Track Tamping Vehicle Maintenance

Implement preventive and corrective maintenance activities of track tamping vehicle

Type

Functional

Competency Area

Rail Systems Maintenance

Levels

Carry out scheduled maintenance work

Perform preparation work to conduct maintenance on track tamping vehicles and on-board equipment

Follow organisational maintenance procedures, WI and/or OEM technical manuals to carry out preventive maintenance on track tamping vehicles and on-board equipment

Carry out track tamping vehicles and on-board equipment functional checks

Adhere to safety guidelines and operating instructions for tools and equipment during maintenance work

Record track tamping vehicle maintenance activities and report occurrences of potential faults identified

Conduct corrective maintenance

Interpret work orders and prepare for corrective maintenance

Apply fault identification procedures to determine causes of track tamping vehicles and on-board equipment faults

Dismantle track tamping vehicle systems and on- board equipment for corrective maintenance

Rectify, repair and/or replace faulty components

Reassemble and reinstate track tamping vehicles and on-board equipment

Conduct functional tests to determine operability of track tamping vehicles and on-board equipment

Apply operating and safety measures in operating tools and equipment during maintenance work

Record and collate documentation of track tamping vehicle maintenance work

Troubleshoot, locate faults and recommend rectification

Use troubleshooting tools, equipment and methods to locate and analyse causes of track tamping vehicles and on- board equipment faults

Recommend corrective actions for identified faults on track tamping vehicle systems, on- board equipment and components

Implement procedures on safe usage of tools and equipment during maintenance work

Analyse maintenance work documented for track tamping vehicles to identify possible workflow improvements so as to prevent fault recurrence

Diagnose root causes of failure and prevent recurrence

Establish structured failure investigation and specify functional testing requirements

Perform fault tree analyses to diagnose root cause failure of track tamping vehicle systems and on-board equipment

Review organisational track tamping vehicle maintenance procedures

Propose new and/or enhanced maintenance procedures and/or WI in reference to OEM technical recommendations

Monitor overall maintenance progress of track tamping vehicles to ascertain effectiveness of maintenance procedures

Analyse diagnostics data to develop long-term solutions to prevent faults and failure reoccurrence

Develop long-term solutions by analysing diagnostic data to prevent faults and failures recurrence

Develop test procedures for track tamping vehicle functional checks

Coordinate track tamping vehicle maintenance tasks in conjunction with other rail systems maintenance activities