W HEELS

MJ
R-I
I(j
une-Aug2026)

by→RahulSi
ngh.

Di edby→SourbhSi
rect r
WHEELSETASSEMBL
Y.

Ther
ail
waywheels
eti
sanas
sembl
yofanaxl
eandt
wowheeldi
scsonbot
hsi
desof
t
heaxl
[Link]
etsus
edi
nrai
lwaysar
enamedaspert
her
oll
ings
toc
kswher
eit
i
sus
[Link]
eBGI
CFwheel
s,L
HBwheel
s,Wagonwheel
s,L
ocowheel
s,DEMU
wheel
set
[Link]
ewheel
sdi
fferi
npar
tic
ular
lybydi
mens
ionsandgeome
tryet
c..

Di
agr
am:Wheela
ndAxl
eCo
mpl
ete

Thedi
agr
ams
howst
hef
ullwheel
-axl
eas
sembl
ywi
tht
wowheeldi
scsmount
ed
s
ymmet
ric
all
yonas
ingl
eaxl
e,al
ongwi
thkeydi
mens
ionalmar
kings(
suc
hast
heov
eral
l
l
engt
handdi
ame
ter
satdi
ffer
ents
ect
ions
)
Theaxl
eist
hec
ent
rals
haf
tconnec
tingbot
hwheel
s
T
wowheeldi
scsar
efi
xedateac
hendoft
heaxl
e
Di
mens
ionsv
arydependi
ngonwheels
ett
ype(
BGI
CF,L
HB,Wagon,L
oco,DEMU)

WheelDi
scT
ermi
nol
ogy(
Diagr
am Par
ts)

Chamf
er–t
hebev
ele
d/c
utedgeont
hewheeldi
sc
Ri
mBac
k–t
hebac
ksi
deoft
her
im
CondemnGr
oov
e–t
hegr
oov
emar
kingt
hec
ondemni
ng(
rej
ect
ion)l
imi
t
Ri
mEdge–t
heout
eredgeoft
her
im(
mar
kedonbot
htopandbot
tomi
ndi
agr
am)
Web–t
hemi
ddl
econnec
tingpor
tio
nbet
wee
nri
mandbos
s
Ri
mFac
e–t
hef
latf
aceoft
her
im
T
readL
ine–t
her
efer
enc
eli
neal
ongt
het
read
T
read–t
hes
urf
aceoft
hewheelt
hatc
ont
act
sther
ail
Bos
s–t
hec
ent
ralhubpor
tio
noft
hewheelt
hatf
itsont
otheaxl
e
Fl
ange–t
her
ais
ededgeont
hei
nners
ideoft
het
readt
hatgui
dest
hewheelal
ongt
her
ail
Adv
ant
age
sofSol
idWheel
Sol
idwheel
sof
fers
ever
albenef
itsov
ert
yredwheel
s,whi
chi
swhyt
heyar
e
nows
tandar
dinI
ndi
anRai
lways
L
ight
eri
nwei
ght
Ver
yst
rong
Nodangeroft
yreget
tingl
oos
e
L
ifei
slongert
hant
yredwheel
Canber
ecl
aimedaf
teri
thaswor
nbeyondc
ondemni
ngl
imi
t
Heatc
aus
edduet
obr
aki
ngands
erv
icer
uni
sdi
ssi
pat
edf
ast
er

WheelPr
ofi
le
Wheelpr
ofi
lei
sthegeome
tri
calc
onf
igur
ati
onoft
heout
erper
iphe
ry
(
tyr
e)oft
hewheel
.Iti
schec
kedus
ingapr
ofi
legauget
oens
urei
t
mat
chest
hes
tandar
dshape

Wor
nWheelPr
ofi
le

Wor
nwheelpr
ofi
lei
sas
pec
ialpr
ofi
leont
hewheelt
yre,der
ive
dfr
omt
hes
tandar
dwheel
pr
ofi
le,des
igne
dtos
uitt
hewor
nshapeoft
her
ailheadf
oundonabout80% oft
het
rac
k.
Thi
sisdonet
omi
nimi
zet
hec
ondemnat
ionper
iod,av
oidf
req
uentwheelc
hangi
ng/
r
e-pr
ofi
li
ng,andenhanc
ethewheel
'sl
if
e
Thedi
agr
ams
howst
het
echni
calc
ros
s-s
ect
ionoft
hewor
nwheelpr
ofi
lewi
thkey
meas
urement
s:
Fl
angehei
ght
:28.
5mm
Fl
anget
hic
knes
s:29.
4mm
Rootr
adi
us:1
4mm(
wit
h1i
n2.
5inc
linat
ion)
T
readt
aper
:1i
n20(
mai
nrai
l-c
ont
acti
ncl
inat
ion)

Sol
idWheelPr
ofi
le

T
yre:Ev
ent
hought
yredwheel
sar
eobs
ole
tei
nIndi
anRai
lways
,thet
erm"
tyr
e"i
s
s
til
lus
edt
oref
ert
otheper
iphe
ral(
out
er)por
tio
nofawheeldi
sc
T
yret
read:Thi
sist
hepor
tio
noft
hepr
ofi
let
hati
ncl
ude
sa1i
n20i
ncl
inat
ion,
al
ongwi
thr
adi
us1
00mm,330mm,et
c.— t
hisi
sthepar
tthatgener
all
ycomesi
n
c
ont
actwi
tht
her
ail

Fl
angeThi
cknes
s&Hei
ght
Thef
langei
sthebul
gingpor
tio
noft
hewheelpr
ofi
let
hats
tar
tsaf
tert
he
r
ootr
adi
us:
Fl
angeThi
cknes
s:29.
4mm(
Wor
nWheelPr
ofi
le)
;Condemni
ngl
imi
t:1
6mm
nor
mal
,22mm(
HighSpeed)
Fl
angeHei
ght
:New–28.
5mm

Radi
usMeas
urement
s Radi
usatr
ootoff
lange:New–1
4mm,Condemni
ng–
1
3mm
Radi
usatt
opoff
lange:1
4.5mm.

I
ncl
inat
ions
I
ncl
inat
ionof1i
n2.
5onFl
ange
I
ncl
inat
ionof1i
n20onT
read
Ot
herKeyT
erms
Di
ame
terofwheel
:Meas
uredatt
read,atadi
stanc
eof66.
5mmf
romr
imf
ace
(
or63.
5mmf
romf
langeend)
'
V'gr
oov
e:Ac
tsast
hemar
kerf
ort
hec
ondemni
ngl
imi
t
Thi
cknes
sofT
yre:Ther
adi
alt
hic
knes
soft
het
yre
Adv
ant
age
sof1i
n20T
aperonT
read

Thi
sta
perdes
igng
ivess
ever
alr
unni
ngbenef
itst
othewheel
-
Wheel
srema
ini
ncent
ralpo
sit
iona
tanys
peed
Si
det
hrus
tandf
ric
tio
nalr
esi
sta
nceo
ffl
ang
esa
reo
fthel
owes
t
o
rder
Smo
othr
oll
ingo
fthewheel
sisa
chi
eved
Wi
tht
hehel
pofpr
ofi
lei
ncl
ina
tio
n,ar
oll
ings
toc
kca
nneg
oti
ate
c
urv
eso
fva
ryi
ngdeg
ree
satdi
ffer
ents
peeds

WHEELGAUGE&WHEELDEFECTS

Thes
hor
tes
tdi
stancebet
wee
nthet
wowheel
sdi
scsonawheels
eti
s
c
all
edt
hewheelg
augedi
sta
nce
.Itv
ari
esf
ort
hedi
ffer
entt
ypesofgauge
s
l
ikeBG,[Link]
[Link]
stancef
orBG(
C&W)wheeli
s
1
600
V
ARI
ATI
ONI
NWHEELDI
MENSI
ONS

