very informative again, i assume those gentlemen uncouple the wagons which are ready to be pushed. how do they inform the loco pilot that all is clear? waklie talkies?

Posted by Sandeep Marzara on 2010 Oct 10 17:48:10 +0000

Yes Sandeep, it is a collective effort of all staff coordinating with WTs. The staff at hump yard in turn will operate the panels for setting points and using the retarder at appropriate time.

Posted by Samar on 2010 Oct 10 20:57:43 +0000

very interesting demo! new to most of us..

Posted by Aseem Johri on 2010 Oct 10 22:56:06 +0000

Thanks a lot for sharing something different. Reminded me of similar operations at Itarsi's goods yard in 70s, with WGs doing the pushing, and WDM2s leading the freight trains. The yard is now a pale shadow of what is was then!

Posted by Shirish Paranjape on 2010 Oct 14 08:02:29 +0000