NMG COACHES
The coaches with age of 20 – 21 years or later are being converted during POH for the purpose to carry Automobile (Express). These coaches are known as NMG coaches and the rakes formed with these coaches are called NMG rakes.
Following are the features:
- Load carrying capacity is 12 ton maximum.
- Speed 75 kmph & 100 kmph Max.
- The life of such converted coach is 30 years from the date of original manufacture.
- Wider end opening of 2800 mm × 2200 mm.
- Improved adjustable internal locking and lashing arrangement to avoid damage to the vehicle during transit.
- The periodicity of POH is 24 months.
Maintenance Pattern for NMG rakes
(As per Rly. Bd's Letter No. 91/M (C)/650/1 dated 29.5.2000)
In order to optimize utilization of NMG rakes it has been decided to introduce the following maintenance pattern:
NMG rakes may be run on goods pattern with intensive examination at both the ends, following other conditions for enroute detention in case at stabling at road side stations. In case of close circuit runs up to3500 km, the rake may be run on round trip basis. Close circuit rake must be clearly identified and should have a nominated base depot where adequate trained staff and spares should be available. Each NMG coach should be marked with the nominated POH workshop and return date. The maintenance 73 schedules of the NMG coaches will continue to be on the coaching pattern to be carried out by the base depot. Using these coaches as parcel vans for running on piecemeal basis on passenger carrying trains is strictly prohibited. Each coach should be stencilled at a suitable place on its end panel, the code of the base depot and a schedule chart. The date and station code of the depot where a particular schedule is carried out should be stencilled at the appropriate place in the schedule chart immediately when the schedule is completed.
