REASONEDDOCUMENTS

A)CommentsFurnishedbydesirable

suppliers:

A(RDSO’sspecification

no.RDSO/PE/SPEC/AC/0197-2019

(Rev-0)-FinalDraft

specificationfor

fresh.supply

and

returnbelowduct

made

ofMetaAramid/

ParaAramid

fabricwith

siliconrubber

coatingon

bothsides

forRMPU

forLHBEOG/HOG

typeACcoaches

ofIndian

Railways}

lause

Clam

asperRDSOSpec.RDSOIPEISPECIO197-2019(Rev.0)

.Flrm's

comments

Accepted!

RDSOComments

"015-Ml:

SidwalMl:

Ato

2group

MI:PRS

MlsPerfect

R°l°¢t°dN°-

Permacevat.

Techno

Ltd.Consultants

2.1Unlessotherwise

specifiedin

tenderthe

manufacturershall

supplyAgreed

Must

includefor

Agree

nsupply

Agreed

RejectedIn

thisregard.

itis

cleartythe

coatedfabric

completewith

metallicframes

atboth

theendsof

supplyof

onlybnc

also(in

mentioned

inthe

clause.the

ducti.e.

RMPU

side&coach

shellside

asper

RDSO

drawingFabn'c

as

well,in

ers)

incase

theNo.

RDSO/PE/SKIAC/0069—2004

case

onlyfabric

ailwayor

RMPU

(Rev.3).2

nos.each

forflesh

air&

returnair

andone

no.For

isdemanded

by

manutacturerasks

supplyair

perRMPU.

EPDM

(Fireretatdant)

gasketfor

bothbuyer.

for.RMPUandcoach

shellsides

shouldalso

besupplied.

2.2The

materialshouldbesupplied

inthe

widthof

1meter

+/-5%

MIA

N/A

NIA

N/A

Rejected

Thespecification

isfor

bellowduct

made

ofMeta/ParaAramidfabric

and

notthe

fabriconly.

4‘0|S'13501

Determinationof

flammabilityby

oxygen

Agreed

Agre

Agreed

Agreed

N/A

Allare

agreed.‘

index$7941

gmmW

thewater

repellency

Method

fordetermining

resistanceto

IS:391penetration

bywater

offabries

by

hydrostatichead

testIS'1390

Methods

fordetermination

ofpH

valueof

‘aqueousextracts

oftextile

materialsIS:

6911

Stainlesssteel

plate,sheet

and

stripShould

be

TobeRemoved

ASTMD751

RejectedThementionedstandard

isremoved

isthe

tobe

used

fortest

specificationmethods.

5for

generalcoated

fabricandrubber

ASTM

D751

Standard

testmethods

forco

tedproducts

forgeneral

applicationslike

RainWear,

Trampoline

and

others.Regulations

Should

be

TobeRemoved

Tobe

RejectedThestandard

issufficient.

UIC564-2OR

Inpassenger

removed.

Removed

assimilatedveh

serwoes.

EN45545

EuropeanRailway

standardforfire

safetyAgreed

Agreedreed

WA

A"are

339'6"“-.

..

..

NIA

Tobeadded

NIA

Tobeadded

added

RejectedAlready

equivalent

DlN55102-2004

mg?”

F“Wmm

'"Remy

standardEN

45545is

'mentioned

inthe

clause.

Testingof

textiles;simple

tensiletest

on

NIA

Tobeadded

NIA

To

0beadded

RejectedThestandard

issufficient

DlN53857

stflpsof

textiletam.

woven

fabritsand

formeasuringmentioned

ribbonsparameters.

5.1Fabric

ofthe

bellowduct

shallbeMetaAramid

lParaAramid

withAgreed

ParaAramid

notAgreed

notNIA

RejectedProvision

hasbeenmade

siliconrubber

coatingonboth

sides.tested

bylCF.

F.ICF

forboth

typeof

coated

aAramid

fabrics.

againstPO.

/17/5397/5431IF,

d.-12.10.2017

N/A

NIA

NIA

Paraaramid

RejectedThe

specificationis

forto

be

bothpara

andmeta

removed

aramidcoated

fabric.

because

paraaramid

arenot

UV

resistantand

lossesits

performance

8.strength

in

duecourse

oftime.

Para

Aramid

Fabricsare

alsopropensity

toabsorb

moisture,upto

5%

moistureregain

and

alsopara

aramids

havingpoor

compressive

forcesproperties.

