Ganz Motor Bogies
Custom passenger, locomotive and power-coach bogie systems developed around each vehicle and route.
- Axle-load envelope
- Model-dependent; Unified family 10–14 t nominal / 16 t maximum
- Speed envelope
- Model-dependent; customer-specific validation
Product overview
Ganz Motor Kft (Hungary) manufactures the Ganz Modular Bogie Family, covering gauges from 1,000 to 1,676 mm across seven series. Trailer bogies for passenger and power-generator coaches include the tread-braked Unified series and the disc-braked 165.2-40 — axle loads of 10–14 t nominal (16 t max) and 920/840 mm wheel diameters.
Tahawy has supplied about 1,000 Ganz bogies to Egyptian National Railways since 1980, and the 2023 framework with Ganz Motor and NERIC covers technology transfer and local manufacturing of a 160 km/h Ganz trailer bogie for the 500 Passenger Coaches programme.
Technical highlights
- Modular family covering 1,000–1,676 mm gauges
- Trailer bogies with tread or disc brakes
- Axle load 10–14 t nominal / 16 t max
- 160 km/h trailer bogie under the 500 Coaches framework
Configuration options
- Powered or trailer arrangement
- Electric, hydrostatic or hydrodynamic drive by series
- Track gauges from 1,000 to 1,676 mm across the family
- Tread, axle-disc or wheel-disc brake arrangement
- Coil, rubber or air-suspension configuration
- Speed sensor, grounding, sanding and flange-lubrication options
Technical data
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Value | Technical note |
|---|---|---|
| Track gauge | 1435 mm | |
| Axle load | 170 kN | |
| Maximum axle load | 180 kN | |
| Clearance gauge | UIC 505-1; S.M.No.3100B | |
| Minimum track curve radius | 80 m | |
| Wheel diameter (new) | 920 mm | |
| Wheel diameter (worn) | 840 mm | |
| Wheel type | Monobloc | |
| Wheelbase | 2600 mm | |
| Maximum length | 3578 mm | |
| Maximum width | 2772 mm | |
| Brake system | Tread brake units | |
| Primary suspension | Coil springs | |
| Secondary suspension | Coil and rubber springs | |
| Bogie weight | Approx. 5.6 t | |
| Maximum operating speed | 140 km/h | |
| Maximum design speed | 160 km/h |
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