
Bogie Covered Wagon Brake Van with UIC Bogies --- A rather unusual goods brake van spotted by TT at Ernakulam Town station. Its actually a BCXC wagon converted to goods brake van. These are water-tight high-sided bogie covered wagons with UIC design bogies. This design has roller bearing axle boxes, fabricated bogie with vacuum brake & laminated leaf spring. Non-transition centre buffer coupler (CBC). These are capable of higher speed, need less frequent attention and heavier trains could be formed. Axle load of 22.9 T. Type - BCXC-BV.