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INTERNATIONAL NEWS—INDIA
Test Site Establishment in India for SRGM Continued
• Rail Year of laying properly on the rail using the telescopic
• GMT/Year rod.
• GMT Passed till date • Record the detailed location parame-
• Degree of Curve (DOC) ters for each MiniProf reading either in
• Superelevation the file itself or on a separate data col-
The following data should be collected as a lection sheet.
baseline at each point (10.1 to 10.8) in a turn- • Clear well-lit and labelled photographs
out as shown in Figure 3 for each grind cycle. of the rail surface to be captured ob-
serving from top.
Perform dye penetrant test directly adjacent to
the location where the MiniProf reading was tak-
en.
Clear well-lit and labelled photographs of the rail
to be captured after dye penetrant test (pre-grind
only).
Using the aforementioned key points a total of
seventy-two (72) test sites have been successfully
established across six (6) Zonal Railways of IR,
Figure 3 Turnout sample test site
over the past four (4) months.
MiniProf (Best practices to be followed)
• Establish a location on the rail between two Key Learnings
sleepers and at least 3 meters from a joint The tireless support and guidance of Mr. Charles Ru-
or weld. deen and Loram, USA to the VIPL team helped in the
• Clearly label the exact location on the rail establishment of seventy-two (72) SRGM test sites in
to perform measurement during each grind India resulted with the following outcomes:
cycle. Procedures for establishment of SRGM test sites
• Ensure that the rail is free from grease and in India is now well understood.
debris. Awareness, planning and management of SRGM
• Check whether the MiniProf is placed test sites in India.
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