GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RESERCH DESIGNS & STANDARDS ORGANISATION
MANAK NAGAR, LUCKNOW 226011
No.SV. Alteration

Dated: 11.06.2010
MODIFICATION SHEET No. MP.MOD.VL- 04.40.10 (Rev.01) (Trial)

1.

TITLE
Provision of Non-metallic, self lubricated Brake rigging Bushes on WDG3A, WDM3D & WAG7
locomotive bogies.

2.

BACKGROUND
The present design of Brake rigging Bushes being used in WDG3A/WDM3D locomotives are made of
hardened Steel to IS:1875 class-I. These bushes are case hardened up to case depth of 1 mm approx.
To improve performance and reliability of bushes, Non-metallic, self lubricated brake rigging bushes
have been tried out on some locomotives with very encouraging results.

3.

OBJECT
This Modification Sheet is intended to try out Non-metallic, self lubricated Brake rigging Bushes for
WDG3A, WDM3D & WAG7 locomotives.

4.

INVESTIGATION
Field trials have been completed for periods varying from 18 months to 2 years and extensive
application is called for. It is, therefore, decided that up to 50 locomotives be provided with these
bushes in all Zones, DLW & DMW and the performance reviewed by end 2011 to consider complete
switchover. This review shall also be done with a view to determining the material (out of the
alternatives specified) which is best suited for this application.

5.

APPLICATION TO CLASS OF LOCOMOTIVES

WDG3A, WDM3D & WAG7 locomotives.

6.

MODIFICATION CONTENTS
Metallic brake rigging bushes fitted in WDG3A, WDM3D & WAG7 loco bogies should be replaced with
non-metallic bushes at highly loaded locations as shown in enclosed Sketch No. 2010-41.

7.

MATERIALS REQUIRED AND SOURCES OF SUPPLY

Non-metallic brake rigging Bushes to RDSO drawing no. SK.VL-674
Sources of supply for Non-metallic Brake rigging Bushes to RDSO drawing no. SK.VL-674 are as
follows:
Sl No.
1.
2.

Material of Bush
Nylatron

Source of supply
M/s Quadrant EPP Surlon India Ltd., 54/11 Site IV, Industrial
Area, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad

Polyester resin

M/s Black Burn & Co. Pvt. Ltd., 65, Cotton Street, 3rd floor,
Kolkata
M/s Prag Industries (India) Pvt. Ltd., E-7, Talkatora Industrial
Estate, Lucknow

3.
4.
5.

Desmopan-Bayer

M/s Avadh Rubber Ltd., B-12, Industrial Area, Opp. Amausi

Aerodrom, Lucknow
M/s Aryan Exporters Pvt. Ltd., B-1, Industrial Area, Amausi,
Lucknow

8.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Nil

9.

AGENCY AND SCHEDULE OF IMPLEMENTATION

DLW, DMW & all Zonal Railways.

10. DISTRIBUTION
As per mailing list
11. REFERENCE
Nil
(Anil Kumar)
Director / MP
For Director General / MP

Mailing List
1. ChiefDesignEngineer,DieselLocomotiveWorks,Varanasi221004
2. ChiefMechanicalEngineer(Rebuilding),DMW,Patiala147003
3. ChiefWorksManager:
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Northern Railway
Southern Railway
Central Railway
South Eastern Railway
North Western Railway
Eastern Railway

Loco Workshop, Charbagh, Lucknow - 226 005

Loco Workshop, Golden Rock, Tiruchirapalli - 620 004
Loco Workshop, Parel, Mumbai
Loco Workshop, Kharagpur - 721 304
Loco Workshop, Ajmer - 305 001
Loco Workshop, Jamalpur - 811 214

4. ChiefMotivePowerEngineer(DSL):
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Central Railway
Eastern Railway
Northern Railway
Southern Railway
South Eastern Railway
South Central Railway
Western Railway
Northeast Frontier Rly.
East Central Railway
North Western Railway
North Central Railway
South Western Railway
West Central Railway
East Coast Railway
South East Central Rly.

