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South Central Railway

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Multi Disciplinary Zonal Training Institute - S&T Campus
मौला-अल / सकंदराबाद
Moula-Ali / Secunderabad

Presentation on
Double Line
Block Instrument

P RUDRA CHARY
Sr.Inst / MDZTI (S&T)
 INTRODUCTION

 Block Instrument means an equipment used for safe running of trains

between two block stations to ensure space interval.
 SGE block instrument is used for double line block working.
 One station will have two block instruments, one for station in advance
and another for station in rear.
 INTRODUCTION

 The instrument is simple, compact and robust in

design
 It requires simple regular maintenance and
scheduled overhauling
 It shows three positions of block section for each
line namely
LINE CLOSED,
LINE CLEAR and
TRAIN ON LINE.
 TYPES OF DOUBLE LINE BLOCK INSTRUMENTS
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There are three types.

1.SGE Type – Byculla make,

2.IRS Type – Howrah make and
3.SGE Modified Type – Podanur make.(SCR)

SGE- Siemens General Electric

External Parts
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 Internal Parts
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Bell relay (BXR)
Polarised Relay

Top coil

Bottom coil

Commutator coil

Commutator disc
Commutator bands

Bell coil

Bell gang & hammer

 Internal Parts
TOL LB LC
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TOL(20º) LB-TOL(10º) LB LC

Safe Condition: Armature falls in to Half Notch to lock the Commutator

well in advance of TOL Contact Making, with the provision of Half /Auxiliary
Notch , the commutator is prevented from being turned to line closed and
therefore, the possibility of granting another line clear is avoided
Internal Parts
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 SALIENT FEATURES
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(a) It is Non-Cooperative type block instrument

(b) All operations are @ Receiving end block
(c) It has Commutator Handle for operation &
has 3 positions

i. Line Closed (LB)

ii. Line Clear (LC)
iii. Train on Line (TOL)
 SALIENT FEATURES
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(d) It has Conditional TOL locking i.e.,

BOH (Block Operating Handle) is free to move from
1) LB to LC
2) LC to LB
3) LB to TOL
but the commutator Handle is locked
i) when it is turned from Line Clear to TOL in
connection with train movement and
ii) BOH is not locked when it is turned directly from
Line closed to Train on Line in connection with
shunting
 SALIENT FEATURES
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(e) Line current is 25mA (NT-25mA, PTJ-60-70mA, Daido-110mA )

(f) Suitable both for Non-RE & RE section

(g) POH – 7 years ( NT-10y, Daido-7y, PTJ, UFSBI &SSBPAC-No POH )

(h) Replacement of Block Instruments is

a) Electrical Block B/I - 25 years

b) Electromechanical B/I - 20 years
 BELL CODES
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Beat Meaning
-0- Call attention
-0-0- Line clear enquiry
-0-0-0-(3) Train entered block section
-0-0-0-0-(4) Train cleared block section

-0-0-0-0-0-(5) Line clear cancellation

-0-0- …….0- Testing

(16 beats)
 BLOCK OPERATION (A B)
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SN STATION–A SN STATION-B
(Sending station ) (Receiving station )
1 Press one bell beat- 2 Press one bell beat-
(Call attention) (Acknowledges)
3 Two bell beats- 4 Two bell beats-
Ask for line clear Acknowledges
--- 5 Turns commutator handle
from Line Closed to Line
Clear
6 Top indicator shows 6 Bottom indicator shows Line
Line Clear position Clear position
7 Takes OFF the LSS ---
 BLOCK OPERATION (A B)
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SN STATION–A SN STATION-B
(Sending station ) (Receiving station )
8 Train enters into Block ---
Section, FVT gets actuated
by the passage of train and
LSS returns to ON position
automatically
9 Gives three bell beats – the 10 Acknowledges (repeats
train entered into Block bell beats) and turns
Section. commutator handle to
TOL position.
11 Top indicator shows TOL 11 Bottom indicator shows
– TOL.
 BLOCK OPERATION (A B)
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SN STATION–A SN STATION-B
(Sending station ) (Receiving station )
--- 12 Takes OFF Home Signal
--- 13 After ensuring complete arrival
of train, the Home signal is
normalised.
--- 14 Gives ‘Train out of block section’
signal, keeping the plunger
pressed on the last beat & turns
the Commutator handle to ‘Line
closed’
15. Top indicator shows 15 Bottom indicator shows
LINE CLOSED LINE CLOSED
 ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS
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SN Part Name Resistance Current Voltage

