Chapter - 3 INSTALLATION PRACTICES FOR LOCATION BOXES / APPARATUS CASES

3.1 3.1.1 Introduction Scope of the Chapter This chapter covers the Installation practices to be followed for Location Boxes/ apparatus cases used for Home signal, Starter signal, LSS, Cross over etc., the inside arrangements of Equipment, Relay wiring, the earthing arrangement of the location boxes/apparatus cases 3.1.2 Related documents / drawings The location box / apparatus case single as per drawing no. RE/S&T/ALD/SK/219/82 with Alt. A and 221/82 with Alt. B shall be used for Advance Starter, Home, Starter, emergency cross-over locations whereas half location box / apparatus case as per drawing no. RE/S&T/ALD/SK/220/82 with Alt. A and 221/82 with Alt. B shall be used for Distant Location. The inside wiring, Outdoor cable inlet, cable termination, mounting of equipment etc. have been standardised. The following drawings shall be applicable for these types of location boxes / apparatus cases: Location Distant Signal Advance Starter Home Signal Emergency Cross-Over Starter Signal 3.2 3.2.1 Installation Foundation Drawing No. NR/MT/L-45/L-DD1 NR/MT/L-45/L-DA1 NR/MT/L-45/L-DHI NR/MT/L-45/L-DPT NR/MT/L-45/L-DST1 to DST4 Sheet - 2 Sheets - 2 sheets - 3 Sheets - 4 Sheets - 14 Sheets

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The foundation of Location boxes / Apparatus cases single and half shall be cast as per drawing no. NR/MT/L-45/LB1 and drawing no. NR/MT/L-45/LB2 respectively. The foundation work should not be done on loose earth. It should be installed on concrete foundation. As far as possible, location box/apparatus case should be installed perpendicular to the track. Marking of the foundation shall be done at a place where minimum prescribed clearance from track is available when the location box has been installed and doors are open. It should be preferably outside the track and close ahead of the signal post to facilitate maintenance, so that the aspect of the signal can be visible to the maintainer.

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Proper curing of the foundation shall be done and adequate setting time shall be permitted before installing the location box / apparatus case on the foundation. The depth of the foundation below the ground level shall be 50 (fifty) mm minimum and foundation bolt shall invariably be used. Erection of Location Boxes/Apparatus cases Adequate protective works shall be done inside the location boxes / apparatus cases before installation in the field. All the fixtures should be fabricated, these fixtures should be painted /polished, the primer should be applied inside and outside the location box after cleaning the surface and one coat of paint should be applied inside the location box. The fixtures should then be assembled. It is preferable to prewire the location box at a central place before installation in field. Second coat of paint inside the box should be done at the time of commissioning. Apparatus Cases shall be erected vertical and plumb. Location Boxes should be installed after applying bitumen at the bottom surface to avoid corrosion. The bitumen compound should be poured over bolts to achieve this purpose. Inside arrangement The bakelite hylum sheet of size as per the drawings shall be fixed on angle iron piece inside the Apparatus Cases for fixing the ARA terminals. The size of the angle iron frame should be 25mmx25mmx3mm conforming to Specification no. IS:2062 or similar. Angle iron frame shall be secured by nuts and bolts. Square bars shall be fixed inside the Apparatus Cases for fixing the fuses, relays. The wires shall be connected to the ARA terminals using thimbles and sleeves.

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50mm thick Hylum sheet shall be provided at the bottom in two halves as per the drawing no. NR/ MT/ L-45/LB3. Holes shall be cut in the Hylum sheet separately for each cable. Armour of the cable shall be opened and jammed after passing the cable through the hole and earthed as per this drawing. Cable entry points in the location boxes shall be filled with sand and plastered with cement.

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Battery for the track circuits or for any other purpose shall be kept in a separate location box. It shall not under any circumstances be kept in the same location box in which charger or relays are kept. Shelf type relays, if provided, shall be with anti-tilting arrangement. The wires used for internal wiring inside the location boxes shall be of proper size and specifications as specified by CSTE/SEM. The cables of adequate lengths not less than 5 mts. should be kept in a circle of suitable diameter at 1m depth minimum before being taken into the Apparatus case. The cable loop should preferably be kept at a depth more than 1m. Description of the terminals shall be written neatly on the hylum board. Drawing of the circuits if required shall be provided on the inside surface of the door of the location boxes on hylum sheet of suitable size. Location Boxes in which cables carrying feed to signals are terminated should be located as close to the signal post as possible. Earth work around Location Boxes/ Apparatus cases Earth work around location boxes where necessary shall be done as per the relevant drawing enclosed. The earth shall be rammed including breaking of clods, leveling and dressing. The earth work around the location boxes shall be up to the plaster level and for width sufficient for the maintainer to attend the box both from front and back side.

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Earthing arrangement Earthing arrangement of the cable armour shall be done conforming to Section-N, Para no.19.88 to 19.105 of the Signalling Engineering Manual, Part-II.