Brake System

Bogie-Mounted
Brake System

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Bogie Mounted Brake System
Bogie Mounted Brake System
Automatic Pressure Modification Valve
BMBS without Handbrake Bogie

Bogie-Mounted Brake System is a modular braking system developed for use in freight wagons. The system is designed to meet Indian Railways specification. This system shall fit on new wagons and can be retro-fitted on existing fleet wagons having maximum axle load of 22.9 tons.

Salient Features
  • • Improved braking efficiency
  • • Reduced weight
  • • Less number of parts
  • • Uniform brake shoe and wheel wear
  • • Increased reliability
  • • Easy maintenance
  • • In-built automatic slack Adjustment
  • • Easy brake shoe replacement
  • • In-built automatic slack adjustment
  • • Brake release and application indication
  • • No manual intervention (until worn-out condition)
  • • Adaptable braking based on “Full Load” and “Empty Load” Conditions.
Applications
  • • All types of railway freight wagons having maximum axle load of 22.9 tons such as BOBRN, BOBRNHSM1, BOXN, BOXNH1, BCN, BCNA, etc.
  • Sub systems
  • • Primary & Secondary Brake Beams
  • • Brake Cylinder with Slack Adjuster having two variants - with Handbrakeand without Handbrake
  • • Escort Ratio Valve which performs as a Automatic Pressure Modulation (APM) Device
  • • Rigging arrangement for hand brake system
  • • Bell Crank Levers for load transfer
  • • Piping arrangements