Golden Rock workshop to handle high horsepower GM diesel locomotives
TIRUCHI: The Golden Rock Railway Workshop here has embarked on the task of creating infrastructure facilities for undertaking overhauling of major sub assemblies of “high horsepower” general motors (GM) diesel locomotives and to carry out periodic overhaul (POH) of these engines in the near future.
A huge shed is under construction inside the workshop to station five GM locos which are slightly longer than the conventional diesel engines.
Three ‘service buildings’ are also coming up inside the workshop with testing facilities to carry out overhauling of major sub assemblies of the “higher performance” GM locos including its traction motors, blowers, electrical controls, radiators and radiator fans.
Infrastructure facilities, to handle the GM locos, are being created from the Rs.16 crore fund sanctioned by the Railway Board.
A major chunk of Rs.9 crore would be spent for procurement of machinery and special tools required for overhauling the sub assemblies of the 4,000 horsepower GM locos, a senior workshop official told ‘The Hindu’. A sum of Rs.6 crore was being spent for the construction of shed and service buildings and the rest for electrical side.
Authorities hope to complete the construction of shed by May and the ‘service buildings’ by July. The Golden Rock Workshop has been nominated by the Railway Board to carry out POH and overhauling of sub assemblies of GM locos, said the official.
Equipped with micro processor control technology, these locos, which are manufactured at the Diesel Loco Works in Varanasi, can travel at a speed of 160 km per hour and can haul passenger trains with 24 coaches.
The freight locomotives of GM can haul 4,800-tonne goods trains.
A huge shed is under construction inside the workshop to station five GM locos which are slightly longer than the conventional diesel engines.
Three ‘service buildings’ are also coming up inside the workshop with testing facilities to carry out overhauling of major sub assemblies of the “higher performance” GM locos including its traction motors, blowers, electrical controls, radiators and radiator fans.
Infrastructure facilities, to handle the GM locos, are being created from the Rs.16 crore fund sanctioned by the Railway Board.
A major chunk of Rs.9 crore would be spent for procurement of machinery and special tools required for overhauling the sub assemblies of the 4,000 horsepower GM locos, a senior workshop official told ‘The Hindu’. A sum of Rs.6 crore was being spent for the construction of shed and service buildings and the rest for electrical side.
Authorities hope to complete the construction of shed by May and the ‘service buildings’ by July. The Golden Rock Workshop has been nominated by the Railway Board to carry out POH and overhauling of sub assemblies of GM locos, said the official.
Equipped with micro processor control technology, these locos, which are manufactured at the Diesel Loco Works in Varanasi, can travel at a speed of 160 km per hour and can haul passenger trains with 24 coaches.
The freight locomotives of GM can haul 4,800-tonne goods trains.
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