Workplace of the station shunting dispatcher. Who is a shunting dispatcher on the railway and what are his duties. From locomotives to movers

Table 5.1 List of units of operational personnel

The workplace of the DSC is located at the location of the railway administration - in Sosnogorsk, the workplaces of the DNCO, DNCV - at the location of the railway department - in Sosnogorsk, the rest of the workplaces are located on the territory of the station. To maintain and maintain funds and most information technology at the station in the building of the dispatch center, a group of the department of the automated control system of the stations of the road ITC is organized. The sector includes an engineer on duty, a programmer, an ACS technologist.

5.2 Operational subordination

Organizational structure operational subordination of staff units is shown in fig. 5.2. Relationships between personnel units reflect the operational subordination relations determined by the functions of each unit in the conditions automated control.

The senior operational worker in the shift is DNCO. However, DSZG and DSZO determine its work, since it plans for a longer perspective.

The head of the station and his deputies are responsible for the profitability of the station, as the leading economy of the road department. As control actions, they use the opportunity to participate in the establishment of long term(decade, month) of indicators of the technical work plan of the station, and on a daily basis - to participate in the adoption of the work plan for the coming day. During the day, they monitor the progress of the daily plan according to operational control data. In addition, he is engaged in an operational analysis of the work of the station at the end of the shift, determines the measures necessary to prevent or eliminate difficulties that have arisen in the work.

DNCO is responsible for the implementation of the established indicators of the daily work plan of the road department and specific stations as well. To organize the work of each shift team of the road department, the First Shift DNCO forms a shift work plan for the stations of its road department based on the daily plan. As control actions, he uses the choice of the most profitable jobs during his shift, followed by the issuance of tasks. In addition, he establishes special tasks for heavy-weight trains and trains of more distant destinations, restrictions on the departure of trains, plans the use of locomotives. Second shift DNCCO draws up a shift plan based on the current state of the daily plan.

DNCV is responsible for organizing local work at the road department. He participates in the preparation of the daily and shift work plan and monitors their implementation. Enters information about local trains that originated within the boundaries of the department and are sent to the marshalling yard.

The DSC is responsible for fulfilling the indicators of the daily work plan of its station and the operational plans received from the DNCO. As control actions, he uses the possibilities operational planning the processes of receiving trains, organizing the preparation of tanks for loading, supplying them to the loading front and departure of laden trains, shunting movements over a three-hour period. DSP, DSPG, TCHD are directly subordinate to the DSC

TCHD is responsible for the implementation of the plan for providing locomotives with the schedule threads. To do this, he uses the nominal work schedule of the teams and receives every 1.5 hours applications for locomotives that are not covered by the nominal schedule.

5.3 Rights and obligations of personnel involved in planning

Professions related to planning, from the point of view of new information technology, are divided into three categories:

Executing the received plans by planning the work of their subordinates (DSC);

Executing the received plans by performing work operations (DSP);

Ensuring the functioning of planning tasks (DNTSO, DNTsV, TCHD);

Execute plans received from higher (by structure) commanders, regardless of how they were received (with or without a computer);

Draw up work plans for subordinates;

Bring the plans to the performers;

Monitor the implementation of issued plans;

They have a right:

Plan the work of subordinates using a computer;

In case of disagreement with the work plans of subordinates received from the computer, cancel them or correct them or recalculate them according to new data;

Monitor the implementation of received or issued plans with the help of a computer;

Determine the need to recalculate plans;

Require subordinates to speed up the implementation of plans issued to them;

Persons of professions of the second category are obliged:

Execute plans received from superior commanders, regardless of how they are received (with or without a computer)

They have a right:

Apply to a higher commander with a request to change the received plan (if it is impossible to implement it);

Request to the computer any information on the scope of their duties.

Persons of professions of the third category are obliged:

Timely and efficiently prepare and enter input information into the computer in accordance with the instructions;

Analyze the reasons for not using computers for operational planning and cases of staff disagreement with the recommendations of the computer;

Organize and control the technological process of maintenance and improvement of planning tasks.

They have a right:

Use computers to analyze the reasons for not using it in operational planning and cases of staff disagreement with the recommendations;

Coordinate (approve) a change in the form of input and output information.

Structure operational management The work of the Minsk-Sortirovochny station is shown in Figure 3.1. The shift manager at the station is station dispatcher (DSCS). He is promptly subordinated to: DSP, DSPG, DSPP, DSPO, employees of the VET, PKO, STC, shunting and drafting teams, employees of the commodity office.

