International Technical Conference on “Rail Coach Interiors: Innovation, Safety, Comfort”
International Technical Conference on “Rail Coach
Interiors: Innovation, Safety, Comfort”
With Guidance and
support from Indian Railways and Railway PSU “Rail India Technical and Economic
Service” (RITES), “Institute of Rolling Stock Engineers” (IRSE) and “Indian
Railways Service of Mechanical Engineers Association” (IRSMEA), are organizing
an international technical conference on “ Rail Coach Interiors: Innovation,
Safety, Comfort” at New Delhi on 09th and 10th October,
2015. China, Japan, Italy, Spain, Austria, England, Germany, France and
Australia are likely to attend the conference.
Themes and
sub-themes for the conference are as follows:
1. Ergonomic Rail Coach layouts
and amenities
· Seating and Berthing systems
· Case studies: space
optimization
· Paneling of walls, partitions
and cellings
· Colour schemes: Interiors and
Exteriors
· Flooring systems
2. Passenger Safety, Security and
Accessibility systems
· Vestibules and gangways
· CCTV system for rail transport
applications
· Provision of Automatic
Entrance and Interior Doors
· Window systems
· Ladder arrangements for
climbing on coaches and berths
· Signages on coaches
· Facilities for differently
abled persons
3. Air-conditioning & train
lighting system
· Air conditioning system,
Ducting
· Modern Train lighting system
· Passenger information display
system
4. Hygiene friendly coach toilets
and amenities
· Coach toilets with optimized
space and modern fittings
· Pest and Rodent control
measures
· Dustbins and garbage storage
and disposal system
5. Innovative materials for
interior furnishing and coatings
· Light weight shell and
furnishing materials
· Maintenance free/friendly
furnishing materials
· Cost effective, aesthetically
pleasing and safe materials
· Interior Noise and Dust
reduction measures
6. Tourist, Service Coaches and
equipments
· Luxury coach designs
· Pantry/Hot Buffet cars and
equipments
· Water/Coffee vending machines
7. Financing models for interior
upgradation of coaches
Backgrounder:
Indian Railways
have a total fleet of 62000 coaches (approx.) running in around 12600 trains
and carries over 25 million passengers daily. To meet growing expectations of
the passengers for comfort and safety, there is need to upgrade interiors of
Indian Railway (IR) coaches for better comfort and safety through use of
innovative materials and designs. Majority fleet on Indian Railway coaches is
non-air-conditioned which poses different challenges in their interior designs.
These coaches traverse the length and breadth of the country with varying
climatic conditions. This would require adaptation of proven products and
technologies under IR operating conditions. New ideas and concepts also need to
be tried out.
Research Designs
and Standards Organisation (RDSO) is the R & D arm of Indian Railways
located at Lucknow responsible for R and D works in all railway related
disciplines and leads the process of technology induction. Working directly
under Ministry of Railways, it is also responsible for standardization of all
railway systems on Indian Railways.
RITES Ltd. is a
Government of India Enterprise under the aegis of Indian Railways. An ISO
9001-2008 company, RITES is a multi-disciplinary consultancy organization in
the field of transport, infrastructure and related technologies.
For more
information about the conference website: www.ric.irse.co.in. can be referred.
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