(a) the total number of Railway Accident Relief Cranes of different
specifications which are operational and presently available with the Railways,
zone-wise;
(b) the percentage of imported cranes among them;
(c) whether there is any shortage of these cranes with the Railways; and
(d) the steps that are being proposed to make up this shortfall?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS(SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) A statement is attached.
(b) 51.7% (46 imported cranes out of a total of 89 Accident Relief cranes).
(c) & (d): No, Madam. The beats of the existing Accident Relief Cranes are
prescribed in a manner to cover all sections of the railway network,except certain
isolated,low traffic density sections, where alternate means of re-railing equipment
have been provided.
Moreover,Jamalpur Workshop/Eastern Railway is manufacturing Broad Gauge Accident
Relief Cranes to meet the requirement arising out of further gauge conversions, new
lines, etc.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1233 BY SHRI
A. VENKATA RAMI REDDY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.11.2009 REGARDING RAILWAY
ACCIDENT RELIEF CRANES.
(a) Zone-wise Statement of Railway Accident Relief Cranes of different specifications
operational and presently available with the Railways.
Railway 140 T Crane 120 T Crane 65 T Crane 35 T Crane (BG) (BG) (BG) (MG)
Central Railway 5 - - -
Eastern Railway 5 - - -
Northern 8 - - - Railway
North Eastern 1 - - 4 Railway
Northeast 4 - - 3 Frontier
Southern 3 - - 3 Railway
South Central 5 - - 1 Railway
South Eastern 4 1 - - Railway
Western Railway 4 - - 3
East Central 5 - - 3 Railway
East Coast 4 3 - - Railway
North Railway 2 - 1 - Central
North Western 3 1 - 3 Railway
South East 2 - - - Central Railway
South Western 2 - - - Railway
West Central 4 - 1 - Railway
Konkan Railway 1 - - -
TOTAL 62 5 2 20