Station dispatcher (DSCS) provides:

– development of current plans for the train and freight work of the station for 3-hour periods in accordance with the train formation forecasts issued by the ACS SS;
- organization of the implementation of the shift plan for the reception and departure of trains and cargo work;
– coordination of actions of employees of other farms that ensure the operation of the station;
– effective use technical means station, wagon and locomotive parks;
– operational management of the work of sorting humps and shunting locomotives, rational distribution of sorting work;
- well-coordinated work between DSP, DSPG in matters of the order of reception, departure, disbandment of trains and transfers, the passage of locomotives;
- timely organization of the delivery of local cargo;
– control over the fulfillment by employees of changing the requirements of PTE and IDP, as well as safety rules;
– performance of adjustment tasks;
- monitoring the implementation of the plan for the formation and schedule of trains;
– control of the state of labor and technological discipline in the shift;
- provision of "windows" for repair, replacement, preventive inspection of technical facilities;
- adjustment of the specialization of the tracks of the marshalling yard;
– keeping records of the implementation of the shift and current work plans using the data of the GIR;
– presentation of local transfer trains in SP-2 for commercial inspection (PKO-2);
– informing the employees of PTO-3, PTO-4 about the completion of the formation of a local transfer train on the tracks of SP-2;

In the process of work, the DSCS in the program module of the schedule of work performed (GIR) is obliged to record all delays in the advancement of car traffic, indicating the reasons:

- failure to comply with the schedule of passenger trains;
– untimely export of trains;
– delays in the circulation of transmissions in the node;
– difficulties in the operation of the sorting hill;
– delays of train locomotives;
– non-compliance with the specified norms of idle time of wagons;
– identification in the departure parks of non-approaches of the centers of the axles of the automatic couplers of wagons.

At the end of the duty, the DSCS reports on the work to the head of the station or his deputy with a call, if necessary, to the workers of the station or other farms who are guilty of non-fulfillment of the shift work plan or violation of discipline.

The management of the reception, departure, passage of trains, shunting work and processing of trains in the parks of the DSCS is carried out through the DSP, DSPG, DSPP, DSPO. The orders of the DSCS to ensure the timely and safe reception, departure and passage of trains, the performance of maneuvers, as well as the uninterrupted operation of the station's technical facilities are mandatory for employees of all facilities associated with the processing, reception and departure of trains.

DSCS is responsible for the tasks and functions assigned to it, ensuring traffic safety and safety of transported goods, organizing the reception, departure, passage of trains according to the train schedule, ensuring labor discipline subordinates.

The operating technology of the Minsk-Sortirovochny station is based on the method of dispatching control over the disbanding and formation of trains and local work, which ensures the best use of technical means and the shortest time spent by cars at the station. The method is based on a dynamic model of the station operation, implemented on the ACS SS computer and providing a numbered record of the presence and location of cars on the station tracks.

Guided current plan work, information about the approach of trains, the presence and location of cars on the tracks and points of the station, as well as the recommendations of the ACS SS DSCS establishes the order of disbanding and formation of trains, rationally distributing work at the end of the formation between sorting devices.

To reduce the time spent at the station by cars that require accelerated delivery to their destination, a priority mode of their processing can be applied, which provides for priority maintenance, disbanding, formation and departure of trains containing such cars, as well as (until the upcoming arrival of such cars at the station) accumulation of a group passing wagons in such a way that the arriving wagons of accelerated delivery complete the accumulation of the train.

For the smooth passage and processing of car flows, the DSCS carries out regulatory measures for the processing and departure of trains, the redistribution of work between individual sorting devices, shunting areas and parks.

The most effective measures are:

- timely processing of trains, determining the rational sequence of their disbanding, taking into account the completion of the accumulation of trains in different bundles of the marshalling yard, the maximum reduction of inter-operational intervals;
- timely release of tracks for receiving trains by combining short trains on one track;
– release of a hump of medium capacity from the processing of local wagons, wagons from repair, etc.;
– release of hump locomotives from carrying out operations for upsetting wagons due to the maximum use of locomotives operating on exhaust tracks for pulling up wagons in the depth of the marshalling yard;
- redistribution of shunting facilities with the allocation of an additional locomotive to work on the hill;
– organization of work of 2 hump locomotives by the flow-ring method with the organization of parallel thrusting of trains onto the hump;
– early preparation of the tracks of the shipping yard for rearranging the trains accumulated in the marshalling yard.

