Central Railway has installed an “Automatic Bogie Wash Plant” at its Matunga Workshop in Mumbai. This was manufactured under the “Make In India” initiative.
In this plant, all types of FIAT and ICF bogies can be cleaned in assembled condition with pressurised alkaline solution in an enclosed chamber. The plant operates automatically upon sensing the movement of bogie through the unit and a bogie is washed within 45 minutes.
The plant helps in minimizing time, water and man power to effectively complete the washing process. CR expects to reduce fresh water consumption by more than 60 per cent as compared to manual washing.
The automatic wash plant is equipped with a captive effluent treatment plant (ETP) and the final discharge from the ETP meets the environmental norms.
