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Coach Cleaning

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On Board Housekeeping Services

The CR has recently introduced OBHS in some of the primary trains. Broadly speaking, said the CR spokesperson, in OBHS, the coaches and toilets are cleaned, sanitized and stocks like liquid soap, replenished. BVG is also doing OBHS of the primary trains originating from Mumbai, including Konark Express, Punjab mail, Nagpur Express, Vidarbha and Mahanagiri. “We do complete cleaning of the coaches twice a day between 5-9am and 4-9pm. Our janitors travelling in the train undertake complete cleaning of the coach – floor, aisle and toilet cleaning,” said Rajesh Nair.

OBHS mainly involves manual cleaning. Said Rajesh, “Toilets are washed with R6 and R1 but to remove stubborn stains off the floor, we use concentrate R7. The solution is applied and after a standing time of over five minutes, it is wiped out. The stain comes off easily. The floor dusters are from Unger.”

The options of hand wash to be used in OBHS are of Fem, Dettol, JohnsonDiversey and Ecolab. “We use Fem hand wash and Kimberley Clark tissues in the CR trains.” Mosquito repellents like Hit are not used near the vegetable area in the pantry car or AC coaches because there is no ventilation there.

“As a routine, we take feedback from passengers on the over all cleaning. At times, people complain about not receiving proper bedding from the attendant. Even though it does not come under our purview, we promptly convey the same to the authorities concerned. This way, we are able to give satisfactory service to passengers.”

OBHS also has the advantage of giving proper maintenance to coaches, said Dinesh. “If the OBHS is done properly, the coaches will be in good shape when they come to the Loco pit line.” This will also reduce the downtime of cleaning each train. The feedback is obtained from both AC and non-AC coaches. It is obtained on the following grounds:

Clean Train Stations

A special initiative to improve cleanliness on trains has been the introduction of a concept of Clean Train Stations (CTS). At the identified stations, long distance mail/express trains are given halts of about 20 minutes and cleaned by special mechanised cleaning equipment. Another effort for more effective cleaning of stations is to outsource station cleaning activities at certain important stations. While these initiatives have made a positive impact on the identified trains/stations, a much wider and comprehensive coverage would be needed to make a visible impact on the entire system.

CTS include

  • High pressure jet cleaning and disinfections of all coach toilets with specified pressure.
  • Floor drying with wet & dry vacuum cleaner and cleaning the toilet fittings.
  • Mopping / swabbing of aisle, doorway, gangway and toilet corridor areas.
  • Spraying of deodorant anti mosquito agent in all the coaches.
  • Wiping of platform side window glass of all the AC coaches.
  • Disposal of collected waste from all the coaches & underneath the washbasin from AC coaches.
  • The entire track of platform on which the coaches are received for CTS attention are to be cleaned with high pressure jet machine vacuum suction.
  • The drains along side/centrally of the track to be cleaned periodically with the high pressure jet.
  • The platform track shall be cleaned before commencement of the work and after departure of every train during the time CTS cleaning is in operation.
  • The contractors nominated representative / supervisor in charge shall liaise with the SSE (C&W)/ nominated representative of the railways for disposal of accumulated waste at nominated place.
  • Contractor shall supply all machines including adequate spare, consumables of adequate stock and equipment as per the tender specification and ensure their day-to-day maintenance and supervision.

The criteria of selecting a high pressure jet machine specified by the IR include:

  1. High pressure nozzle having frequency of rotation of turbine 100 cycles per sec. The machine shall have motor mounted vertically on reciprocating type pump having ceramic pistons. The pump shall be made of brass cylinder head. The machine shall be user friendly, lightweight having separate detergent injector, automatic start-stop, rubber-tyre-wheel-mounted trolley, Manometer, double lance and four stage filters.
  2. The high-pressure machine shall be supplied with necessary attachment which can clean drains.
  3. The machine shall be made of anti-corrosive body preferablyABS plastic, galvanised stainless steel, rust & corrosion free body frame. The machine shall have all the protection devices such as overloading protection and overheating protection.
  4. The mechanised system shall have a facility of detergent or chemical injector built in for effective cleaning.
  5. The mechanised system shall also have 0 to 180 bar Continuously Variable Pressure Regulator.
  6. The machine shall have a maximum water discharge rate of 10 to 15 litres / minute.
  7. The mechanised systems for washing tracks shall not draw load of more than 3 KW i.e. 13 to 15 amps.
  8. The machine shall have a facility of self-priming of 1.5 to 3 metres head.
  9. The machine shall work on a maximum inlet water temperature of 60oC.
  10. The weight of the machine shall not be more than 50 to 60kg.

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