Maligaon, October 23 (MExN): In a bid to provide a safe and comfortable journey, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has undertaken several track renewal works in September.
According to NFR Chief Public Relations Officer Sabaysachi De, several track maintenance works have been carried out to enhance safety and increase speed of running trains. He said 16.53 Km of plain tracks have been deep screened by cleaning impervious layer of dust, sand ashes etc from ballast during the month of September, making a cumulative progress of 103.06 Km from April to September this year.
Through Sleeper Renewal of 12.81 TKM have been done during the month of September making a cumulative progress of 61.01 TKM up to the month. Through Turnout Renewals of 18.5 equivalent sets have been done in September, making a cumulative progress of 83 sets up to the month. 16 numbers of bridges have been rehabilitated during the month of September, 2022 making a cumulative progress of 96 numbers bridges.
Moreover, 1546.24 kilometres of track have been tested by USFD (Ultra Sonic Flaw Detection) machine during the month of September, making a cumulative progress of 10529.18 kilometres up to the month. USFD technique is carried out to detect flaws like cracks and timely removal of defective rails for safety, he said.
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