5.2Parameters

UnitTest

ptableI

itlgrade

W

Flameretardant

Grade

EN45545

R1IHL-3;R7lHL-2

R1/HL3may

be

theTypographicalError.

Itis

R1/HL1;

R7lHL2.

1

Should

be

R1/HL1;

R7lHL-

Agreed

Itshould

beR1/HL

orR7lHL-1

R1&R7/HL1.

'sighest

firesafety

regulations.

orldwideRolling

R1/HL—1

toR7lHL-2

only8.

beingthe

safetyand

encouraging

theuseof

non-flamable

materialfor

rollingstock

inten‘orapplications,

thereforethis

need

tobemodified

fromHL-3

toLllOMlu

Accepted

(R1/HL1)

Revisedclause

tobe

readasfollows:

Acoe

tablelimitl

rade

R1lHL-1;R7lHL-2

Thickness ASTMD751

must

be

1.2(min)

toadhere

as

per

RDSO

modificationsheet

RDSO/PE/MS/A

CI079-2018.

I||—L

0!Il’.

HL-3would

notbe

possibleto

attainin

MetaAramid

material.

Agreed

Accepted

Revisedclause

tobe

readas

follows:

We

propose

asper

DIN

Rejected Thestandard

mentioned

issufficient

forgiven

TensileStrength

(i).Warp

(ii).Wefl

MPa

ASTM

D751

(Grab

TestMethod)

(i).350

(ii).325

Agreed

Notrequired

parameter.

Wotking

temperaturerange

0690From

to+80

-20Working

Temperature

range

toMeta

andParaaramid

is(-50

degree

to+180

degree).Moreover

heatingair

temperatuuein

case

ofOHP

failureis

more

Resistance

tospreadofflame

Appendix—5

ofUlC564-20R

Class

—A

Shouldbe-50

to+180

TensileWarpNVeft

bedaN/5cm

53857d

passenger

coaches,we

proposefor

DIN53857,

3800/

3570N/

50MM

N/A

Clause

willbe

replacedwith

BreakingStrength.

to+180

as

perearlier

specificationShouldbe

-50to

+180

asper

ModificationSheet

RDSO/PE/M

SlAC/079-

2018

Accepted

(+180)Revisedclause

tobe

readas

follows:

Acoe

tablelimitl

rade

From-20

to+180

Already

covered

withDIN

&EN

Standards

Resistanceto

spreadof

flame

ispan

ofEN

45545-2&

anymaterial

toachieve

theFlame

retardancyEN

levelneed

tobe

asper

ISO

5658-2

forresistance

toflame.

Rejected Thestandard

mentioned

isdetailed

andnecessaryfor

mentionedparameter.

6.Limiting

oxygen

index(min.)

|S:1350128

theheat

releaserate

isdetermined

bymeasureme

ntof

theoxygen

consumption

derivedfrom

oxygen

concentrationandthe

flow

ratein

combustion

productstream.

Forthis

theappropriate

and

RejectedThestandard

issufficient

formeasun'ngmentioned

parameter.

7.Toxicity,

(CIT)Conventionalindex

ofToxicity

(at50

kW/m2heat

flux)

EN45545

8.

Deteriorationof

visibilitydue

tosmoke

Appendix—1

5of

UlC

OR

—2 50.9

oxicityshould

be50.09

recommend

edISO

standardis

ISO5660—1

Itshould

be

$0.1as

toxicityis

importantparameter

and

inolder

FRS

ToxicityFED

was<0501

at15mins

We

recommend

requestfor

ISO5659-

222012as

referencedbyEN

45545-2

forToxicityLevels.

Accepted

Revisedclause

tobe

readasfollows:

TestAoceptabl

method]

eInstrument]

limit/gradeStandardslSpecification

EN45545-2

50.1

Notrequired

Not

required,covered

inDIN5510

&EN45545

Insufficientstandard.

smoke

generationto

be

measured

inaccordance

toEN

Rejected Thestandard

issufficient

formeasuringmentioned

parameter.

9.Waterproofneeel)

Coneteet

ll)Hydroetetlcheedteet

l)is:7941

ll)IS:391

)Weter

shouldnot

leakthrough

cloth.lll)Reeletence

ofwater

fabrics.water

held

Inem

specialproofed

23.

Agreed

Bothteete

usedto

etn

thed

weth

teep

3not

ISO5659-

22012

(asreferencedby

EN

45545-2)

Water

shouldnot

leakthrough

cloth81

resletanceof

waterfabrics,

waterhead

Inem

specialproofed

23.Water

tlghtneeeas

percone

test.The

RejectedThe

standardle euficlent

formeasuring

mentionedparameter.