WHEELTREADDI
AMET
ER(
Alldi
mens
ions
arei
nmm)
Whent
hef
langet
hic
knes
sreduc
est
oles
sthan1
6mm,t
hec
ondi
tioni
scal
ledt
hin
f
[Link]
cknes
sofaf
langei
snor
mal
lyr
eckone
datadi
stanc
eofappr
oxi
mat
ely1
3
mmf
romt
hef
langet
ip.
I
tleadst
obr
eakageoff
langeundert
hes
idet
hrus
toft
hewheelonac
urv
e
Whent
her
adi
usgi
venatt
het
ipoff
langei
swor
noutf
rom1
4.5mm(
New)t
oles
sthan
5mm(
Condemn)i
scal
ledShar
pFl
ange.
Reper
cus
sion:-Chanc
esofbur
sti
ngofpoi
ntduet
oent
eri
ngofs
har
pfl
angebet
wee
n
T
onguer
ailands
toc
krai
l

DeepFl
ang
e

TheNewhei
ghtoft
hef
langei
s28.
5mm,wheni
tincr
eas
est
ogr
eat
er
t
han35mm i
sca
lledDeepFl
ange.
Reper
cus
sion:-Shear
ingoff
ishpl
atebol
tsatr
ailj
oint
s.

Hol
lowT
yre/Fal
seFl
ange

Whent
hepr
ojec
tionofout
eredgeoft
hewheelt
readbel
owFal
seFl
anget
hehol
lowof
t
yreexc
eeds5mmt
hent
hewor
ntr
eadi
scal
ledHol
lowT
yreandout
eredgeofwheeli
s
c
all
edFal
seFl
ange.
Reper
cus
sion:-AFal
seFl
angemays
pli
topenpoi
ntswhi
let
rav
ell
ingi
ntr
ail
ing
di
rec
tionast
heFal
seFl
angemayt
endt
ogetwedgedi
nbet
wee
nthet
ongueandt
he
s
toc
krai
[Link]
tht
hef
als
efl
angemayal
somountonnos
eofc
ros
singi
nfac
ing
di
rec
tion.
 Fl
atT
yre

Whenwhe
elss
kidonac
countofs
omedef
ect
sorc
ont
inuousappl
icat
ionofbr
akes
onghats
ect
ion,apar
tic
ulars
pac
eont
het
yrer
ubsagai
nstt
her
ailc
aus
ingf
lat
pl
aceont
hewheelt
yret
read
Fl
atnes
sonwheelci
rcumf
erenc
eis
cal
ledFl
atT
[Link]
rCoachi
ngSt
ock
i
tisa
llowe
dupt
o50mm
Reper
cus
sio
n:-Cha
nceso
fra
il
f
ract
ureduet
ohammer
ingef
fecton
r
ail
.

L
ocomo
tiv
es-50mm,
Coac
hes
-50mm,
Wagons
-60mm(
AllBGwagons
)
L
ESSRADI
USATROOTOFFL
ANGE

NewRadi
usoff
langeatt
her
ooti
s16R,wheni
tisr
educ
edt
oles
sthan1
3R,t
he
c
ondi
ti
oni
scal
ledasWor
nRoot
.

Whenr
adi
usgi
venatt
her
ootoff
langei
sreduc
edt
o13mmi
scal
ledl
essr
adi
usatr
oot
off
[Link]
sdef
ectdev
elo
psduet
oones
idewearoft
hewheelt
readatt
her
ootof
f
lange.

Reper
cus
sion:-Exc
ess
ivel
ater
alpl
ayr
esul
tinc
hanc
esofmount
ingoff
langeov
err
ail
.

