BS 3710:1964

Withdrawn

Specification for brake hose couplings for locomotives and rolling stock

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

08-02-2013

Language(s)

English

Published date

04-30-1964

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Co-operating organizations
Foreword
Specification
1 Scope
Part 1. Couplings for compressed air braking
2 General design
3 Materials
4 Length of coupling
5 Nipple
6 Hose clips
7 Coupling head
8 Sealing washer
9 Flexible hose
10 Dummy coupling
11 Testing
12 Painting
13 Identification marking
Part 2. Couplings for vacuum braking
14 General design
15 Materials
16 Length of coupling
17 Coupling head
18 Sealing washers
19 Hose clips
20 Flexible hose
21 Dummy plugs and couplings
22 Leakage test
23 Identification marking
Tables and figures
1 Typical hose coupling
2a Male hose nipple, straight and bent type
2b Female hose nipple, straight and bent type
3 Typical hose clip
4 Typical coupling heads. Type a with valve
5 Typical coupling heads. Type b without valve
(automatic brake)
6 Mating dimensions for 1/2 and 3/4 coupling head
7 Mating dimensions for 1 and 1 and 1/4 coupling head
8 Washer
9 Washer
10 Washer (U.I.C.)
11 Dummy coupling for heads with valve
12 Dummy coupling for heads without valve
13 Hose coupling with chain and cotter
14 Hose coupling without chain and cotter
15 2 in coupling head
16 1 and 1/2 in coupling head
17 1 and 1/2 in coupling washer
18 2 in coupling washer
19 Dummy plug
20 Dummy coupling without rubber seat
21 Dummy coupling with rubber seat
22 Grid formed of strip die-cast in place
23 Diamond-sectioned integral die-cast grid
24 Oval-sectioned integral die-cast grid
Appendices
A Alternative grids
B Approximate metric conversions

Specifies dimensions for brake hose couplings for compressed air and vacuum braked locomotives and rolling stock, and requirements for materials. An appendix shows alternative types of grid for the vacuum hose couplings. The hose for use with these couplings is specified in BS 3682.

Committee	GSE/42
DevelopmentNote	Inactive for the new design. (11/2008)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	26
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Withdrawn

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