10

Weight

g/m

ASTMD751

14001100

00itmustbe

1400min

same

as

per

RDSO

modificationsheetRDSO/PE/MS/A

C/079«2018.

relevantspec

forname

isDIN

EN

20011. eight

shouldbe

">14oog/m’"

forbetter

fabricquality.

Agreed

Weightshould

be">1400".

Higherthe

weightbetter

isthe

quality.Weight

depends

onthe

coatingof

silicone,more

thecoating

betteris

theproduct

quality.It

ehouldbe

1400

(minimum)

ee

perthe

oldepeclflcatlon.

ItIe

to

protectcloth

fiber:from

open

environment. We

request

formin

1400only.

As

muchas

thecoating

onfebrlce.would

bebeneficial

forRellweye

forlong

lifeof

thefinal

product.This

Isto

protectthe

AramidFabric

fromenvironment

effects. Awepted

(1300min)

Revisedclause

tobe

readas

follows:

WW

1300(min)

11pH

valueIS:

1390(cold

6.0-8.5Agreed

Agreed

Agreed

reedNIA

Allare

agreed.method)

12UV

resistantAs

per-

Specmcatlon/Type

testof

Specificationreed

NIA

ThereIsno

relevantrelevant

Standardto

beweathering

Speclfled.epeclflcation

mentionedby

standardsprovided.

resistancein

anyone.Theparameter

leweatherometer;

deleted.Standard

SAE

J2527

13

Firebehaviourand

BIN5516

i.84

NIA

Tobeadded

NIA

N/A

Rejected

Thementionedparameter

fireside

effectsof

ii.SR2

anis

alreadycovered

inthe

material&

partsiii.

8T2

specification.Proposal

ofi.

FlammabilityDIN5510

isrejected

classfor

above.ii.

Smoke

fire-

generation

classIt’s

theonly

standardiii.

Dropletclass

withspecific

railway__

14Toxicity.

FractionalDIN5510

<0.01Tobeadded

vehicleSpecification

RejectedThementioned

parameterEffective

Dose

and

importantfor

isalready

coveredIn

the(FED)

preventionof

firein

specification.at

15minutes

case

sub-standard

products

are

used

insideof

passenger

coach.

Itwas

partof

earlierspecification

also

15Breaking

StrengthASTMD751

XDirection-

Tobe

added

AcceptedClause

adjustedin

place3300

of5.2

(3)Le.

tensileY

Direction:strength.

>800

5.3The

testingshall

be

gotdone

fromany

ofthe

NABL

IGovt.Teetlng

fromAgreed

Testingfrom

The

testRejected

The

detailsmentioned

inrecognlzed

laboratoryon

flnlehedcoated

fabricand

theteet

reportlntemetlonal

Internationalreports

fromthe

clauseare

sufficient.complying

withthe

abovepropertlee/paremetere

shallbe

submittedLabs

shouldalso

Recognisedlntemetlonell

toProduction

unIt/RDSO.’

be

acceptableLaboratory

shouldyrecognleed

byProduction

alsobe

eooeptableIebe

(ILAC)Unltel

RDSO.

alongwith

shouldbe

NABLIGovt.considered.

recognizedLaboratories.Example:

lLAC

le

recognitionIn

accordancewith

lSO/lEC17011.

Meet

ofthe

IntemetlonelLabs

areILAC

certifiedjust

likeNABL

InIndia.

5.5The

eervloellte

ofthe

above

bellowduct

materlelunder

actualAgreed

Minimum

Servle

eervloeAccepted

Revisedclause

tobe

readprevalllng

oondltloneon

IRinopenenvironment

shallnot

tobe

leesLife

shouldbe

ofBellow

(60ae

follows:than33months.

Months.

Ale

eunder

months)

caseof

Snp

The

servicelife

ofthe

Fabricwe

lllngabove

bellowduct

underonly

tondltlon

onactual

prevailingof

FIR

oondltloneon

"RIn

open

taenvironment

envlronmentehall

notto

shallnot

be

beless

then60months.

leesthan

42

monthe

(threeand

_half

years).5.6

Supplier/Manufacturer

haveto

declarethe

OEM

ofMetaAramld/

Agreed

RejectedThe

detailsmentioned

inPare

Aramidfabric

withsilicon

rubbercoating

alongwith

theclause

areeutflcient.

documentssubmitted

toRDSO/PUe.

withthe

Illlconrubber

coatingalong

withdocuments

We

toRDSO/PUe.

