MECHANICAL BRANCH - SBC DIVISION
The mechanical branch of SBC division is headed by Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer, an IRSME Group A officer.
The branch caters to maintenance of types of rolling stock and disaster management. The branch has two major coach maintenance depots (SBC & YPR), one minor coaching depot (SMVB), a MEMU shed (BAND), a DEMU shed (BNC) and a freight maintenance depot (WFD). 1989 coaches and have 57 primary maintained trains, 15 secondary maintained trains and 58 PFTR trains. The sub-urban depot has a holding of 70 units of MEMU cars . The freight depot has a holding of 13 closed circuit(CC) rakes of 520 BLC/BLL wagons.
The branch is also equipped with an A’ Class ART with 140T crane, Self-Propelled Accident Relief Medical Van (SPARMV) scale-1 for disaster management and a Self-Propelled Inspection Car (SPIC), RA’s for movement of officers.
