WELDED ALUMINUM ALLOY BOGIE

A prototype unit with a one-piece frame and axleboxes fabricated from aluminum alloys has been on trial in Switzerland. Use of the alloys in construction has resulted in a weight saving of about 20 percent over the equivalent steel bogie. Experience in service, mounted under a tank wagon on the metregauge line where conditions are more severe than encountered on standard-gauge main lines, with sharper curves and steep gradients has resulted in no operating problems.

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Publication Date: 1970-10

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 755
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 126
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axles; Field tests; Freight cars; Journal boxes; Railroad cars; Tank cars; Technology; Trucks; Vehicle design
• Geographic Terms: Switzerland
• Old TRIS Terms: Axle design
• Subject Areas: Design; Motor Carriers; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039487
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 5 1976 12:00AM