5.3During,

acceptanceteat,

inspectingauthority

may

askfor

testAgreed

As

eome

testare

Allthe

Tut

AcceptedDurlng,aooeptanoetest.

reportof

above

carrledout

testsfrom

Govt.INABL

accreditedlab

withInternational

reportsinspecting

authoritymay

atexpensesof

fln'n.Standards.

Freehshould

beaek

forprevious

testTest

tobe

validfor

03

reportsof

abovecarried

conductedevery

3years

and

outtest:

fromGovt.

INABL

yearefrom

thedate

Inspectingaccredited

Iebat

expenses

ofApproval

fromauthority

offlrrn.

Alltests

onfabric

RDSO.

Freahtesting

ehouldabide

shallbe

repeatedafresh

forevery

lotwill

theaflereveryayears.

havemajor

priceprototype

escalationon

theapprovals

byeelllng

price.Also

forRDSO&PU

emaillot

sizeit

isfor

eame.lmpractlcal

tomake

Fabricbeing

tests.EN

andDIN

epeclfledmaterial

a.frequenttestingwould

have

O00.!

paoton

roduot.5.9

Finishedfabric

shallbeUV

rayeresistant.

Agreed

Specificationt

AcceptedUV

resistantparameter

IeSpecified.

deleted.

5.10The

Fabricmaterial

shouldbe

HalogenFree

andN0

ChemicalNIA

NIA

Tobeadded

RejectedThe

detailsmentioned

Inresistance

fromAcid,

Alkali,Solvents

andMineral

8.synth

oilsthe

clauseare

notas

perthe

parametersto

be

_teetgd

Inclause

no.5.2

5.11Test

on

siliconcoating

N/A

NIA

Tobeadded

RejectedThe

testof

thefinished

Density134+003g/cm‘

DINENISO11834

productsls

only'

-‘

acceptable.Separate

testsTensile

Strength_>_5.5

MPa

DIN53504

,onrubber

coatingare

not

TensileElongation3200%

DIN53504mm"@333"

pm°f

3.2(l)Satisfactory

Teetreport

ofthe

materlalfrom

anyof

theNABL

Agreed

Testingfrom

The

testRejected

The

detailsmentioned

lnIGovt.

remnlzed

laboratory,oomplylng

theparameters

asIntematlonal

reportsfrom

theclause

aresutflclent.

mentlonedIn

clauseNo.

5.2.Recognised

lntemetlonallLaboratory

shouldyrecognised

alsobe

acceptablelabs

(ILAC)along

withehould

beWW

recognlzed-

__L_aboratorlee.

6.2(li)Declaration

thatduct

willhave

servicelife

of33

monthe

(mln.).In

Minimum

ServiceThe

serviceAccepted

Revisedclause

tobe

readthe

eventof

premature

failure.complete

setof

ductsof

fullcoach

Llfeshould

be42

lifeof

Bellow(60

asfollowe:

(2RMPUI)

shallbe

replacedfree

ofcost.

Months

fromthe

fabricunder

months)

‘date

ofsupply.

Aleoactual

Declaretlonthat

ductwill

Incase

ofSupply

ofprevalllng

haveeervloe

lifeof60

Fabricwe

are

liablecondition

on

months(min).

Inthe

event

onlyfor

Servicelife

open

IRof

premature

failure,of

Fabric3

notfor

environment

completeset

ofductsof

completefabricated

shallnot

befull

coach(2RMPUe)

ehellaeeembly.

lessthan

42

bereplaced

freeof

cost.monthe

(threeand

halfyep).

6.3

Pastsupplyperformance

forsame

appliuots

NIA

NIA

NIA

NIA

Tobeadded

Accepted

Pastsupplyperformance

forRMPU);need

tobeensuredbythe

rprincipals

(ifany)for

same

toensurebestresults

andperforman

cts.applications.

needsto

be

.furnished

toRDSO.

9.1Frameand

thefabric

shallbe

noInformation

Agreed

Agreed

Agreed

Onlyon

theFrame

MarkingAccepted

The

detailson

theframe

preferablyInembossed

pattern:at

backsurface.

Inwouldbe

shallbe

inemboeeed

‘caseof

Stitchedonly

patternandon

fabricshall

a)Nameand

Addreeeol' the

manufacturer.Fabric

oronly

Fabrloeelble

onbe

Inprlnted/

etltched

b)Monthof

themanufacture.