By the end of the duty, the DSCS must create the conditions for normal work for the incoming shift, including:

- to ensure the availability of free tracks for the unhindered reception of trains;
- prepare the compositions for dissolution;
- prepare the tracks of the marshalling yard for the dissolution of the next trains;
- prepare trains for departure at the beginning of the work of the next shift in accordance with the operational plan and timetable.

To implement effective operational control over the operation of the main areas of the station workplace DSCS is located in the control room of the Central control post in front of the information board. It is equipped with the following devices:

- a personal computer included in the ACS SS network;
– direct telephone connection with DNCU, DSPP-3, DSPP-4, DSPTs-4, PTO-1, PTO-3, PTO-4;
- radio communication with the drivers of shunting locomotives, train compilers and PKO workers;
– two-way parking communication.

Station attendants (DSP).

Reception, departure and passage of trains, performance of shunting work within their area while ensuring traffic safety and safety of transported goods, as well as the passage of train locomotives, is carried out solely by DSP-1 and DSP-2 in their area in accordance with the station's TRA. To ensure the assigned tasks, the DSP are obliged to:

– to negotiate on the movement of trains with the DNC TsUP, DSP of neighboring stations and TCHD;
- manage the reception and departure of trains, prepare routes for the reception and departure of trains;
– carry out the passage of locomotives from the depot and to the depot.
– carry out intra-station rearrangements of trains from park to park;
- transfer centralized arrows to the local control operator MP-3 (for DSP-2);
- keep a journal of inspection of tracks, turnouts, signaling devices, communications and contact networks (form DU-46);
- when switching to telephone means of communication, control the issuance of DSPP-3, DSPP-4, DSPO-3 permits for the passage of prohibitory indications of exit (route) traffic lights and the occupation of the haul;
– control the issuance of DSPP-3, DSPO-3, DSPP-4 warnings for trains departing at Baranovichi, Brest, Molodechno, Osipovichi, Gomel, Orsha and Minsk-Passenger stations;
– control the presentation of wagons and trains to maintenance and commercial inspection of DSPP-3, DSPO-3, DSPP-4;
- control the work of the operator with the DSP for maintaining a train traffic log (form DU-3), a log of train telephone messages (form DU-47 when switching to telephone communications), a log of dispatching orders (form DU-58), a book for recording warnings for trains (f. DU-60);
- notify the operator of the centralization post about the arrival of trains at CP-1, the operators of MP-2 and MP-6 about the arrival of locomotives on the track at the direction of the DSPG;
- turn on and off from the control panel the disconnectors of the contact network with motor drives;
- to control the fixing of trains and cars on the tracks PP-1, POP-3, POP-4 according to the report of the park attendants and the operator of the centralization post;
- transfer registered orders to park duty officers for issuing permits to occupy a haul or pass a route (exit) traffic light.
- when performing track work at the station, notify employees of adjacent farms about the movement of trains, locomotives, etc.

Workplaces of the chipboard are located in the CPA building.

Operators at DSP.

Timely and reliable input and transmission of information related to train operation in the ACS SS and maintaining the established forms of accounting and reporting are performed by operators at the DSP.

In order to perform the functions assigned to them, the operator at the DSP is obliged:

- keep a train traffic log in the AWP (form DU-3);
- to accept dispatcher orders with their entry in the journal of dispatcher orders (form DU-58);
- before the arrival of each train, receive information from train dispatchers about arriving trains;
- notify the station worker about the time of arrival of the train, about the route of the train locomotives from the arriving trains and the need to deliver documents;
– after the train has departed, enter information about the dispatched train into ASUSS.
– to negotiate on the movement of trains (for receiving, proceeding and departure with the attendants of neighboring stations);
– keep a book of wagons uncoupling from the trains of its formation in the POP-3 and POP-4 depots;
- in the event of a malfunction of the auto-blocking action and the transition to telephone means of communication, keep a log of train telephone messages (f. DU-47);
- enter information in a timely manner into the software module for generating a schedule for the work performed, in accordance with existing orders and instructions;
– to keep records of the downtime of train locomotives at the station upon arrival, departure and turnover using the GIR or manually;
– Negotiate with DNCU and depot attendant on tying locomotives to departing trains;
- receive telegrams-applications for warnings through the ETEL software;
- on the basis of telegrams, verify and enter warnings into the AWP Prev in accordance with the requirements of the PTE and IDP;
– display for DSCS composition formation forecast;
– enter the text of telegrams into the ETEL software and transmit them at the direction of the station management and DSCS;
- timely enter information into the ACS SS about the arrival, departure and passage of trains;
- at the direction of the chipboard, issue warnings to train and locomotive drivers.

