Section 197: Loco pilot not to leave locomotive when on duty

GSR 765 (E) Dedicated Freight Corridor Railway General Rules, 2018.Central Rules · 1989

No loco pilot shall leave his working locomotive or his self-propelled vehicle when on duty, whether at a station or on a running line, except in case of absolute necessity and after a competent railway servant has been placed incharge of the locomotive. In case a self-propelled vehicle manned by a single pilot only, a pilot may leave it when necessary,-

Provided that he has locked the cabs and has put the vehicle in low gear with the ignition switch in the off position and screwed down and locked the hand brakes.

Where this provision sits

Act	GSR 765 (E) Dedicated Freight Corridor Railway General Rules, 2018.
Section	197
Marginal note	Loco pilot not to leave locomotive when on duty
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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