Glossary of Terms - Statistics

 

Glossary of Terms - Statistics 

SN	Picture	Term	Description
1		Authorized Rolling Stock	Sanctioned allotment of Rolling Stock of Zonal Railways Included: Stock ordered for or under construction, but not handed over to Traffic.  Included: Stock sold or broken up but not replaced or removed from Authorized Stock  Excluded: Stock replaced but still running
2		Average Haul / Lead	The Average distance each  passenger or tonne of goods transported
3		Capital at charge	Book value of the Capital assets of the Railway
4		Capital Outlay	Capital expenditure incurred during the period (i.e., Financial year)  with the object of increasing concrete assets of a material character.
5		Cross Traffic	All  traffic which neither originates nor terminates on the reporting Railway.
6		Departmental Train	Trains run for:  Revenue works / Capital works of an Open Line Workmen  Inspection  Pilot / Patrol Trains - In front of trains  Note: Trains for Railway Coal are not included.
7		Empty Running	Running of Vehicles without being loaded
8		Engine Failures	An Engine, if unable to work its booked train within the prescribed load from start to destination  For a Period of:   30 minutes or more  - Passenger Trains  60 minutes or more - All other cases    Due to reasons:  Defective design or material or bad workmanship in Shed / Workshop  Mismanagement by Crew or bad water / fuel