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Toll NZ Consolidated
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include within the existing procedure for overhauling bogies, an inspection other than visual only, to confirm the structural integrity of specified components before a bogie is returned to service.
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Toll Rail intends to formally implement this recommendation.
The “Overhaul Manual for Bogies” will be amended specifying bogie components that will require other than visual inspections. The inspection method will also be specified.
It is expected this change will be formally promulgated, following final Technical Committee approval, by end of April 2006.
However, it should be noted that specific testing is now being applied to side frames, bolsters and specified areas pf brake beams in anticipation of this Code change.
The “Overhaul Manual for Bogies” will be amended specifying bogie components that will require other than visual inspections. The inspection method will also be specified.
It is expected this change will be formally promulgated, following final Technical Committee approval, by end of April 2006.
However, it should be noted that specific testing is now being applied to side frames, bolsters and specified areas pf brake beams in anticipation of this Code change.
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