BRIDGE RULES

RULES SPECIFYING THE LOADS FOR DESIGNING THE SUPER-STRUCTURE

AND SUB-STRUCTURE OF BRIDGES AND FOR ASSESSING THE
STRENGTH OF EXISTING BRIDGES

APPENDIX VIII(a)
METRE GAUGE – 1000 mm

Maximum Braking Force in kN(t) without deduction for dispersion on each track

NOTE: Where the loaded length lies between the values given in the Table, the braking force can, with
safety, be assumed as that for longer loaded length.

Loaded Braking Force

length MMG-1988 ML BL C
(m) kN t kN t kN t kN t
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1.0 56.9 5.8 56.9 5.8 46.1 4.7 34.3 3.5
1.5 55.9 5.7 55.9 5.7 45.1 4.6 34.3 3.5
2.0 78.4 8.0 54.9 5.6 45.1 4.6 36.3 3.7
2.5 78.4 8.0 58.8 6.0 48.1 4.9 42.2 4.3
3.0 78.4 8.0 65.7 6.7 53.0 5.4 46.1 4.7

3.5 78.4 8.0 78.5 8.0 63.7 6.5 53.0 5.4

4.0 117.7 12.0 88.3 9.0 71.6 7.3 58.8 6.0
4.5 117.7 12.0 95.1 9.7 77.5 7.9 61.8 6.3
5.0 117.7 12.0 101.0 10.3 81.4 8.3 67.7 6.9
5.5 118.7 12.1 108.9 11.1 88.3 9.0 71.6 7.3

6.0 122.6 12.5 115.7 11.8 94.1 9.6 76.5 7.8

6.5 125.5 12.8 121.6 12.4 98.1 10.0 79.4 8.1
7.0 129.4 13.2 126.5 12.9 104.0 10.6 84.3 8.6
7.5 156.9 16.0 131.4 13.4 109.8 11.2 87.3 8.9
8.0 156.9 16.0 137.3 14.0 114.7 11.7 91.2 9.3

8.5 156.9 16.0 143.2 14.6 118.7 12.1 94.1 9.6

9.0 196.1 20.0 147.1 15.0 121.6 12.4 96.1 9.8
9.5 196.1 20.0 151.0 15.4 124.5 12.7 99.0 10.1
10.0 196.1 20.0 154.9 15.8 127.5 13.0 102.0 10.4
11.0 235.4 24.0 162.8 16.6 138.4 13.6 107.9 11.0

12.0 235.4 24.0 172.6 17.6 142.2 14.5 115.7 11.8

13.0 235.4 24.0 181.4 18.5 151.0 15.4 122.6 12.5
14.0 240.3 24.5 189.3 19.3 158.9 16.2 129.4 13.2
15.0 247.1 25.2 197.1 20.1 166.7 17.0 135.3 13.8
16.0 274.6 28.0 205.9 21.0 173.6 17.7 140.2 14.3

17.0 313.8 32.0 212.8 21.7 179.5 18.3 145.1 14.8

18.0 313.8 32.0 218.7 22.3 185.3 18.9 150.0 15.3
19.0 353.0 36.0 224.6 22.9 190.2 19.4 154.0 15.7
 BRIDGE RULES
RULES SPECIFYING THE LOADS FOR DESIGNING THE SUPER-STRUCTURE
AND SUB-STRUCTURE OF BRIDGES AND FOR ASSESSING THE
STRENGTH OF EXISTING BRIDGES

20.0 353.0 36.0 229.5 23.4 194.2 19.8 157.9 16.1

21.0 356.0 36.3 234.4 23.9 198.1 20.2 162.8 16.6

Loaded Braking Force

length MMG-1988 ML BL C
(m) kN t kN t kN t kN t
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
22.0 362.8 37.0 239.3 24.4 203.0 20.7 167.7 17.1
23.0 370.7 37.8 245.2 25.0 207.9 21.2 171.6 17.5
24.0 392.3 40.0 250.1 25.5 211.8 21.6 176.5 18.0
25.0 392.3 40.0 255.0 26.0 216.7 22.1 180.4 18.4
26.0 431.5 44.0 260.9 26.6 222.6 22.7 184.4 18.8

27.0 470.7 48.0 267.7 27.3 227.5 23.2 189.3 19.3

28.0 470.7 48.0 273.6 27.9 232.4 23.7 193.2 19.7
29.0 473.7 48.3 278.5 28.4 236.3 24.1 196.1 20.0
30.0 481.5 49.1 284.4 29.0 240.3 24.5 200.1 20.4
32.0 495.2 50.5 294.2 30.0 249.1 25.4 207.9 21.2

34.0 509.9 52.0 303.0 30.9 257.9 26.3 215.7 22.0

36.0 524.6 53.5 313.8 32.0 267.7 27.3 222.6 22.7
38.0 539.4 55.0 322.6 32.9 275.6 28.1 229.5 23.4
40.0 553.1 56.4 332.4 33.9 281.5 28.7 234.4 23.9
42.0 567.8 57.9 338.3 34.5 288.3 29.4 240.3 24.5

44.0 582.5 59.4 345.2 35.2 293.2 29.9 246.1 25.1

46.0 596.2 60.8 351.1 35.8 299.1 30.5 251.1 25.6
48.0 611.0 62.3 356.0 36.3 304.0 31.0 256.0 26.1
50.0 625.7 63.8 360.9 36.8 308.9 31.5 259.9 26.5
55.0 661.9 67.5 371.7 37.9 318.7 32.5 269.7 27.5

60.0 698.2 71.2 380.5 38.8 328.5 33.5 279.5 28.5

65.0 734.5 74.9 387.4 39.5 335.4 34.2 288.3 29.4
70.0 769.8 78.5 392.3 40.0 343.2 35.0 297.1 30.3
75.0 806.1 82.8 398.1 40.6 349.1 35.6 306..0 31.2
80.0 842.4 85.9 404.0 41.2 355.0 36.2 312.8 31.9

85.0 878.7 89.6 408.9 41.7 360.9 36.8 319.7 32.6

90.0 915.0 93.3 412.9 42.1 366.8 37.4 325.6 33.2
95.0 951.2 97.0 415.8 42.4 370.7 37.8 331.5 33.8
100.0 987.5 100.7 419.7 42.8 375.6 38.3 336.4 34.3
105.0 1022.8 104.3 423.6 43.2 380.5 38.8 342.3 34.9

110.0 1059.1 108.0 426.6 43.5 384.4 39.2 347.2 35.4

 BRIDGE RULES
RULES SPECIFYING THE LOADS FOR DESIGNING THE SUPER-STRUCTURE
AND SUB-STRUCTURE OF BRIDGES AND FOR ASSESSING THE
STRENGTH OF EXISTING BRIDGES

115.0 1095.4 111.7 429.5 43.8 388.3 39.6 352.1 35.9

120.0 1131.7 115.4 433.5 44.2 392.3 40.0 357.0 36.4
125.0 1168.0 119.1 436.4 44.5 395.2 40.3 360.9 36.8
130.0 1204.3 122.8 439.3 44.8 400.1 40.8 366.8 37.4