Standard Gauge / Narrow Gauge /Meter Gauge Bogie Casting Bolster

Breif introduction:

Casting Bolster, as an important part of cast steel three-piece truck bogie, is to connect two side’s frames and to transfer the load of the car body to the wheels and rails through the center plate or side bearings.

The bogie’s bolsters are generally made of cast steel by casting process, and are often equipped with wearing plate, lower center plate, and fulcrum seats, etc.

Tieke has been manufacturing railway wagons for over ten years. We own bolster molds for K2 bogie, K6 bogie, K8 bogie, 1520mm gauge bogie, 1067mm gauge bogie, meter gauge bogie and etc. Our bogie's axle load from 13 tons, 16 tons, 18 tons, 21 tons, 25 tons, 30 tons, to 35 tons. We have not only 2 axle bogie, but also have 3 axle bogie, which could meet 240 tons super heavy load wagons requirements.

We could also design and manufacture various bogies and bogies bolsters according to customer’s specific requirements.

Why choose us?

1. We have all series axle load and rail gauges and we could meet most of customers requirements;
2. Our foundry is designated foundry of the Ministry of Chinese Railways, for the casting products of railway train parts and the quality is assured;
3. Tieke provide full ranges of various wagon and bogie parts and one stop services for customers;
4. Tieke is adaptable to different railway gauges, different axle loads, running speeds;
5. Tieke could design manufacture and material standards like AAR, EN, TB, GOST and etc.

The bolster is mainly casted by Class B and Class C steel as below table:

Chemical composition of casting bolster:

Mechanical properties of bolster:

Cleaned casting bolster ready for bogies assembly:

Tieke bogies assembly workshop:

FAQ:
Q1: Are you a trading company or a factory?
A: We are directly a factory and we manufacture and export railway wagon bogies directly.

Q2: Do you have design ability to provide customized railway bogies?
A: Yes, we have professional technical team and we are familiar with international railway standards like UIC, AAR, EN and we are able to provide railway equipment according to customer requirements.

Q3: Chinese railway gauge is 1435mm, but our country’s is 1000mm gauge, will this be a problem for you?
A: Of course not, we are able to design railway wagon bogies of different gauges like 1435mm, 1000mm, 1067mm, 1520mm or other required railway gauges.

Q4: Why should I choose you, compared with your competitors?
A: Tieke Railway was transformed from wagons factory belong to Chinese Railway in 2016 and the company have over 10 years’ experiences in manufacturing railway wagons and bogies; Now as Tieke Railway is a private company and adopt modern market management strategies, our services are flexible and more considerate and our cost is more controllable.

Q5: What should I provide to get a quotation from you?
A: You could send your inquiry with detail drawings, product photos, detail technical parameters or requirement description. A complete requirement input is very important for us to provide an accurate quotation to you.

Tongling Tieke Railway Equipment Co., Ltd (Tieke Railway) is a high tech private company transformed from a factory under Chinese Ministry of Railways in 2016. It is specialized in manufacturing, repairing, renting various railway wagons and providing various wagon spare parts for customers in industrial, mining, metallurgy, chemical, oil, energy, logistic, and local railway transportation who own railway lines for self use.

Tieke Railway is located in Lion Mountain High Tech Industrial Development Zone, Tongling City, Anhui Province, with convenient distance to express way, high speed train, and Nanjing Lukou International Airport. It has 8.5 million USD register capital, 60000㎡covered area and 30000㎡plant area. There are 250 employees, 30 of which are senior and intermediate engineers and have rich working experiences in Chinese railway.

Tongling Tieke Railway Equipment Co.,Ltd has a complete produce line for railway wagons manufacture and repair. It is capable of providing comprehensive services like railway wagons R&D and manufacturing, railway wagons reconfiguration, railway wagons repairing, railway wagons renting, railway wagon spare parts and etc. It manufactures, maintains and repairs various railway wagons like open wagons, flat wagons, self-unloading wagons, hot metal wagons, hopper wagons and other special function wagons. Besides, Tieke Railway could manufacture and supply various kinds of wagon spare parts like wagon bogies, wheel and axles, braking system parts, coupling system parts and other wagon parts. Each year, Tieke Railway could manufacture over 1000 sets wagons, repair 3000 sets wagons, rent 650-1000 sets wagons and sell over 50,000 sets wagon spare parts.

Tieke railway rents over 600 sets flat wagons, ballast hopper wagons to national companies like China Railway Group(CRG), China Railway Construction Corporation(CRCC), CRRC and etc, which create a precedent for private enterprises to rent railway vehicles to state-owned enterprises and central enterprises. Since 2018, Tieke Railway has provided various railway wagons to customers in Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, South Korea, Russia, Australia, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Germany, Italy and etc.

On the basis of consolidating the original business, Tieke Railway has increased scientific and technological investment and accelerated scientific and technological innovation and new product development. Since 2018, the company has applied for over 30 product patents and developed a variety of domestic advanced and practical technical products related to railway equipment. In 2019, the company obtained the high-tech enterprise certificate issued by the national science and technology department and the qualification to produce military product.

Consolidate the existing steel, coal, chemical industry, local railways, electric power and other railway self use wagons customers; Combined with the development trend of national urban rail transit, expand the new construction of metro vehicles; Provide on-site maintenance and transformation services for self owned vehicles for industrial and mining enterprises; Respond to the national policy of military civilian integration and gradually apply for military production qualification; Jointly develop new products with domestic scientific research institutions and colleges and universities; Cross shareholding with related enterprises to improve product market share; With ‘one belt and one road’ policy, explore and develop international railway wagons market and railway wagon spare parts market.

Tieke Railway has acquired ISO9001 quality management certification, ISO14001 Environmental management certification and ISO 18001 health and safety management system certificate. Adhering to the tenet of ‘ human oriented, pragmatic and efficient, sincere cooperation, mutual beneficial and win-win’ , Tieke Railway provides high quality railway products and satisfactory services to customers all over the world. Warmly welcome to visit our factory!