washing of coach exteriors at the terminal, but the bad news is that it would take about two years for the plant to be set up at Tambaram, according to Railway sources.
According to officials in the construction wing of the Southern Railway, the construction of the third terminal of the city at Tambaram, which was supposed to be finished by July 2016, has been completed but is awaiting commissioning from the division.
"The construction is ready with two stabling lines, two pit lines, and two sheds. Electricity connection is available but no water supply yet," said a senior official, speaking about the delay in commissioning the terminal at Tambaram, that sees about one lakh footfalls per day from suburban as well as Mail and Express trains.Earlier in 2016, the Railway Minister had ordered that all new pit lines that come up across Indian Railways should be provided with ACWP. Railway Board has also directed zones to expedite works for the ACWP.
The sanctioned plant will have the capacity to wash 250 coaches per day on two tracks, as the trains move at a speed of 15 kmph from the terminal to the pit lines, an official said.
"At a point, two trains can be washed and daily, 10 trains. As the train moves slowly, it would take about 7-10 minutes for all the coaches to be washed. The waste water would be recycled and again used for washing," said the official, adding that the plant would have an inbuilt water recycling unit.
With the water recycling unit, the water reuse will further help conserve water. The plant operations would be monitored in a control room, officials added.
According to officials in the construction wing of the Southern Railway, the construction of the third terminal of the city at Tambaram, which was supposed to be finished by July 2016, has been completed but is awaiting commissioning from the division.
The sanctioned plant will have the capacity to wash 250 coaches per day on two tracks, as the trains move at a speed of 15 kmph from the terminal to the pit lines, an official said.
"At a point, two trains can be washed and daily, 10 trains. As the train moves slowly, it would take about 7-10 minutes for all the coaches to be washed. The waste water would be recycled and again used for washing," said the official, adding that the plant would have an inbuilt water recycling unit.
With the water recycling unit, the water reuse will further help conserve water. The plant operations would be monitored in a control room, officials added.
Source- TOI
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