Hill duty officer (DSPG).

DSPG provides disbanding and formation of compositions on the basis of sorting sheets issued by ACS SS. When organizing the disbandment of trains, he is guided by the orders of the DSCS, issued on the basis of the recommendations of the ACS SS. In order to fulfill its tasks, the DSPG performs the following duties:

– manages the hump operators and organizes the work of the shift for the timely completion of tasks for the dissolution and formation of trains while ensuring the safety of train traffic, shunting work and the safety of rolling stock;
– ensures efficient use of the marshalling yard and shunting locomotives;
– supervises the observance by the workers of the marshalling yard of safety regulations and traffic safety.
- keeps a log of inspection of tracks, turnouts, signaling and communication devices of the form DU-46;
– controls the correct formation of trains in accordance with the PTE;
– controls the securing and fencing of local transfer trains in SP-2;
- Keeps records of the work of the marshalling yard according to the log form DU-31.

Duty officer of the centralization post (DSPC-4).

Dispatch management of the local work of the station is carried out by the duty officer of the station post MG-4 DSPC-4, who, based on the data of the number record of the location of local cars in the station parks, on the fronts of loading and unloading, forecasting the arrival of local cars at the station, plans and organizes the supply and cleaning of cars from local station points, and also supervises the work of a low-power hump, a local locomotive and a train compiler for the formation of combined trains, subforming the supply of local cars, and also supervises the work of a train compiler VChD-1 and a locomotive VChD-1 when performing maneuvers in the PMR-5 area .

The duties of DSPC-4 also include:

- provide efficient work low-power slides for the formation of prefabricated trains and a shunting locomotive of local work;
- to keep the number accumulation of cars on the tracks of the PMR-5 fleet using ACS SS;
– perform rearrangement of local wagons from SP-2 tracks to POP-4 tracks in ACS SS;
- enter data into the ACS SS about the location of the shunting locomotive of local work;
– supervise local work on GIR;
- to control the fixing of cars by the compiler of trains on the tracks of the PMR-5 fleet.
– accounting for the receipt of faulty cars for repairs, maintaining a special book for numbering the location of faulty cars on the VChD-1 tracks
– notification of customers about the supply of wagons and the closure of crossings for the time of employment of cargo and baggage acceptors;
- move the arrows with a kurbel in case of a malfunction of the signaling system (in case of loss of position control).

Park attendants (DSPP, DSPO).

To ensure technological operations for fixing, presenting for maintenance and commercial inspection, station document management, station parks have jobs for park attendants. The duties of DSPP-3, DSPO-3, DSPP-4 include:

– presentation of trains and wagons for maintenance and commercial inspection;
- keeping a book of presenting freight fleet cars for maintenance (f. VU-14);
– keeping a book of combined inspection of the transfer train “on the go”
– delivery of transportation documents to the driver of the train locomotive. The driver certifies the receipt of documents with his signature in Book of acceptance and delivery of transportation documents(GU-48 or DU-40).
- request for ready-made warnings from the AWS Pre and issuing them to all cargo and passenger trains departing from the parks of the station and stopping points of the Institute of Culture and Stolichny);
- in case of violation of the normal operation of the signaling devices, at the direction of the chipboard, prepare a route, check the freeness of the tracks and the correctness of the preparation of the route;
- according to the telephone message of the chipboard, the issuance of permits for trains to occupy the haul and the passage of prohibitory indications of output and route traffic lights;
– after receiving an order for the departure of a train, which includes wagons with dangerous goods, copying the order and handing it to the driver along with transportation documents;
– maintenance of pneumatic mail devices for receiving and sending transportation documents;
- transmission of information to the VChD about the composition of the train (weight, axles);
- fixing the rolling stock on the tracks of the fleet with brake shoes, removing the means of securing;
- report to the chipboard about fixing trains and cars, removing brake shoes on the station tracks.

