What exactly does locomotive maintenance on the railway do?

Behind every successful man, there is a hard-working woman, and behind every safe locomotive, there is a group of meticulous maintenance workers. They are maintenance workers. It is through their hard work that the locomotive can be kept in good condition and escorted to ensure the safe production of the railway.

The mechanic's job is to check, repair and maintain the locomotive to ensure that it is in good condition. They belong to the maintenance workshop of the locomotive depot and work in shifts. Some units work in three shifts, and some units work in four shifts. The locomotives returning to the warehouse after completing the task of towing trains are maintained and inspected, and the faults found by the flight attendants are handled.

There are many maintenance jobs in the locomotive depot, and the classification is also very fine. Generally speaking, it is divided into pre-quality inspection group, operation group, engine group, braking group, locomotive electrical group and other groups according to working procedures. Responsible for the inspection, repair and maintenance of different parts of the locomotive according to the division of labor, which requires superb technology and sense of responsibility.

The pre-inspector of the pre-quality inspection team is responsible for inspecting the locomotives in storage, reviewing the faults reported by the locomotive crew, and then feeding back the faults to the repair team, which will repair or replace the accessories according to the division of labor, and then the quality inspector will accept them after completion.

The staff in the maintenance workshop of the locomotive depot are checking the technical condition of the wheelsets.