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We use 3 sources for our guidence.
BR 1183 - Regulations for repairing wagons
BR 11819 - Regulations for the Guidance of Train Examiners and Oilers
BR11889 - Planned preventive maintenance schedule for BR freight stock and departmental vehicles.
For each vehicle we conduct a condition survey looking at the following;
Wheelset
Axle boxes
Suspension
Underkeeps
Underframe
Brake blocks
Brake hear
Brake safety loops
Handbrake
Brake cylinders
Brake hoses
Release chords
Buffers
Couplings
Drawhiok
Lamp brackets
Steps
Label clips
Door levers
Doors
Bodywork
Load
Handrails
Roof coverings
Chains
Ride height
And finally record any other details that stand out to us as requiring attention. We then of course rectify remove or record as applicable.
We are not prepared to detail particulars as we are not an engineering authority and do not wish to be used as a source of technical information. That is down to a particular railways safety case and how they wish to manage there own engineering processes.
We are happy to discuss privately and give advice and share our thoughts.
The GCR then provides an inderpendant assurance of our activities via there FTR examinations.