Indian Railways in a bid to cut back its dependency on fossil gas has begun to equip its Linke Hofmann Busch(LHB) coaches with the ‘Head on Technology’ (HOG) system.
Below the HOG system electrical energy provide to run followers, lights, ACs, and different on-board gear on coaches are powered by an electric locomotive without the want of working diesel generator.
With the diminished requirement of an on-board diesel generator set, launched area in energy automobile cum guard van can be utilized for making compartments for an otherwise abled particular person and extra area for a parcel. Such coaches are already below manufacture by railway coach factories and anticipated in service very quickly.
Nevertheless for energy provide association in HOG rake from locomotive it’s utmost vital that the HOG system of rake and locomotive are absolutely practical and free from defect to keep away from any detention and inconvenience to passengers.
Since locomotive and training rakes are maintained at totally different places, therefore, mixed testing of the HOG system is feasible only when the locomotive is connected to rake and in case of any defect possibilities of prepare getting late will increase.
Indian Railways’ Electrical locomotive shed Kanpur has now provided you with a modern answer to beat this constraint.
In a statement issued by the North Central Railway zone of Indian Railways it mentioned,” The Electrical locomotive shed Kanpur by the provision of “check swap” in HOG circuitry which bypasses want of rake being connected to loco to check the functioning of HOG convertor. “
By means of this modern association now locomotive HOG system could be examined independently thus any doable defect could be rectified in time,” it additionally added.
North Central Railway zone is utilizing HOG know-how in 16 out of complete 17 major LHB rakes and saving 75,000 liters diesel yearly by the diminished working of diesel generator units.
Equally,41 locomotives of North Central railway are fitted with HOG convertor to cater all HOG rakes in numerous major prepare on NCR together with Prayagraj Specific, Shramshakti Specific, Humsafar Specific, Shatabdi Specific, Chambal Specific, and so forth.
