Prabhat Kumar

Designation: Sr Divisional Electrical Engineer (Traction Rolling Stock), Asansol.
Tel(O): 0341-2304642    email: srdee_trs@asn.railnet.gov.in

Job Profile

Sr Divisional Electrical Engineer (Traction Rolling Stock), Eastern Railway. Asansol is the administrative head of Traction Rolling Stock, Maintenance Organization of Asansol Division of Eastern Railway.

He is responsible for working of the TRS Organization engaged in overhauling & assembly level maintenance of 25 KV AC electric Locos in Electric Loco Shed and maintenance of main line EMUs (MEMUs) in MEMU Car Shed. The average maintenance time span is from 12 Hrs. to 216 Hrs.

Sr Divisional Electrical Engineer (Traction Rolling Stock)  is assisted by two Senior scale Officers viz. Divisional Electrical Engineer (Traction Rolling Stock / TRS) and Divisional Electrical Engineer (Modified Electric Multiple Unit / MEMU) and two Juniour scale officers viz. Assistant Electrical Engineer (Traction Rolling Stock)-I and Assistant Material Manager. 

 

 The Traction Rolling Stock Organization has a total manpower of 871 personnel with a break up of 75, 30, 565 & 201 in supervisory, ministerial, artisan and helper category respectively.

Traction Rolling Stock Organization has an annual revenue expenditure of about 67.61 crores in 2020-21 with the following break up :

Loco – 49.82 crores, MEMU – 17.79 crores. 

BRIEF DETAILS OF DEPARTMENT :

Traction Rolling Stock (TRS) Organization in ASNDivision under the control of Sr.DEE/TRS is responsible for maintenance of electric locos in Electric Loco Shed & maintenance of Main Line EMUs (MEMUs) in MEMU Car Shed.

 

 

ELECTRIC LOCO SHED, ASANSOL

(An ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 3834-2:2005, ISO 50001:2018,

Six Sigma & 5 S certified Organization)

Established in May-1959 and it is the first AC Loco Shed in Indian Railways. This Shed has got the rich experience of maintaining various types of Locomotives since its inception, ranging from WAM-1, WAM-2, WAM-3, WAM-4, WAG-3, WAG-4, WAP-6 to WAG-5, WAG-7 & WAP-4 Locomotives. These Locomotives are dedicated to freight traffic except WAP-4 locos, these are equipped with modern devices as a result of technological advancement like Static Inverter Unit (SIV), Microprocessor based fault diagnostic & control system (MPFDCS), Vigilance Control Device (VCD), Microprocessor based Energy cum speed monitoring system (ESMON), Real-Time Train Information System (RTIS), Crew Voice / Video Recording System (CVVRS) and aerodynamic Crew Friendly Cab etc.

Moreover recently for the 1st time 18 nos. new 3 Ø Locomotives (WAG-9 HC class) have been allotted to the shed which have already been commissioned at this end. Latest technology DPWCS i.e. Distributed Power Wireless Control System has been commissioned for the first time in Indian Railways at ELS/Asansol in DSL/BWN based locomotive nos. 32824 & 32825/WAG9 provided with BHEL propulsion system. 

Present Loco Type Wise Holding as on 01.07.2021

Type	WAG-5 (HITACHI)	WAG-5 (TAOCHI)	WAG-7	WAM-4 (TAOCHI)	WAP-4	WAG-9	TOTAL
Population	60	39	35	03	18	18	173
Maximum Speed	80 KMPH	105 KMPH	100 KMPH	110 KMPH	140 KMPH	100 KMPH	-
MULTI	24+ 01(Consist)	16	-	-	-	-	41

 

* Out of 173  Locos, only 02 WAG-5/Hitachi Locos are of Dual Brake Locos.(23815 & 23357)

 

Goods Service – 152 Locos (WAG-5/T - 39, WAG-5/H – 60, WAG-7 – 35 & WAG-9 – 18)	Passenger Service – 18 Locos (WAP-4 – 18)	Inferiour Service – 03 Locos. (WAM-4 – 03)
Link Requirement – 16 (WAP-4)

The following minor & major schedules are being carried out at ELS/ASN :

Minor Inspection			Major Inspection
IA Insp.	IB Insp.	IC /IC0Insp.	TOH	AOH	IOH
All locos.	All locos except  WAP-4.	All Locos.	All Locos except WAM-4	WAM-4.	All Locos.

 

MEMU SHED :

        (An ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 3834-2:2005, ISO 50001:2018,

         Six Sigma & 5 S certified Organization)

MEMU shed was established in 1999 (29.06.1999).

 

Present Holding :

Motor Coach	Trailer Coach	Total
92	278	370

 

• Total 127 links are in service out of which 98 links are working in Asansol division.

 

• 28 rakes are 12 car & 04 rakes are 8 car.

 

• Line requirement is 25 rakes of 12 car including 02 rakes as traffic spare and 04 rakes of 08 car.

 

• Average KM run per day per rake is 482.08. 

 

Highlights of Electric Loco Shed, Asansol
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Highlights of MEMU Shed, Asansol