IRFCA's two day visit to the Regional Rail Museum Chennai on 16th August and 17th August 2008. Actions covered: 1. YAM1 21909 plinthed at RRM (includes Cab shots) 2. New Model Railway at the Museum Gallery 3. IRFCA pictures at the Museum Gallery 4. Joy Ride in the Toy Train (including a Footplate Ride) 5. Re-railing of YDM1R 6015 (using Hydraulic Jacks, Traverser) Pictures by Gowri Sankar R, IRFCA Chennai.
A little more lift is done.
The wheels come out of the floor.
A khalasi ventures under the loco to try removing the cattleguard.
Another Khalasi tries to remove the cattleguard.
The visitors to the RRM stopped by to watch the loco being lifted.
The heavy bar is positioned below the loco and before the bogie. This is to facilitate the dragging of the loco using the bar as the base. It was a superb technique.
A jack is positioned on the slide and kept on the bar. The slider would be moved using a hydraulic traverser, there by the entire loco is moved.
The hydraulic traverser is connected to the slider.
The traverser is locked on the other side. Thanks to a lock that fits into the perforated holes on the bar.
The centre jack on the bar is powered up and it holds the loco now. The jacks 1 and 2 which did the job earlier was now powered down and the workers move it out to fit in the rear.
These jacks were pretty heavy and requires two men to carry them.
Now the rear of the loco is lifted using the jacks, while the front is already lifted.
Slowly the sunken wheels come out.
The khalasi clears the rubble beneath it.
It requires tremendous energy. This khalasi was sweating like anything.