• 1.Used for transportation of coal, ore, limestone's etc.
• 2.For commodities do not require protection from rain
• 3.Provided with flap doors for ease of loading/ unloading of consignment

• 1.Used for transportation of bagged commodity i.e consignments which require to be protected from rain etc.
• 2.Generally carry food grains, cement, fertilizers, fruits & vegetables etc.

• 1.Without side walls
• 2.Generally used for carrying steel coils, billets, rail, rails sleepers etc.

• 1.Having well shaped under frame
• 2.Used to carry the bulky articles of excessive height
• 3.Used for larger consignments like military tanks, heavy equipments etc.
• 4.Provided with lashing chains and couplings and the folding ramps on either end of the head stock of the wagon to facilitate loading of motor vehicle

• 1.Special wagons designed for Rapid discharge from either bottom or side or both
• 2.Wagon has a hopper shape
• 3.Used for transporting minerals, coal and ballast
• 4.Provided with electro pneumatically operated door operating mechanism

• 1.Special flat wagons designed for handling containers

• 1.Designed to carry liquid consignment like petroleum products, corrosive liquids, milk, edible oils etc.
• 2.Wagon underframes fitted with bulky barrels
• 3.Barrel consists manholes and covers on their tops for filling liquids
• 4.Delivery valves at the bottom of the barrel centre for discharging
• 5.Baffle plates have been provided inside the barrel to control other liquids coming on any one side under dynamic condition and on gradient

• 1.Guards van used with freight trains as last vehicle

Wagon numbering system is being done as per Railway board's instruction issued vide letter No. 2000/M (N)/60/2/wagon census dated 4 th July 2003

• 1.The wagon number shall consist of 11 digits
• 2.First two digits will indicate types of wagon
• 3.Next two digits will indicate owning railway
• 4.Next two digits will indicate year of manufacture
• 5.Next four digits will indicate individual wagon number
• 6.The last digit will be a check digit

• •Consists of last two digits of the year of manufacture
• •For example, wagon manufacture in 2016 will have code 16

• •This will be running serial number from 0001 to 9999
• •0001 to 0999 will be departmental stock, after completing upto 0999, the number will begin from 0001
• •1000 to 9999 will be for other (traffic) stock, after completing upto 9999, the number will begin from 1000
• •The series will not change with type of wagon
• •For example on ECR if 1001 is BOXNHS, next wagon which may be BCNHS will be 1002

1. Add all the characters in the even number
   S1 = C2+C4+C6+C8+C10
2. Multiply S1 by 3 =3 S1
3. Add all the character in the odd number
   S2 = C1+C3+C5+C7+C9 (Except check digit)
4. Add the sum of step 2 to the sum of step 3; S4=3S1+S2
5. Round this total up to the next multiple of 10
6. The check digit is the number required to be added to round up to the next multiple of 10. If the total in S4 is already a multiple of 10, then the check digit will be Zero (0).

Northern Railway owned BOXNHS wagon number 4567 manufactured in 2003 would be stenciled as 1203034567. C alculate the check digit and write down the wagon number which will be stenciled on wagon body.

1. Add all the characters in the even number
   S1 = C2+C4+C6+C8+C10 = 2+3+3+5+7 = 20
2. Multiply S1 by 3 =3 S1 = 3X20 = 60
3. Add all the character in the odd number
   S2 = C1+C3+C5+C7+C9 = 1+0+0+4+6 = 11
4. Add the sum of step 2 to the sum of step 3; S4=3S1+S2=60+11=71
5. Round this total up to the next multiple of 10.
   71+9 =80
6. The check digit is the number required to be added to round up to the next multiple of 10. Check digit is 9

East Central Railway owned a BCNAHS wagon having number 9521, manufactured in 2016 would be stenciled as 3110169521. Calculate the check digit and write down the wagon number which will be stenciled on wagon body.

1. Add all the characters in the even number
   S1 = C2+C4+C6+C8+C10 = 1+0+6+5+1 = 13
2. Multiply S1 by 3 = 3S1 = 3×13 = 39
3. Add all the character in the odd number
   S2 = C1+C3+C5+C7+C9 = 3+1+1+9+2 = 16
4. Add the sum of step 2 to the sum of step 3; S4=3S1+S2=39+16=55
5. Round this total up to the next multiple of 10.
   55+5=60
6. The check digit is the number required to be added to round up to the next multiple of 10. Check digit is 5

Eastern Railway owned a BLLA wagon having number 6557, manufactured in 2020 would be stenciled as 6302206557. Calculate the check digit and write down the wagon number which will be stenciled on wagon body.

1. Add all the characters in the even number
   S1 = C2+C4+C6+C8+C10 = 3+2+0+5+7 = 17
2. Multiply S1 by 3 = 3S1 = 3×17 = 51
3. Add all the character in the odd number
   S2 = C1+C3+C5+C7+C9 = 6+0+2+6+5 = 19
4. Add the sum of step 2 to the sum of step 3; S4=3S1+S2=51+19=70
5. Round this total up to the next multiple of 10.
   70 is already a multiple of 10, so add 0
6. The check digit is the number required to be added to round up to the next multiple of 10. Check digit is 0