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QUALIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS AND GRADES OF PAYMENT FOR THE POSITIONS OF HEADS OF SPECIALISTS AND EMPLOYEES ON THE INDUSTRIAL TARIFF ... Actual in 2018

Railway station shunting dispatcher

10 - 11 digits

Job responsibilities. Carries out planning, organization and operational management of shunting work on the disbanding and formation of trains, the supply and cleaning of local cars, the implementation of adjustment tasks for the departure of empty cars in accordance with the current work plan of the station, the traffic schedule and the train formation plan. Brings the plan and procedure for the production of work to the direct executors, informs employees about the presence of wagons with goods of special categories on the tracks of the station. Coordinates the work of shunting areas and sorting devices (hills, exhaust tracks), access roads, loading and unloading units, ensuring the efficient use of technical means, track development of the station and access roads, shunting locomotives. Manages the work of the station technology center processing of train information and transportation documents. Establishes the sequence and procedure for disbanding trains, makes adjustments to the sorting list, monitors the accumulation of cars according to the destinations of the train formation plan. Determines the sequence of preparation of transportation documents for the formed trains. Provides timely exhibition of trains to the departure park. Controls and ensures the implementation of technical standards for the presence of wagons at the station. Supervises the work of an integrated team of shifts, evaluates the quality of work of each employee. Requests and receives information about the decomposition of trains upon arrival, the presence of trains and wagons on the tracks of the station, and other information from the road computer center and the station's automated control system. Maintains a dispatching schedule for the implementation of shunting work, accounting for the work of shunting teams. Analyzes the performance of shift tasks of shunting work. Carries out operational management of a single shift of the station, conducts current planning of the station's work for 4-6-hour periods, organizes the implementation of the plan in the absence of a station dispatcher on staff. Monitors compliance by employees with traffic safety rules and shunting work established by the Rules for the technical operation of railways Russian Federation, Instructions for the movement of trains and shunting work on the railways of the Russian Federation, Instructions for signaling on the railways of the Russian Federation, the requirements of orders, orders and instructions of the Ministry of Railways of Russia, the railway, the railway department for organizing traffic and shunting work, traffic safety and rules for labor protection and safety. Instructs shift workers on safety measures, monitors compliance with labor and technological discipline.

Must know: Rules for the technical operation of railways of the Russian Federation; Instructions for the movement of trains and shunting work on the railways of the Russian Federation; Instructions for signaling on the railways of the Russian Federation; Instructions for ensuring the safety of train traffic during the performance of maintenance and repair of signaling devices; Instructions for ensuring the safety of train traffic in the course of track work; Safety rules and liquidation procedure emergencies with dangerous goods when transported by railways of the Russian Federation; orders and instructions of the Ministry of Railways of Russia, the railway, the department of the railway; methodological, normative and other guidance materials on the terms of reference; technical and administrative act and technological process of the station operation; traffic schedule and train formation plan; Rules for the carriage of goods; rules and regulations on labor protection, safety and industrial sanitation; Fire safety rules for railway transport; fundamentals of economics and production management; Regulations on employee discipline railway transport Russian Federation; Regulation on working hours and rest hours of railway transport workers; the principle and rules for using dispatching communication devices and microprocessor equipment in the ASUSS operating conditions; performance indicators of the railway station.

Requirements for qualification in the ranks of the payment. Higher professional (technical) education and at least 1 year of work experience in positions related to train traffic, or secondary vocational (technical) education and work experience in positions related to train traffic, at least 3 years.

10th category: when working as a shunting dispatcher at class II stations;

11 category: when working as a shunting dispatcher at out-of-class stations and stations of class I.

station master supervises the work of the plant and bears full responsibility for the achievement of plant performance indicators and established tasks. Manages cargo and commercial operations deputy head of the station for cargo and commercial work (DSZM or DSM). Directly in public places, the work is supervised by chiefs (managers) of cargo areas (yards). With small amounts of work in non-public areas, this work is performed by senior receivers... With a significant amount of work in non-public areas, a position may be introduced Deputy head of the station for access roads.

Large (out-of-class) freight stations have chief engineer (DSG) responsible for developing, updating and implementing technological process, development and implementation of measures to ensure traffic safety, labor protection and safety of workers. He is responsible for the rational use of technical means and devices, analyzes the operation of the station. In the absence of the position of chief engineer, his functions are performed by the deputy head of the station.