1 Top coil 140 ohms 17 – 25 ma 3.5 V

2 Bottom coil 140 ohms 17 – 25 ma 3.5 V

3 Commutator coil 50 ohms 240 ma 12 V

(Door lock coil)
4 Bell Relay 400 ohms 20 ma 8V

5 Bell coil 48 ohms 250 ma 12 V

6 Polarised Relay 77 ohms 17 – 25 ma 1.9 V

 POWER SUPPLY ARRANGEMENTS
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Application NON-RE AREA RE AREA

Indication battery (9.4 V + line 14 V + line drop

drop)
Bell battery (8 V + line drop) 24 V (BBE)
Telephone battery (3 V to 4.5 V) (3 V to 4.5 V) / 12 V
Local Battery 12 V / 24 V 12 V / 24 V
Extra equipment (i) Block bell unit
(ii) Filter Unit
(iii) Isolation
Transformer 2 No’s
 LINE WIRES
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STN-A NON-RE AREA STN-B

Up Indication
L1

Dn Indication
L2 SGE SGE
BLOCK BLOCK
Bell + Tele phone
L3

E1 E1

E2 E2

E3 E3
 LINE WIRES
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STN-A RE AREA STN-B

Bell Circuit (AC)

L1
Bell Bell

L2 FU L1
FU
TGT Indication TCF Indication(DC)
E1
E2

Tele Telephone Circuit (AC)

Tele

L1 L2
FU
TCF Indication FU TGT Indication(DC)
E2
E1
  Bell Line & Local Circuit
 Presses Bell Plunger  Bell Plunger Un pressed
 Plunger ‘B’ & ‘L’ Contacts Makes  Plunger ‘L’ & ‘R’ Contacts In Make
 Station ‘A’ Bell Supply Connects  ‘BXR’ Relay Picks Up
Positive To Line-3 & Negative To E-3  Locally Single Stroke Bell Sounds

BELL LOCAL S/Stroke S/Stroke BELL LOCAL

CIRCUIT Bell Bell CIRCUIT
XZ XZ
– ve BXR –
BC-N1 BXR BC-N1
ve
BXR BXR
+ ve XC XC +
ve
BC-F1 BC-F1
TS12 TS12

TS13 R4 R3 TS14 R B TS14 TS13

B R R3 R4
BXR BXR
BC-
Bell L3 Line – 3 L3 Bell
BC-
E–3 E–3
Plunger L L Plunger
Contact BC- BC- Contact
BELL & TELEPHONE
LINE CIRCUIT
SATION – A SATION – B

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 Block Bell Equipment
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STN-A STN-B

B24 V

B24 V
SO
N24 V
SO S
N24 V O S
3 3 O R 4
o
AC 40-80 V E BXR
s 150 HZ
c C
11 11 7

XC BXR
B 24
F2
XZ
N 24
 Bell circuit
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STN-A STN-B

BBE BBE
B 24 2 AC DC
3 3
P 10 40-80 V 4
N 24 BXR
11 150 HZ 11
12
5
14
7
XC BXR
B 12/ 24
F2
XZ
N 12/ 24
STATION-A STATION-B
 Block Bell Equipment
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N 24V

24 V

B 24V

AC 40-80 V
150 HZ

B
X
R

N 12/ 24
 Bell circuit in RE area
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Station-A
BC BBE ISO T/F
BBE 2 3 P1
F2 S1

