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How many wagons are there in Indian Railways?
As of March 2020, Indian Railways’ rolling stock consisted of 2,93,077 freight wagons, 76,608 passenger coaches and 12,729 locomotives.
What is the full form of BLC wagon?
CONCOR therefore initiated procurement action for state-of-the-art, high-speedbogie low height container flat-wagons (type BLC) in service. Over 12008 BLC wagons have been procured by CONCOR and inducted in service so far.
How many types of wagons are there?
Wagons are allocated 11 digits, making it easy for identification and computerization of a wagon’s information….Flat wagon.
| Code allotted | Type of Wagon |
|---|---|
| 65 | BRS |
| 66 | BFU |
| 67 | BRHNEHS |
| 68 | BCL |
How many wagons are in a rake?
Generally, the wagons in one rake can be from 40 to 58 maximum based on the length of the boxes. Hence, a goods train can have 58 wagons and passenger train can have only 24 coaches.
What is Bobsn wagon?
Used for carrying Iron Ore. Fitted with 22.9 Ton Axle load CASNUB 22 NL Bogie, these wagons have a carrying capacity of 61.8 Tons. The Bogies are provisioned with additional springs to carry 70.0 Tons. The wagons are Bogie Mounted Brake System , High Tensile Centre Buffer Coupler and High capacity Draft Gear.
What are the types of freight wagons of Indian Railways?
I shall keep this answer on Types of Freight Wagons ( Rolling Stock) of Indian Railways very brief. Till 1990s IR had Four wheeler Goods wagons and there after these have been replaced by higher capacity 8 wheeler two bogie type wagons.Subsequently there was also a transition from Vacuum braking system to Air Braking system.
Where are the wagons made in India?
Most wagons today are manufactured by private firms such as CIMMCO, Texmaco, Besco, Titagarh etc and Public Sector units such as Burn Standard Co., Braithwaite, Jessops, Bharat Wagon and Engineering Company. A small fraction of the wagons come from Indian Railways workshops such as those at Golden Rock, Amritsar and Samastipur.
What are the different types of bogie hopper wagons?
BOY (Low sided Bogie Open wagons to load Iron Ore) and BOBS & BOBX (Bogie Open hopper wagons with bottom discharge arrangement to carry ballast, ores, etc.) BLCA & BLCB Bogie Low Platform Container wagons.
What does B in freight / goods wagons stand for?
So all Freight / Goods wagons or Rolling Stock of IR are designated as per their type / classification, starting with letter B which stands for ‘bogie’ ( pair of wheel bogie)but some experts argue that B stands for broad gauge.