The operational management of the station is entrusted to Deputy Chief of the Station for Operational Work (DSZD)... He exercises control over the implementation of daily and shift plans, compliance with the technological process, ensuring traffic safety. The direct management of operational work is carried out by shift workers: DSC, shift engineer for cargo and commercial work, station attendant (DSP)... Each of them performs duties in accordance with job descriptions.

DSC - shunting dispatcher(in everyday life, a shunting dispatcher), manages all work on the implementation of the shift plan of the cargo station. Taking up duty, he gets acquainted with the operational orders, the daily plan for loading and unloading cargo, studies the applications of shippers for the shipment of cargo, the position of the wagon fleet at the station, access roads and approaches to the station. At the beginning of the shift, the DSC brings the work plan to the executors, and in the process of duty adjusts it for four-hour periods, depending on the operational situation at the station.

Throughout its duty, the DSC conducts work schedule (GIR) necessary for operational planning and management of shunting, cargo and train work, a qualitative analysis of the work per shift, which records the occupation of tracks at cargo points, the progress of loading and unloading, the time for supplying and cleaning wagons, the number of wagons waiting for loading or unloading.

Cargo operator- maintains operational records of cargo sorting on the sorting platform, the work of the container point and vehicles for the delivery and export of cargo, numbered records of the presence and location of local wagons.

Supervision of the progress of loading and unloading of wagons is carried out by transceiver, using a portable terminal to communicate with the shunting controller, shippers, consignees and commodity office.

In the process of dispatching guidance, information is used on the approach of trains and cargo, the progress of cargo operations, the presence, purpose and location of cars on station tracks, loading and unloading fronts and access roads, etc.

The workplaces of the DSC and the shift engineer (senior technician) for cargo and commercial work will be equipped with the necessary means of communication, information boards, industrial television installations, and computer equipment.

shift engineer(senior technician) for cargo and commercial work ensures the implementation of a shift plan for cargo work in common areas, carries out current planning, records the availability of free places in warehouses and operational control over the implementation of the plan for loading and unloading and sorting small shipments in public places. He coordinates the work plan with DSC, the head of the production site mechanized distance of loading and unloading operations (MCh) and dispatcher of the trucking enterprise, and also monitors the timely preparation for loading, supply, placement and cleaning of wagons from the cargo fronts of public places, keeps operational records of cargo work.

Station duty officer (DSP)- carries out direct management of the reception, disbandment, formation and departure of trains, control over the commercial and technical inspection of trains.

Head of the Agency for Corporate Transport Services (AFTO)- exercises control over the implementation of the plan for loading and unloading cargo, execution of cargo transportation documents, settlements with consignors and consignees, maintaining established forms of accounting and reporting.

Head of the cargo area,- ensures the fulfillment of loading plans for cargo work in public places and access roads, monitors the timely supply and placement of wagons on cargo fronts, organizes the execution of loading and unloading operations.

The effectiveness of operational management and interaction of all departments of the cargo station largely depends on the means of information transmission, which constitute an organic part of the technology of the station.

In addition to the already mentioned types of communication, the cargo stations use the Sling system, which provides mutual calling and negotiation between the acceptance officers, crane operators, the senior acceptance officer, the checkpoint workers and the automobile dispatcher.

DSC manages a single shift of the station, consisting of employees of transportation services, freight and commercial work, locomotive, wagon, signaling and communications, access roads, ports and road transport. The organization of a single shift makes it possible to ensure coherence in the work of the cargo station, the fulfillment of government orders and contractual obligations. Directly subordinate to the DSC are train compilers, shunting locomotive drivers, and a commercial agent.

Depending on local conditions and the scope of work, the division of responsibilities between the DSC, the shift engineer for cargo and commercial work and the DSP may change. In particular, in the absence of a shift engineer at the station, his duties are performed by the DSC, and if there is no DSC position, the management of shunting and cargo work at the station is carried out by the DSC.

In the process of managing cargo work, information interaction with the clientele, which is carried out on a contractual basis, is of great importance. Preliminary cargo information is transmitted to consignees by teletype or telephone in accordance with the concluded agreements.

A railroad is a large organism with many locations, tracks, and jobs. Have you thought about where the formation of trains from individual cars takes place and who is in charge of this? In this article, you can get acquainted with the principles of organizing work at marshalling yards and find out who is the person who controls everything that happens.