Ot
herWheelDef
ect
s— Ov
erv
iew

Wheels
etsmus
tbei
nspec
tedf
ort
hef
oll
owi
ngc
ondi
tions
,andac
tio
nist
akenas
i
ndi
cat
edf
oreac
hcondi
tionasperCMI
–K003

Shat
ter
edRi
m
Awheelwi
thaf
rac
tur
eont
het
reador
f
langemus
tbewi
thdr
awnf
roms
erv
ice
,as
t
hisi
sar
ejec
tabl
edef
[Link]
scondi
ti
on
doesnoti
ncl
udewheel
swi
thl
ocal
ized
pi
tti
ngorf
laki
ng,asl
ongasnoot
her
r
ejec
tabl
econdi
ti
oni
spr
esent
.
 Spr
eadRi
m
I
fther
imwi
densoutf
oras
hor
t
di
stanc
eont
hef
rontf
ace,ani
nter
nal
def
ectmaybepr
esent
.Spr
eadi
ngoft
he
r
imi
sus
ual
lyac
compani
edbya
f
lat
teni
ngoft
het
read,whi
chmayor
maynothav
ecr
acksors
hel
li
ngoni
t—
s
uchwheel
smus
tbewi
thdr
awnf
rom
s
erv
ice

Ther
malCr
acks
Ther
malc
rac
ksappearonawheelt
readduet
oint
ens
eheat
ingoft
hewheel
,ar
isi
ngout
ofs
ever
ebr
akebi
ndi
[Link]
hcr
acksoc
curont
het
readandgener
all
ypr
ogr
essac
ros
s
t
het
readi
nat
rans
ver
seandr
adi
aldi
rec
tion.
Ac
tiont
obet
aken:
I
fac
rac
kbec
ome
svi
sibl
eont
heout
erf
aceoft
her
imorr
eac
hest
heout
eredge
(
non-
gaugef
ace)oft
her
im,t
hewheels
houl
dbewi
thdr
awnf
roms
erv
ice
.
I
fac
rac
kbec
ome
svi
sibl
eont
heout
erf
langef
ace,t
hewheels
houl
dal
sobewi
thdr
awn
f
roms
erv
ice
.
Suc
hwheel
sshoul
dbes
entt
othewor
kshopf
orexami
nat
ionands
ubs
equentr
ejec
tion.
Wheel
sinv
olv
edi
nbr
akebi
ndi
ngdur
ings
erv
ices
houl
dbec
aref
ull
yexami
neddur
ing
mai
nte
nanc
etor
uleoutr
ejec
tabl
ether
malc
rac
ks.
Suc
hwheel
smaybei
dent
ifi
edbyt
hepr
esenc
eoff
lat
s(ev
enwi
thi
nac
cept
abl
eli
mit
s)
ands
ever
edi
scol
orat
ionorbl
ue/
blac
kheat
ingmar
ksont
het
read.
HEATCHECK-
Fi
nes
uper
fic
ialc
rac
ksv
isi
bleont
het
readonor
adj
ace
ntt
othebr
aki
ngs
urf
acear
ecal
ledheat
c
hec
ks,whi
char
eus
ual
lydens
ert
hant
het
her
mal
c
rac
[Link]
hec
ksar
ecaus
edont
het
readdue
t
oheat
ingandc
ool
ingc
ycl
esunder
gonebyt
he
wheeldur
ingnor
malbr
aki
[Link]
hwheel
sneed
notbewi
thdr
awnbuts
houl
dbec
aref
ull
y
di
sti
ngui
shedf
romt
her
ejec
tabl
ether
malc
rac
ks.

BUI
LT-
UPTREAD
Thi
sisc
aus
edbymet
alf
romt
het
readort
he
br
akes
hoebei
ngheat
edt
othepl
ast
ics
tat
eand
t
hendr
aggedorbui
lt
-upar
oundt
het
[Link]
c
ondi
tioni
sgener
all
yas
soc
iat
edwi
ths
lidi
ngon
t
her
ail
.Fi
gur
esi
ll
ust
rat
eexampl
eofbui
ltup
t
hreaddef
ect
 WheelShel
li
ng

