Types of Bogies in Wagon

There are 2types of Bogies in Wagons.

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1) UIC Bogie
2) Casnub Bogie

In UIC Bogie there will be Leaf Spring in it. The Maximum speed of this bogies are 75kmph only. These Bogies are used in Military Wagons(DBKM). These are very less amount of Bogies in INDIAN RAILWAY.

Casnub Bogie - These are 2types i.e., Non BMBS and BMBS type Bogies

In BMBS type Bogies the break cylinder is fixed in bogie itself. Knorr Premise & Escort are leading makers of Break Cylinders for Wagons.

Break Cylinder and *Slack Adjustor Barrel is absent under Wagon since the Break Cylinder is present in bogie.

In Non BMBS bogie there is no break cylinder in bogie.
The break cylinder is fixed under the wagons and SAB* is present under the wagon.


Pic:. 01 BMBS Type Bogie
Pic:. 02 Non BMBS Type Bogie
Pic:. 03 Break Cylinder attached to Bogie
Pic:. 04 Wagon Break Cylinders for BMBS type bogie

Left - Escort make Break Cylinder
Right - Knorr Bremise Break Cylinder