What is a sorting station

The essence of the work of marshalling yards is that wagons are sorted there depending on such parameters as:

types of cargo;
who is the sender and recipient;
which direction is chosen.

In order to be able to carry out all the work, the station has slides (different in power), exhaust tracks and marshalling yards.

What is the advantage for Russian railways of having marshalling stations? The train (through) train formed there will easily pass a large number of station points on the way to a certain destination, significantly increasing the speed of cargo transportation. In addition, this maneuver helps to reduce freight traffic in terms of their cost.

Organization of shunting operations at the station

Integrated shunting teams are organized for the work being carried out. This means that in addition to the main representatives of such a team (locomotive driver and train compiler), this includes workers in the technical field.

Such an indicator as the speed with which the dissolution of wagons at marshalling yards takes place depends on the power of the braking means. In accordance with this, it is adjusted. It is also important what is the technical condition of the train, the characteristics of the track development and the presence of favorable weather conditions. Setting the right speed for such a process will be a significant indicator in increasing the level of safety of work in an integrated team.

The specifics of the work of the shunting dispatcher

All these complex operations related to the organization of the process of formation and distribution of trains are carried out under the guidance of one person. So, who is the shunting dispatcher on railway? This is a specialist who controls the movement of shunting trains, sends a shunting team to various access roads in order to clean or supply wagons. He also distributes tasks between the performers of this difficult task, the composers of the trains.

The dispatcher concentrates all kinds of data related to the operation of the station: information about arriving trains, about planned detachments and connections, about technical and commercial defects, and so on. The shunting superintendent himself is subordinate to the train dispatcher, who manages the movement of trains in the section with not one, but with several stations.

Requirements for appointment

To get this job, you need to match not only your inner qualities, but also meet the official selection criteria. This includes the presence of higher (specialist) or secondary (professional) education. In the first case, work experience of at least a year in an organization for the operation of railway transport is required. In the second - work experience in a similar place for at least 3 years.

There are also special conditions To be eligible for this job:

It is required to undergo a briefing related to labor protection, industrial and fire safety.
It is necessary to undergo a medical examination (primary, regular and unscheduled if necessary).

Knowledge and skills required in the work of a station shunting dispatcher

Since one person manages a large number of people and teams, then he must possess a considerable amount of knowledge and skills. Here are the top ones from a long list:

Knowledge of the set of rules for loading, as well as the conditions for its implementation.
Knowledge of the rules for the use of railways in technical terms.
Having an idea of what the plan of necessary measures to stop and eliminate the consequences of accidents looks like.
Possession of instructions related to the movement of trains and shunting work;
The ability to correctly assess the effectiveness of the transport communication that occurs between workshops and production areas.

The main duties of the dispatcher

The shunting dispatcher has many responsibilities, since control and regulation are required in several directions at once:

Analysis and evaluation of the work performed by the staff.
Carrying out planning regarding cargo operations.
Drawing up effective schemes of direct shunting work.
Creation of a clear list of work that needs to be done to disband and form squads.
Maintaining necessary internal documentation.
Development of measures related to the strict adherence to the schedule for the supply and removal of wagons.
Preparation and performance of work related to the transfer of wagons from the freight fleet of an industrial organization.

Conclusion

In the work of the marshalling yard, the shunting dispatcher performs very important role... He forms the general mood of the team, is responsible for the productivity of the entire shift, controls the time and movement of his subordinates. It is also very important that the dispatcher creates the right mood for work: if there are dissatisfied or insufficiently motivated workers, coordinated actions will not work. And this is a key link in the chain leading to the achievement of a harmonious and productive system.

It is necessary that the person holding this position be an expert in his field. He must know the station perfectly, have the opportunity and the necessary skills in order to help solve the problem at any site at the right time. And this knowledge should be not only theoretical, but also be supported by practice. After all, the best bosses are those who start from the bottom and work their way up. career ladder... To plan and control work, it is not enough just to read the instructions - you need to know the essence of the matter from the inside.

In addition to technical skills, the shunting dispatcher must be able to find the right approach to work with his team and senior management: if there is no well-coordinated communication and understanding between people, then the work of all sorting center will not be clear and literate. As a result, the end result will not be satisfactory. Therefore, it is impossible not to note the great importance of the person working in this position, his role in the organization and control of the entire marshalling yard.

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