SOME ISSUES OF TRACTION ROLLING STOCK MAINTENANCE IN LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS
The paper considers an issue of joint simultaneous maintenance and repair of locomotives of various series, including some features of locomotive re-standing during maintenance or repair for various reasons. The analysis of locomotive maintenance performed in “Dal’nevostochnoye” locomotive depot in December 2018 was carried out to identify peculiarities and disadvantages typical of maintenance service for regular preventive system. Factors which influence on locomotive maintenance were assessed and the reasons for inconsistencies of actual service time with the requirements of technical standards were identified. Locomotive downtime reasons were identified and its analysis was carried out. The calculation of downtime reduction by optimizing approach zone of various electric locomotives was performed