O
S
Block Instrument C
CC
TO STATION ‘B’
CAC
A P1
N2 1 9 TS12 B P L L3 10 R
11 S1
D

Station-B

ISO T/F BBE Block Instrument

S1 P1
3 4 TS13
R BXR XC BXR
CE
CC F2
FROM STATION ‘A’
CT
5 11 AI
12 TS14 XZ
S1 P1
N2
 Commutator Bands
 25
Plunger
12 11

6 ZR3 Circuit
TOL/
LB
10 9
5 ZR3 Circuit
TOL
8 7
4 TOL Indication
TOL
6 5
3 LC Indication
LC
4 3
2 TOL Indication
TOL

2 1
1 LC Indication (GNSR Circuit )
LC

Band No. Band Application

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 Indication Circuits
 26 Train Sending End
L2 TI R2 R1
Train Receiving End PR
TOL LC

E2

L1
BI R2 R1
4 A
Z 3
2 TOL LC N
C R
1
Needle LC- A-N make
E1 Needle TOL- A-R make

BOH-LC ----- 1&3 makes

BOH-TOL---- 2&4 makes
Band No.
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 Line clear Indication
 27

STATION – ‘A’ STATION – ‘B’ L2 TI -R2 R1+

- PR
LC

E2+
-
Band No. - +
L1
BI R2 R1
- A
Z 3
LC N
C +
1
E1 Needle LC &
PR relay A-N make
BOH-LC ----- 1&3 makes

Train movement B to A
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 TOL Indication
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Train Sending End


L2 TI R2 R1 -
Train Receiving End PR
TOL

- -
E2

Band No. -
L1
R2 R1
+ BI A
4
Z
2 TOL
C R
- -

E1
Needle TOL- &
PR relay A-R make
BOH-TOL---- 2&4 makes

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 Indication circuit (pre- wiring from workshop)
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STATION – ‘A’ STATION’B’

BLOCK INST. LINE BLOCK INST

R/R
ZR3 P1 1 2 G1 B/I G2 L1 L1 L2 L2 G3 T/I G4

P LC

N 9.4V +Line drop Z 3 4 E1 E1 E2 E2 R2 R1

PR
TOL
C 5 6

B 9.4 V + Line drop Remove loop from Terminal NO: 2 & 8

LC
Provide a wire from terminal No. 8 to G1
7 8
Remove Wire from P1 to Terminal NO.1
TOL
Provide Wire from P1 to G1

Remove wire from G1 to terminal No.2

Provide a loop from terminal No. 12 to Terminal No.2

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 Indication circuit existing
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STATION – ‘A’ STATION’B’

BLOCK INST. LINE BLOCK INST

R/R
GNSR
ZR3 P1 G1 B/I G2 L1 L1 L2 L2 G3 T/I G4

P Remove loo
Provide a w
N 9.4V+ Line drop Z 3 4 E1 E1 E2 E2 R1 R2
PR
TOL
C 5 6 Remove Wire from
B 9.4V+Line drop from G1 to termina
LC
7 8
Provide a loop
TOL

VPR HOME TPR HOME RECR

2 1 N24V

LC GNSR GNSR
B24V
12
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TOL
 Indication circuit (RE Area)
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TS2 TS1 TS3 TS4

T1 T2 T3 T4

N14V + LD Z
C
B14V+ LD
 Filter Unit wiring details
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Note: Take off the plugs before touching any terminals in Filter unit
Terminal nos. in Terminal nos. in
the block instt. STATION – A STATION – B the block instt.

TS16 Iso. T/f – PAIR - 1 Iso. T/f – TS16

1 1
5 1 1 5

470 Ω
TELE & Up Line C.T

1120 Ω

1120 Ω
C.T 2- Indication Circuit 2- .

