On December 19, 2016, the Ministry of Transport issued Circular 42/2016/TT-BGTVT promulgating the National Technical Regulation on Operation and Maintenance of Urban Railways in Vietnam.
According to the provisions of Circular 42/2016/TT-BGTVT, the contents and methods for comprehensive inspection and trial operation of train carriages in Vietnam are implemented as follows:
Inspection Contents | Inspection Methods |
I. Comprehensive Inspection | |
(a) Installation condition of each equipment part | |
(b) Obstruction remover and height of sand discharge nozzle | (b) Measurement |
(c) Control features of the electric power collection equipment | |
(d) Control and protection features of equipment within the control circuit | |
(đ) Insulation characteristics of the electrical circuit (excluding circuits using batteries, semiconductors, etc.) | (đ) Insulation resistance testing and dielectric strength testing |
(e) Operational features of braking equipment | |
(f) Air leakage in the pneumatic brake control equipment and other pneumatic devices | (f) Measurement |
(g) Capacity of the air compressor and features of accompanying devices (including pressure regulators and safety valves) | (g) Measurement |
(h) Body tilt | (h) Measurement |
(i) Operational features of the automatic door closing equipment | |
(j) Lighting features of lighting devices | |
(k) Operational features of signaling, communication, and broadcasting equipment | |
(l) Operational features of each display equipment | |
(m) Height of linking coupler | (m) Measurement |
(n) Characteristics and operational features of the ATC, ATP, ATS, ATO system | (n) Measurement |
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See the full text of the provisions in Circular 42/2016/TT-BGTVT effective from January 15, 2017.
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