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FREIGHT STOCK
RESEARCH, DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
nIndian Railway is going to construct Dedicated
Freight Corridor in the near future. Higher axle
load wagons with pay to tare comparable to
international standards and designed and
constructed with latest techniques will be
required for operating on DFC. For the same, a
contract through a global tender for design and
development of 25T and 32.5T wagons has
been signed and work has begun on the
contract. Upgradation of design capability of
RDSO is also covered in the scope of work of
this tender. For the first time on Indian Railways,
a real time assessment of Load Environment of
freight stock has been carried out through
instrumentation of an actual wagon and it's
operation (including tippling) on Indian Railway
for 16000 Km. Assessment of dynamic
augment, buff and draft forces using
instrumented couplers and assessment of
lateral/Vertical/Long. wheel / rail forces were
also done. The final report on the Load
Environment Spectra of existing Indian Railway
wagons along with comparison with North
American (AAR) load spectra has been
submitted. This has made available the first-
ever load spectra for freight operations in Indian
Railways. The report includes extrapolation of
this load spectra to deduce forces expected to
be encountered during operations of 25T axle
load wagons on Indian Railways.
nIn the project for development of 25T wagons
for Indian Railways, design of gondola wagon
with features and pay to tare comparable to
international standards has been completed.
The wagon superstructure prototype has been
has been completed and the same shall be
tested soon.
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nThe new design of covered wagon (BCNHL)
using micro alloyed steel has been developed.
The new design is expected to result in savings
to the tune of Rs 5 Lakh per wagon. More than
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5000 such wagons have been manufactured
and put into service on Indian Railways.
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nA new type of bi-modal wagon 'Road Railer is
going to be introduced soon on Indian
Railways. Detail design of the same has been
approved by RDSO and the wagons have ben
manufactured. Introduction of such services will
help in attracting new traffic which requires door
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nIn order to increase the speed potential of
BOXN wagon in CC +6 T +2 T /CC +8 T +2 T
configuration, guidelines for conversion of T
BOXN wagons to BOXNHAM wagons have
been issued. Following this conversion, the
BOXNHAM wagon shall be fit to run at 100
Kmph (in empty) and 75 Kmph (in loaded) in CC
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+8 T +2 T configuration. Six rakes of these
wagons have been put into service till now.
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nNew Standards of Infrastructure,
Manufacturing, Testing and Quality Assurance
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Systems to qualify as Railway Wagon Builder
(G 105) have been implemented. The new
standard incorporates automation, modern 2
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and fixturing, strict quality control procedures
etc. incorporated to a level appropriate to
wagon industry in India. The standard also
incorporates mechanism of periodic validation
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to ensure continuous compliance to Quality v Designed with field-proven freight bogies
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train, with freight maintenance
philosophy.

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capacity, over the existing Parcel Van.
v Design conforms to IR SOD & within

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existing condonations for LHB coaches.
Incorporates all inputs, concerning
nSpecification (No. WD - 70 - BD - 10) has been interior design received, from potential

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This specification will facilitate import v Uses custom-designed, extra wide, two-
substitution in an important component of part sliding doors, with top mounted

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wagons by development of indigenous
sources. More than 1000 such couplers have
been fitted on BOXNHL/BCNHL wagons and
put into service
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rollers.
v Selection of material of construction to
ensure cost-effectiveness.
v Dynamic analysis confirms satisfactory
behaviour at 100 kmph (loaded).
v Potential to also develop a refrigerated

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nThe current design of Brake van used in freight
stock (BVZI), uses an ICF bogie. The ICF bogie,
being largely a carriage stock assembly, faces
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maintenance depots and sicklines. The ICF
nDesign Validation, Car loadability trials & bogie has also seen failures of CP top assembly.

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Prototypes (BCACBM), manufactured by M/s
Titagarh Wagons Limited, has been done.
In order to address the above, RDSO had
developed BVCM wagon - a design of a guard
brake van using CASNUB bogies. The

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Oscillation trials of BCACBM wagon have prototype of this design has been manufactured
been completed and final speed certificate of by Jamalpur workshop and the oscillation trials
the wagon has been issued at RDSO. All Cars have been successfully completed. This shall
on Indian Roads, including SUVs, can be address a major field maintenance issue
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318 cars (as against 265 in the earlier design)
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the field problems being faced in maintenance of
wagons e.g. Modification of door locking

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arrangement of BCNHL wagon, issues related to
nRDSO has developed a design of a parcel van, maintenance of CTRBs, conducting of quality
with increased volumetric capacity. Some of audits, tank wagons, air brake etc.
the highlights of the design are:
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