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NO ITEMS - OHE
1. Mast
2. Portal
3. Two Track Cantilever - TTC
4. Implantation / Setting Distance
5. Versine
6. Cantilever
7. Catenary Wire / Messenger Conductor - MW
8. Contact Wire / Conductor - CW
9. Return Conductor – RC
10. Overhead Protection Conductor - OPC
11. Feeder Wire
12. Span
13. Stagger
14. Tension Length – TL
15. Half Tension Length - HTL
16. Anticreep Centre – ACC
17. Jumper
18. Dropper
19. Encumbrance
20. Overlap (Un-Insulated & Insulated)
21. Balance Weight Anchor – BWA
22. Anticreep Anchor – ACA
23. Overhead Protection Conductor Anchor - OPCA
24. Fixed Termination Anchor – FTA
25. OHE (Out of Run Wire) - OOR
26. Insulator
27. Cut – In - Insulator
28. Section Insulator
29. Neutral Section – NS
30. Foundation
31. Signal
32. Earthing & Bonding
33. Interrupter
34. Wind Pressure / Zone
35. Gauge
36. Turnouts
37. Crossover
38. Booster Transformer – BT
39. Traction Transformer - TT
40. Auxiliary Main Transformer - AMT
41. Feeding Post – FP
42. Sectioning & paralleling Post – SP
43. Sub-Sectioning & paralleling Post – SSP
44. Sectioning Station/Post - SS
45. RSS – Receiving Sub Station
46. TSS – Traction Sub station
47. ASS – Auxiliary Sub Station
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 Mast :- As a standard practice an independent mast is used to support the OHE for each
track.

Types of Mast :- (BFB – Broad Flanged Beam, RSJ – Rolled Steel Joist, K & B Rectangular
Sectional Fabricated Masts).

 150 x 150 BFB

 200 x 150 RSJ
 K-100 , K-125, K-150, K-175, K-200, K-225, & K-250

B – Series Mast can be used in lieu of K – Series Masts.

Sometimes 200 x 200 (8” x 8”) BFB have been Imported these are used in lieu of 200 x 150
RSJ as specified in mast employment schedule.

All Masts are galvanised before installation.

 Portal :- Portals are used to serve multiple tracks section where space b/w two tracks to
locate an independent Mast is not adequate.

Each Portal consists of two fabricated uprights & one Fabricated boom consisting of with or
without central piece and two end pieces.

Portals are embedded in the concrete foundation. All Masts are galvanised before
installation.

Types of Portal :- (N Type, O Type, R Type ).

N Type Portal :- N portal is used for clear spans of 10m to 20m Tracks Maximum.

O Type Portal :- O portal is used for clear spans of 20m to 30m for 6 Tracks Maximum.

R Type Portal :- R portal is used for clear spans of 30m to 40m for 8 Tracks Maximum.

In case portal is provided, the upright of the portal nearest to the main track shall be given
number. In 2000 series, the other upright of the portal shall be given in 3000 series. In case
of 3 leg portal, the farthest leg from the main track shall be given a number in 4000 series.

 TTC – Two Track Cantilever :- In the yards and sidings when the mast cannot be erected
near the track to be equipped, it may be erected span one or two tracks using a two-track
cantilever. (Drg. No. ETI/C/009,Sheet 1). This is generally used for supporting OHE near
turnouts and X-overs. These arrangements should not be used for supporting OHE of two
main lines. The OHE can be supported upto a distance of 10.5 m from the upright with
this arrangement.
 Implantation/Setting Distance :- The horizontal distance from the nearest face of
traction mast to the centre line of the track.

For individual masts carrying one OHE

 On tangent Track
Standard : 2.80m
Minimum : 2.36m

 On Curve Track
Inside Curve
Above to 3500 : 3.20m
3500 to 2350 : 3.35m
2350 to 1150 : 3.55m
1150 to 300 : 3.60m

Outside Curve
1 to 875 : 2.80
Less than 875 : 2.95

 Versine :- The versine is the maximum offset of the rail on which spans have been
measured of the curved track from the chord connecting two points, each opposite
adjacent masts.
Versine Formula :- V = Span x Span (R= Radius)
8R
 Cantilever :- It is an insulated swivelling type structure member, comprising of different
size of steel tubes, to support & to keep the over head Catenary system in position so as
to facilitate current collection by the pantograph at all speed without infringing the
structural members, It Consist of the following Structural Members.
  Stay Arm :- It comprises of Dia 28.4/33.7mm (Small) size tube & an adjuster
at the end to keep the bracket tube in position. It is insulated form mast by
stay arm insulator.
 Bracket Tube :- It comprises of Dia 40/49mm (Large) or Dia 30/38mm
(Standard) bracket tube & insulated by bracket insulator. Catenary is
supported from the member by catenary suspension bracket & catenary
suspension clamp.
 Register arm :- It comprises of Dia 28.4 x 33.7mm tube to register the contact
wire in the desired position with the help of steady arm.
 Steady arm assembly :- It is 32 x 31mm BFB section made of aluminium alloy
to register the contact wire to the required stagger & to take the push up of
contact wire. It is always in tension.

The arrangement of cantilever depends upon the height of contact wire, encumbrance,
suspension distance, stagger & super elevations.

 Catenary Wire or Conductor :-

Size in Railways:- 65 sq.mm
Size in Metros:- 150 sq.mm
Material :- Cadmium copper
Height :-
Tension in Catenary/ Conductor wire :- 1000 kgs.
Current carrying capacity of Catenary/ Conductor wire:- 600 Amps.

 Contact Wire or Conductor :-

Size in Railways :- 107 sq.mm
Size in Metros:- sq.mm
Material :- Hard Drawn Grooved copper
Height in Railways :- 5.60m.
Height in Metros :- 5.00m.
(The Distance from rail level to the underside of contact wire).
Tension in Catenary/ Conductor wire :- 1000 kgs.
Current carrying capacity of Catenary/ Conductor wire:- 600 Amps.
 Return Conductor (RC) :- The general objectives are to run the return conductor as close as
possible to the associated overhead equipment to secure maximum compensation.
Subsidiary lines such as sidings, loops etc are not provided with return conductors.

The return conductor will be normally run on the traction masts on the same side as the
overhead equipment. The arrangement is shown in Drg. No. ETI/OHE/G/05307.

The clearance between the return conductor and the overhead equipment should not be
less than 400 mm under the worst conditions.

Return conductors are normally terminated at the masts where the return conductors are
connected to the rail. They may be anchored back to back at such masts.

The mid-point of return conductor shall be connected to the buried rail as per RDSO’s Drg.
No. ETI/OHE/G/05306 and ETI/PSI/611. The mid-point is defined as a mid-point between
two consecutive booster transformers.

Size :-
Material :-
Height :-
Tension in Return Conductor/ wire :-
Current carrying capacity of Catenary/ Conductor wire:-

 Overhead Protection Conductor – OPC :- We use this To Protect all the overhead
equipment installed near the OHE.

 Feeder Wire :- A conductor connecting (a) a substation with a feeding post, or (b) a
feeding post with the OHE.

Feeders are provided on the gantry to connect the various sections of overhead equipment
by jumper connections.

 Span :- The distance between the centre line of the adjacent supporting masts for
overhead equipment / lines. Clear span in case of portal structure, is the distance
between the inner faces of portal uprights.
 Span lengths are chosen in multiples of 4.5 m. The shortest span adopted is 22.5 m and
the longest, depending upon the specification of the wind speed zone and the type of
equipment, being a maximum of 72 m. The difference between two consecutive spans
should not exceed 18 m to ensure compatible flexibility over the adjacent spans.

 Stagger :- Stagger of the contact wire is the horizontal distance of the contact wire from
the vertical plane through the centre of track.
The contact wire is staggered at support so that as the pantograph glides along the
contact wire, the contact wire sweeps to and from across the bearing surface of the
pantograph pan upto a distance of 200 mm on either side of the centre line of pan on
tangent track and 300 mm on curved tracks towards the outer side.

 Tension Length :- Length of conductor which is stretched between the two anchor
points. There is a limit of 750 m between the anticreep central mast to the corresponding
balance weight anchor mast at the overlap for regulated OHE. This limits the tension
lengths to 1500 m maximum. For unregulated OHE no anticreeps are required and the
maximum tension length of conductors is increased to 2000 m.

 Half Tension Length :- Half tension lengths of regulated overhead equipment, not greater
than 750 m between anchorages, may be adopted where necessary. The equipment is
fixed at one end and provided with an automatic tensioning device at the other, the fixed
end being determined to suit convenience of erection. The half tension length on either
side of the neutral section should not exceed 600 m when the whole or a part of it is
located on a curve. The distance of the axis of a 4-span insulated overlap from the anti-
creeps / fixed terminations on either side shall not exceed 600 m.
Short neutral section should be provided on half tension length not exceeding 500 m.
A half tension length of OHE, having one end as fixed termination may be adopted,
omitting the anticreep.

 Anticreep Centre :-
Anticreep is located approximately in the centre of a tension length
An anticreep point is installed at the midpoint of the tension length of OHE conductor.