Wha
tIsWheelShel
li
ng?
Wheels
hel
li
ngi
sthes
epar
ati
ono
fmet
alf
romt
hewheel— ar
oll
ingcont
act
f
ati
guepheno
menont
hatl
eadst
odama
geont
hewheelt
read,ev
ent
ual
lyc
aus
ing
s
mal
lpi
ece
soft
het
readt
obr
eakof
f.I
tcanbei
dent
ifi
edbypi
ece
sofmet
al
br
eaki
ngo
uto
fthet
rea
dsur
fac
eins
ever
alpl
aces
,mo
reo
rles
scont
inuous
ly
ar
oundt
her
im

Pos
sibl
eReas
ons
Wheel
stendt
osl
ideov
ert
her
aildur
ingbr
aki
ng
Whenev
erawheels
lides
,wheelt
emper
atur
einc
reas
esduet
ofr
ict
ionalheat
ing,
ands
urf
acet
emper
atur
eri
sest
remendo
usl
y(abov
ethel
owerc
rit
ical
t
emper
atur
eofs
teel
)
Thi
scaus
espear
li
tei
nthec
ont
actpat
choft
hewheelmat
eri
alt
otr
ans
for
mint
o
mar
tens
ite,whi
chi
sbr
itt
le
Pr
event
iveMeas
uresf
orWheelShel
li
ng
T
opr
eventwheels
hel
li
ng,t
hef
oll
owi
ngc
hec
ksa
ndact
ionss
houl
dbe
r
egul
arl
yca
rri
edout.
Cl
osev
isualc
heckofwheelt
readsdur
ingt
ripma
int
ena
nce.
Wheelt
appi
ngt
obedoneo
npi
tsdur
ingt
rips
chedul
ema
int
enanc
e.
Vi
sualcheckf
ordama
ge/cr
ack,cor
ros
ion,o
ranyf
orei
gnbodyo
nbr
ake
cal
li
per
s.
Ens
uref
reemov
eme
nto
fbr
akec
all
ipe
rsbys
haki
ngt
hem manual
ly.
Cl
osev
isualc
heckofbr
akedi
scsf
ordama
ge/cr
acks
/wea
r,andv
eri
fyf
orany
axi
almo
veme
ntoft
hebr
akedi
sc.
Checkc
ondi
ti
onofbr
akepadsf
oranydama
ge/c
rac
k/wear
.
I
fanybr
akepadwar
rant
srepl
ace
ment
,repl
aceal
lthebr
akepa
dsasas
et
Checkf
ora
nybr
eaks
/damageonear
thi
ngcabl
esands
peeds
ens
orcabl
es,a
nd
r
ect
ifyi
ffo
unddamage
d/br
oken.
Checkf
ora
nydef
ect
s/br
eakagei
nhandbr
akeeq
uipment
s.
Funct
iona
ltes
tsf
orai
rbr
akes
yst
em andWSPs
houl
dbedonea
sperl
aid
do
wnpr
ocedur
e(a
sperOEM mai
nte
nanc
emanual
).
Gener
all
y,l
eakag
eofo
ilf
rom pr
imar
yda
mperi
ndi
cat
eswheels
hel
li
ng/
s
kiddi
ng— s
peci
alat
tent
ioni
stobeg
ivent
othi
swheel
.
Co
ntr
ola
rm bol
tss
lacknes
schecki
ngt
oav
oiddr
oppi
ngofcont
rolar
mtobe
car
rie
dout
.
Co
ntr
ola
rm bol
tschecki
ngf
ors
lacknes
s(t
orq
ues
houl
dbe1
70Nm)t
obe
do
ne.
 Var
iousi
nst
ruc
tioni
ssue
dbyr
aiwaysr
egar
dingwheels
hel
li
ng-
-

RDSO–L
ett
[Link]/WH/
SHLdt
.23.
09.
2009

Dept
hof
she
lli
ngma
rkshasr
eac
hed1
.5mm.
L
engt
hofs
hel
li
ngmar
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