INTEGRAL COACH FACTORY,CHENNAI - 600 038.

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O/o. General ManagerlMech. Design

No. ICFIQMS/MDMIFII€/F015 Date: 15.12.2021

Coa$h Alteration lnstqu.gtion

st.
Details Remarks
No.
1. CAI No. B-2Q211A2 Rev.'01'
2. Group 0-4, 3-2,3-5, 1-1
3. Deseription ICF CAI No. 8-2021102 Dt.22.03.2021
for implementation of modified
Pneumatic Piping arrangement for air
spring, air suspension control
equipments (ASCE) and FIBA on LHB
Coaches to avoid failures of same
including flexible hoses has been
revised. Some brackets and pipe routing
over bogie bolster has been modified.

4. Drawing No. i) 667-&2-009, alt.'b' & 32932023 alt'Nil'

ii) 667-0-4-001, anx.'6'
iii) 783-3-5-001 alt'a'
iv) 851-3-5-001 alt'a'
v) 851 11 003 alt'd
vi) 739 11 004 alt'h'
vii) 814 11 003 alt 'd'
viii)4663t 1 39,alt.'b'
ix)581 -1 -1-003, alt.'q'
x)8t4-t-t-OO4,alt b-
xi) 4A432176 alt'Ni['
5. Modification Listed in Table -1 &2
6. Reason for Modification Zonal Railways has reported failures in
Air spring, Air suspension control
Equipment and FIBA piping anangement.
Therefore to avoid failures of above,
piping arrangement of these areas has
been modified.

7. Coaches concerned LHB eomhes except LSLRD, Power

Car, LGS & Double Decker turned-out by
ICF upto May, 2021 .

8. lmplementation stage ln Next POH or during out of course

lifting of the coach ficr maintenance.

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 9. I Category of CAI
A B{
Tick A or B as applicable

A. Modifications shall be implemented immediately by user Rlys.

B. Modifications shall be imptemented by user Rlys as and when convenient

10. Drawing No.: lt is requested to ansure coach alteration as per given below
new drawings:
Tqble -1
sl. Old Drg.
Description New Drg. No. & Alt
No. No. & Alt
Pneumatic piping arangement
1 667-3-2-009, alt.Nil 667-3-2-009, alt.'b'
with Double ferrule fittings for Air & 32932023 alt 'Nil'
spring in secondary suspension
2 Bolster for air sprins boqies. LW04001, alt'b' 66704001 anx'6'
3 Air Suspension & FIBA device 783-3-5-001 alt'Nil', 783-3-5-001 alt'a',
arrangement on underframe for
AC/NAC LHB type EOG coach 851-3-5-001 alt'Nil' 851-3-5-001 alt'a'

4 Location of holes and welding 851 11 003 alt'c' 851 11 003 alt'd
parts complete on UIF for
AC/NAC sleeper EOG (LHB type) 739 11 004 alt'g' 739 11 004 alt 'h'

814 11 003 alt'C 814 t 1 003 alt 'd'

5 Protection cover for levelling valve LW36173 alt'b' A4A35139 alt. 'b'.

11. Brief of Modification I changes to be done;

Table -2

sr. Description Brief of modifications / changes

no
1 Pneumatic piping Street Elbow (item no. 29) added on levelling valve
arrangement with along with existing Hex NippJe (ltem-10).
FIBA for Bogie fitted Flexible hose (ltem-20) provided on left side of old
with Air spring drawing No. 667-3-2-009 alt.'Nil' has been
secondary eliminated.
suspension. Piping on brake beam including right hand side
to drg. No. No.667- flexible hose (ltem-20) of drawing No. 667-3-2-009
3-2-009 alt.'b' & alt.'Nil'shifted from brake beam to bogie bolster.
329-3-2-023 alt.'Nil'. On left side of Duplex check valve pipe line, Hex
Nipple, Male crnnector, new pipe and Female elbow
connector (ltems-19, 23, 26 & 27) added with
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 Female branch Tee connector (ltem-18).
On Right side, new pipe (ltem-28) added with
Female branch tee connector (ltem-18) provided on
Duplex check valve pipe line.
Pipe clamp (item no.25 of drg. No.667-3-2-009
alt.'b') revised from'P' type to'C' type.

2 Bolster for air 'For clamping of modified piping arrangement over

spring bogie to the bogie bolster, existing bracket (item-22 of Drg.
Drg. No.66704001, No.667M001) for duplex check valve to drg. No.
anx.'6' AAA04078 alt 'Nil' shall be used for clamping of
FIBA pipe as shown in the drawing No. 32932023
att'Nil' .

3 Air Suspension & Drg. No.783-3-5-00{ alt'a'

FIBA device . S$ pipe connecting Air spring pipe line from 150 litre
arrangement on air reservoir (item no.151 & 185) modified.
underframe for . SS pipes between leveling valve hoses & above air
ACINAC LHB type spring pipe line (item no. 145 & 146 on NPP end)
EOG coach modified and their location should be as per
drawing-
r SS pipes between leveling valve hoses & above air
spring pipe line (item no. 194 & 195 on PP end)
rnodified and their location should be as per
drawing.
Drg.No. 851-3-5-001 alt'a'
SS pipe connecting Air spring pipe line from 150 litre
air reservoir (item no.151 & 185) modified.
. SS pipes between leveling valve hoses & above air
spring pipe line (item no. 145 & 146 on PP end)
modified and their location should be as per
drawing.
. SS pipes between leveling valve hoses & above air
spring pipe line (item no. 194 & 195 on NPP end)
modified and their location should be as per
drawing.

4 Location of holes
and welding parts Drg. No.851 11 003 Alt'd
complete on U/F for Brackets (2 nos) to item no,59 of old drg. No.851
AC/NAC sleeper 11 003 alt'c' to be cut and bracket to item no.61 to
EOG (LHB type) be welded as shown in drawing.
Location of Brackets (2 nos) to item no. 59 to be
shifted as shown in drawing.
Bracket to item no.62 to be welded as shown in
the drawing.
Drg. No.73g lt 004 Alt h'
Brackets (2 nos) to item no.76 of old drg. No.739
11 004 alt'g' to be cut and bracket to item no.78 &
79 to be welded as shown in drawing.
Location of Brackets (2 nos) to item no. 76 to be
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 shifted as shown in drawing.
Bracket to item no.54 to be welded as shown in
the drawing.
Drg. No.814 11 003 Alt'd'
Brackets (2 nos) to item no.66 of old drg. No.814
11 003 alt'c' to be cut and bracket to item no.69 &
70 to be welded as shown in drawing.
Location of Brackets (2 nos) to item no. 66 to be
shifted as shown in drawing.
Bracket to item no.68 to be welded as shown in
the drawing.
Drg. No. 581 11 003 Alt'q' ,
Drg. No. 81411(X)4 Alt "b"
Dia 7 holes to be shifted near main cross assly.
(body bolster).

5 Plate (Protection r Provide new protection cover as per drg.

cover for leveling No.AAA35139 alt. 'b'.
valve) . Proper covering of installation lever should be
ensured by sliding of protection cover through
groove I slot provided in protection cover.

Speclal instruetions:. a) Proper wetding of brackets he ensured as per

new drawings.
b) Clamping of all pipes be ensured as per
new drawings.
c) Smooth loop of flexible hoses without necking
be ensured.
d) lt should be ensured that flexible hoses should
not touch with car body, bogie frame and nearby
steel pipes.
e) Plumbing pipes on PP end side (near main
cross assly./ body bolster) be lifred up
to maximum upward possible position.

' Encls: As above

/^/ln
(SANJAY ANGOTHU)
Dy.CME/D-ll
for GMlMech. Design

Copy to: Annexure enclosed.

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 ANNEXURE

The General Manager/ Mechanical,

Mechanisal Brandr, HQ Office:

1. Central Railway, Mumbai CST-400 001

2. Western RIy., Churchgatg Murnbai-400 020
3. Eastern Rly., Fairlie Place, Kolkata-700 001
\v. 4, South Eastern Rly., Garden Reach, Kolkata-700 043
5. Northern Rly., Baroda House, New Delhi-110 001
6. North Eastern Rly., Gorakhpur-?73AOt
7. North East Frontier Rly., Maligaon, Guwahati-78l011
8. Southern Railway, Park Town, Chennai-600 003
9. South Central Railway, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad-S00 371
10. West Central Railway, Jabalpur4S2 001
11. East Central Railway, Hajipur-844 101
12. North €entral Railway, Allahabad-2ll001
13. North West Railwa% Jaipur-302 001
14. East Coast Railway, Bhubaneswar-75l016
15. South East Central Railway, Bilaspur-495 004
16. South Western Railwan Hubli-580 023

Copyto:

. l. EDME (Coaching), Railway Board, New Delhi-110 001

ll. EDME (W), Railway Board, New Delhi-110 001
lll. Director General/Carriage, RDSO, Manak Nagar, Lucknow-226 011
lV. The General Manager tMech.), Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala-L$OA2

V. Tlre Ctrlef Workshop Manager, Carriage & Wagon Worlshop,

1. Matunga, Central Railway, Mumbai400 019
2. Bhopal, West Central Railway, Nishatpura, M.P.-462 001
3. Lilluah, Eastern Railw*y, Howrah-7ll204
4. Goraktpur, North Eastern RailwaY-273 0O1
5. Neur Bongaigaon, North East Frontier Railway-783 381.
6. Perambur, Southern Railway, Chennai-600 023
7. Golden Rock, Tiruchirapalli-520 004
8. Ashokapuram, South Western Railway, Mysore South-570 008
9. Tirupati, South Central Railway-Sl7 505
10. Hubli, South Western Railway-580 020
11. Mancheswar, Ea$t Coast Railway, Bhubaneswar-75101,7
12. Kharagpur, South Eastern Railway-72l,301
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13. Lower Parel, N.M.Joshi Marg Western Railway, Mumbai-400 013
L4. Jagadhari, Northern Railway-135 003
15. Alambagh, Northern Railway, Lucknow-225 005
15. Lallaguda, South Central Railway, Secunderabad-S00 017
17. lVestern Railway, Ajmer, Rajasthan
18. North East Frontier Railway, Dibrugarh, Assam-786 00

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