‘URE URGR / GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Yet HATER / MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS yea aS / RAILWAY BOARD No.2013/M (N)/60/10 Part 1(E-3408089) New Delhi, dated: 09.11.2022 ‘The General Manager FMM/CMM/CRIS New Delhi Sub: Guidelines for calculation of Brake Power percentage in rakes having both conventional and BMBS wagons Ref: RDSO’s Letter No. MW/APB/BMB dated 08.11.2022 (copy enclosed) Kindly find the enclosed guidelines for calculation of Brake Power percentage in rakes having both conventional and BMBS wagons issued by RDSO. ‘Accordingly, it is requested to kindly make necessary provisions in FMM portal for automatic calculation of Brake Power of Freight Trains. DA: As above (s.Murali Asst. Mech. Engineer/Freight (for EDME/Freight) Railway Board Copy to: PCMEs- All Zonal Railways EDS(Wagon), RDSOFile No. RDSO-MWOCD(BMBS)/4/2020-0/0 PED/SW/RDSO ‘ are eae —ket aT segplars are offs ae wT ‘wes — 220011 ‘Government of India Ministry of Railways Fax: 91-0522-2452494 euka wae Research Designs & Standards Organization Telephone : 91-0522-2456165 Lucknow = 226011 No. MW/APB/BMB. Date: 08.11.2022 EDME/Freight Railway Board ‘Sub: Guidelines for calculation of Brake Power percentage in rakes having both conventional and BMBS wagons Ref: Railway Board's letter no.2013/M (NY60/10 Part 1 (E-3408089) dt.04,11.2022 4.0 Reference is drawn to recommendations of Committee constituted by Railway Board for examination of issues of BMBS in BOXNHL wagon. The Committee had recommended that for the purposes of calculative brake power percentage, each conventional freight mounted brake system to be taken as it equivalent to two BMBS cylinders. 4.1. It may be noted that the frictional brake force with one cylinder in conventional underframe mounted brake system on the wheel is nearly equivalent to that provided by the two brake cylinders in BMBS. 2.0 Of the currently available brake vans, BVZI have four bogie mounted brake cylinders with 12.3t brake block force, BVCM has one underframe conventional mounted. brake cylinder with 13.5t brake block force and BVZC has one conventional underframe mounted brake cylinder with brake block force of 11 t All these brake vans have L type brake blocks. For uniformity, the brake vans may be treated as having brake cylinder equivalent to one BMBS cylinder. This is keeping in view that the frictional braking force in brake van is approximately equivalent to that of one BMBS cylinder. Digitally Signed by Manish Thaplyal_ Manish Thaplyal Date: 08-11-202BDWagoté Reason: Approved