TORSION BAR BOGIES ON THE RHAETIAN RAILWAY

As a result of experiments with a novel type of bogie designed to provide improved riding at speeds up to 40 mph on their metre-gauge electrified system, the Rhaetian Railway are equipping four types of carriages with a bogie built by SIG. The results of road tests with the SIG bogie are shown, along with the road tests of the bogies originally on the carriages. These latter bogies were built before 1930. Transverse oscillations have been reduced considerably when compared to that experienced with the original bogies. Longitudinal movement is little influenced by the type of bogie, and this was slightly reduced. Tare weight of the cars is approximately one ton less than the original weight.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1955-2-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 158
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 102

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Field tests; Motor vehicles; Railroad cars; Technology; Torsion; Trucks; Vehicle dynamics; Vibration
• Geographic Terms: Switzerland
• Old TRIS Terms: Car vibration; Vehicle vibration
• Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039635
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM