Failure analysis in passenger bogies from the Railway system of the Republic of Bulgaria

Abstract

This paper is based on a review of a study of damage to passenger bogies on railway vehicles. The results of the research of the reliability of the passenger bogies from the park of the Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) are analyzed. The constructions of passenger bogies type swing in the operation of the Republic of Bulgaria are presented - YT72, Görlitz V and GP200. The most common faults of the passenger bogies are indicated. The general failures, the probable causes of failures and the ways to minimize them have been successfully identified.