“StIoker/HolograS

Flanges.pattern.

Inthle

regard,the

0)Serial

number

(The

firsttwo

dlgiteehall

Indicatethe

yearof

withdetalle"w‘

arklngdetalle

mentionedIn

the

manufactureand

nexttwo

dlglteshall

Indicatemonth.

Further'Stloked

elbleclauee

aresufficient.

nextfour

digitsehall

Indicatemanufacturing

serialnumber.)

onabrloe

0)Specification

number.10.0

GuaranteeIWarrantyobligation

ofthe

completeItem

shallbe

asAgreed

Agreed

Agreed

WarrantyAooepted(

GuaranteeNVarranty

perIRS

oondltlonof

contract.and

60

obligationof

thecomplete

-Guarentee

months)MMManths

,,

ofFabric

fromdate

ofsupply.

materlalwould

onlybe

possible,when

completebellow

set(along

withSSFrames)le

manufactured&procured

fromus.

Warranteewould

notbe

liableor

applicableIn

caseof

onlybellow

materialla

procuredfrom

us.

3)Commentefurnished

byRallwayelPUe:

ClaueeNo.

Clauseeaper

RDSOSpec.

RDSO/PEISPECIM07

-orthemRallwaye

ICFAccepted!

RDSOcomment-

2010(Rev.0)

Rejected

5.2(1)

FlameRetardant

AgreedR1IHL3

maybe

thetypographical

error.It Is

AcceptedRevised

clauseto

beread

asR1IHL1;R7/HL2

(R1IHL1)follows:

mummy:

__

R1/HL—1;R7lHL-2

5.2(2)

Thickness(mln)

Thlokneeemayvary

basedon

basematerial

AcceptedRevleed

clauseto

be

readas

12:01,

Itmust

dll'ferenoe

ofMeta3Para

aramid.In

placeof

perRDSO

modlflcatlonsheet

RDSO/Pg/MSIACIO79-2013.

be1.2

(mln)to

adhereas

follows:

W101

1.2(min)

5.2(4)

Workingtemperature

rangeWorking

Temperaturerange

tAccepted

Revisedclause

tobe

readan

Paraaramid

le(-50

degree+1

(+180)follows:

Moreoverheating

airto

OHP

fallureI:more

thtW

mustbe

-50to

+13

ModificationShe

I079-From

-20to

+180

2013

5.2(10)

Weight

onbase

Accepted

Revleed

clause

tobe

read

as

ParaAramid.

(1300min)

follows:_100

Itmustbe

RDSO

modificationWage

IAC/079-2013

1300(min)

5.10

Tobeadded

Mounting

arrangements

ofMeta

Aramid

Para

N/A

Accepted

Clause

tobereplacedwith

clause

Aramid

fabn'cshould

beno.

5.9asUV

raysresistant

clausethrough

Rivet/nutbolt

arrangement

onlyhasbeenremoved.Clause

tobe

can

be

detached

readasfollows:

damagingthe

canvas

cloth.Currently

the

.cloth

isaffix

Mountingarrangementsof

Meta

adhesivepastewith

metallicfra

AramidParaAramid

fabricshould

suitableas

itto

bethrough

sealant,rivet/nutbolt

damage

ofcanvas

duringmaintenan

_arrangflnent

only.1.3

Thelane

ofpre-mature

fallureeof

CottonCanvashae

AeInformed

byField

unite.there

hasno

Spec.Calla

forIRS

conditionsonly.

AcceptedNeceeeary

modlflcatlonemade

InWWW

POH

tnPOH

(sothe

.pggmwion

Railways.Ithas

been

theunanimousconsensus

thatoriginal

Germanym

coacheseven

calledfor

Inthe

spec.I:36

months,warranty

months)duct

shouldlast

POH

toPOH

(36monthe)

underafter

almost20y

Thue.It

Iscan

becovered

for72

monthe.prevalent

serviceconditions.

possibleto

ye

0al

life(even

5.5The

eervloelife

ofthe

abovebellow

ductmaterial

morethan

qualityMeta

underactual

prevailingcondltlone

onIR

Inopen

aramid!P

.Hence

ItIs

environmentshall

notto

belees

than33

months.reborn

lifeof

thebellow

ductmate

teast

72months(For

10Guarantee/

Warrantee

2ndPOH)

Inplace

of33