IS 12137 : 2025 Wagon Puller/Pusher - General Requirements

ICS 45.060.20

MED 07

1 SCOPE

1.1 This Indian standard covers general and safety requirements, field of application, types and limiting dimensions of the wagon pullers/pushers for hauling/spotting broad gauge top open railway wagons.

1.2 This standard is not applicable to hopper type wagons.

1.3 Wagons suitable only for mechanical handling shall be handled by the wagon pullers/pusher covered by this standard.

1.4 The maximum gross load of rake of wagons to be hauled by the wagon puller/pusher shall be limited to 2 000 tonnes.

2 REFERENCES

The standard given below contains provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. The standard is subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standard listed below:

IS No. Title
IS 10464 : 1983 Data sheet for selection of wagon puller/pusher