470 Ω
T6 3 34 T6
8 . 4 8

24+Ve TS12
Iso. T/f – PAIR - 2 Iso. T/f –
2 2
BLOCK

BLOCK
5 1 1 5
EQPT.

EQPT.
470 Ω

470 Ω
BELL

BELL
BELL & Down
1120 Ω

1120 Ω
C.T 2- Line Indication 2- C.T
L3 3 34 L3
8 . 4 Circuit . 8

T1 E1
T2 To
E1
1 Earth
3
To 2 E2
1 4
Earth 3 3 5 7
E2 3 7 5 To LD
4 1 5
2 4 6 8 Earth
To LD 5 4
2 6 8
Earth
TS TS TS TS4
1 2 3 L1
TS TS TS TS
L1 1 2 3 4
Dn Line Ind
L2 Dn Line Ind L2
Up Line Ind Up Line Ind

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 LSS Clearance Circuit
Train Sending station
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RELAY BC
ROOM BC RELAY ROOM
PR RELAY
B24V 6TPR S6RR S6DR
A1
F2 TOL LC SR1 SR2
LCPR
LCPR
R N
LCPR S6DR N2
SR1

SR2 SR1
SR1 SR2
TOL BUZZ
SR2 6TPR SR1 SR2 LCPR LSS-RR LSS-RR LSS-RR N2

LSS-DECR

LSS-DR
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Block Clearance
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VPR
 Commutator Lock
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B24
HOME
ZR1 ZR2 ZR3 DR HR UGR COHR UECR RECR VPR Commutator
H2 M1 M2
coil
ZR1 ZR2 ZR3 RECR UECR VPR
N24 B P V

NO
 Maintenance schedule
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SN ACTIVITY ESM JE SSE

1 Check the locking and sealing. F M Q

2 Check the SM key lock working. F M Q

3 Check whether the instrument is due for - M Q

overhaul, and the register maintained as

4 Check and ensure full deflection of F M Q

indicators.

5 Check the polarized relay returning to its F M Q

normal position when no current is flowing
BXR 50Ω
BXR BUZZER M2 TOL M1
R
B L
48 Ω
XZ XC L3 BZ+ BZ - TS12 V
BELL

H1 H2 V1 Q Q1 TS13 R4 XR R3
400Ω

PR
R A N LC A1 TOL P P1 TS14 G3 G4 R1 R2
77Ω
PR
L1 E1 L2 E2 TGT 140Ω
Z C

1 2
3 4 DOTTED
T5 T6 TS16 T1 T2 TR GREEN LINE
5 6
WIRING TO
7 BE
500V 1mf PROVIDED
TCF 140Ω
Inductio G1 G2
FOR
1 2
n coil INTRODUCIN
LC G OF GNSR
3 4 CIRCUIT
TOL Remove loop from
5 6 Provide Wire from
LC to V1
7 8 Remove loop fro
& 8
TOL Provide a wire f
9 10
to G1
TOL
11 12 Remove Wire from
TOL NO.1
LB 39 Provide Wire from
 Maintenance schedule
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SN ACTIVITY ESM JE SSE

6 Check that electrical and F M Q

mechanical locks are in proper
condition.
7 Check all contacts are clean and F M Q
free from pitting.
8 Check all springs are in good F M Q
condition and kept properly
adjusted.
9 Check that all terminal screws, lock F M Q
nuts and locking screws are kept
tight and split pins opened
 Safety Checks
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1. Check that commutator gets locked first before the TOL

indication appears when BOH is turned from LC-TOL
position.

2. Armature falls into half notch to lock the commutator well

in advance before TOL contact not making.

3. Check that commutator is not locked in TOL position when

it is turned from LB-TOL

4. Ensure that SM’s key can’t be extracted in unlocked

position.
 Safety Checks
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5. SM’s key when taken out shall lock the handle in any of
three positions

6. LSS can’t be taken off with out line clear

7. LSS once taken off, should not go to ON position when

BOH is disturbed from LC
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