Southern Railway
SIGNAL AND TELECOMM
WORKSHOPS , PODANUR
(an ISO 9002
certified unit for manufacture and supply of Q-series relays)


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The Signal and Telecommunication Workshop, Southern Railway, Podanur initially set up in
1958 for manufacture and overhauling of Mechanical & Electromechanical Signalling
Equipments, has steadily progressed and today is a Pioneer Workshop manufacturing a wide
range of sophisticated Electrical & Electronics Signalling equipments .
This Workshop in its pursuit to quality and commitment, has been certified as
an ISO 9002 firm for manufacture and supply of Q series
Relays, through the certifying Agency M/S KPMG.
The ISO-9002 certification was issued on 21.9.98.
Rapid technological developments in the field of Railway Signalling and increased
allotment of funds toward S&T Works and Safety Works have set the Workshop to gear
itself and accept new projects and improve its commitment to quality . As a first step three
more shop floors are planned to be covered under ISO Quality Systems.
The workshop with its skilled, trained and dedicated staff strength of 1100 Employees has
produced S&T Equipments worth about 18 Crores during the financial year
1998-99.
This workshop manufactures and supplies safety signalling systems to the entire Indian
Railways in addition to meeting the urgent demands of prestigious projects like Gauge
conversion, Doubling, Electrification works on the Southern Railway.
tokenless block instrument

S&T
Workshop, Podanur is the sole manufacturer of Push Button Single-Line Tokenless Block
Instrument in India. This Workshop also Manufactures sophisticated equipments like
Universal Axle Counter, SGE Double Line Block Instruments, Point machines, Control panels,
Coding Relays, Latch Relays, etc.,
All
these cater to the regular requirements of various Railways for construction and
maintenance purposes.
This
Workshop also manufactures import substitute products like QB3 Relays which were
earlier imported as CRR Relays from Japan at a Cost of Rs. 45,000/- The Foreign Exchange
savings worth about Rs. 1.6 Cores is being realised annually only on this Account.
This
Workshop also manufactures QBAT Relays which were earlier imported at a
cost of Rs. 13,000/- per Relay. QBAT Relays increases the length of the Track circuit,thus
reducing the line side Equipments, increasing the reliability. The Workshopsupplies this
Relay at a Cost of Rs.3075/- thus making a saving Rs.1.2 Crores in foreign exchange every
year.
This
workshop also manufactures QBA1 Relays used in Daido Block instruments.
Apart
from the above this workshop manufactures the following vital items
Special type Q series Relays ,
QL1 Relay ,
QBCA1 Relay ,
Electronic Timer ,
Battery Charger and Track Feed Rectifier ,
Polarised Relay 3 Position.
Q-series relay

S&T
Workshop, Podanur is committed to provide consistent quality of Products and strive for
continuous improvement through team work and thus satisfy customers needs.
control panel

Relays, Q Series
20000 Nos.
Relays, Shelf Type
1100 Nos.
High thrust Point Machine IRS type 800
Nos.
Block Instrument, Tokenless Type
360 Nos.
Signal - Aspects, CLS
2000 Nos.
Axle Counter, universal Type
150 Nos.
Signal Machine
48 Nos.
Block Instrument, SGE Double Line
200 Nos.
Relay Polarised 3 Position
600 Nos.
Panel for PI & RRI
72 Nos.
Timer Electronic Fail-safe Type
2300 Nos.
Lifting Barrier, Electrical
48 Nos.
Apparatus Cases
600 Nos.
Detectors, GRS Type
80 Nos.
Filament
Switching Unit
5000 Nos.
battery charger

Our
44th railway week celebration was a grand success ,even news papers like 'The Hindu'
commended our efforts . Around 237 employees were awarded during the railway week
celebrations .
The
best kept shop award went to Relay Shop.
Soon we will start
putting our tender
notices
on this web page.
we will be putting our
complete rate
list on
this page very soon.
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Street
address
Signal and
Telecomm workshops ,podanur
Coimbatore , 641023
India

cwmptj@vsnl.com
Office
phone
+91-422-873266
FAX
number
+91-422-872036
Home
phone
+91-422-872352
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Last revised: July 02, 1999.