CST Mumbai - 400 001

Fairlie Place, Kolkata - 700 001
Baroda House, New Delhi - 110 001
NGO Annexes, Park Town, Chennai - 600 003
Garden Reach, Kolkata - 700 043
Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad - 500 071
Churchgate, Mumbai - 400 020
Maligaon, Guwahati - 781 011
Hajipur (Bihar) - 844 101
Jaipur - 302 006
Allahabad - 211 001
Hubli (Karnataka) - 580 023
Jabalpur (MP) - 482 001
Rail Vihar, B-2 Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneshwar - 571 023
Bilaspur (MP) - 495 004

5. Sr.Div.Mech.Engineer(Dsl.)/Div.Mech.Engineer(Dsl.),DieselLocoShed:
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West Central Railway

West Central Railway
North Central Railway
Central Railway
Central Railway
Eastern Railway
East Central Railway
East Central Railway
North Western Railway
Northern Railway
Northern Railway
Northeast Frontier Rly.
Northeast Frontier Rly.
Southern Railway
Southern Railway
South Central Railway
South Central Railway
South Central Railway
South Western Railway
East Coast Railway
South Eastern Railway
South East Central Rly.
North Western Railway
Western Railway

Itarsi - 461 115

New Katni Jn. - 463 501
Jhansi - 284 001
Pune - 411 103
Kalyan - 421 304
Andal, District-Burdwan - 713 321
Patratu, hazaribagh (Jharkhand) - 829 120
Samastipur (Bihar) - 848 101
Bhagat - ki - kothi, Jodhpur - 342 001
Alambagh, Lucknow - 226 011
Ludhiana - 141 001
Malda Town - 732 102
Narangi, New Guwahati - 781 021
Golden Rock, Ponmalai, Tiruchchirapalli - 620 004
Erode - 638 002
Guntakal, Anantpur - 515 801
Kazipet , District-Warangal - 560 003
Gooty , DistrictAnantpur - 515 402
Krishna Rajapuram, Bangalore - 560 036
Vishakhapatnam , Kanchrapalam - 530 008
Bondamunda , Sundar Nagar - 770 032
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) - 492 005
Abu Road, Sirohi - 307 026
Vatva, Ahmedabad - 382 445

TABLE-A

I /
SI.
1.
2.

I
ITEM
No.

DIMENSIONS (mm)
(Jf

A'

+0.06

1
1

'C'

'C'

+ 1 .OO

31 +0.85

+O. 15
54+0.10

44 +0.85

54 +0.15
+0.10

44 +0.85

1+0.58
8:;:

1I 1
7.

(J' B'

41 +0.04

+0.63
44 +0.58
+0.1 1
42 +0.08
+0.63
44 +0.58

3.
4.
5.
6.

MATERIAL: Nylatron/NF21/Desmopan-Bayer
ITEST METHOD1 UNITS with following properties
PERMISSIBLE LIMITS
Weer Rate
12 (Max.)
ASTM G 99 P m/km
Compression Set at 8O05l0C ASTM 395 %
45 (Max.)
for 24(+0/-2) hours
llzod Impact Strength (Notch) 1 ASTM D 256 I Joules/m I
25 (Min.)
I
l~pecificGravity
I ASTM D 792 1
I
1.1 (Min.)
I
Hatdrtess
ASTM D 785 Sime D
So (Mh.)
200 (Min.)
Melting Point
ASTM D 789 "C
Water Absorption at 23C
0.5 (Max.)
temperature after 24hrs.
ASTM D 570 %
limmersion
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I
I
I
PROPERTY

+ 1 .oo

+ 1 .oo

+1.00

34 +0.85

+ 1 .oo

l2
l9

12

31 +0.85

25

34 +0.85

31.75

8 74 04 +0.63 156

t!; 1 ;; 1

34 +0.85

FOR HIGHLY LOADED LOCAIONS

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DATE

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ARE IN mm.