SEVERAL PROBLEMS ABOUT ROLLING STOCK WHICH CAN RUN ON CURVES AT HIGH SPEED

It is well known that in order to reduce the end to end travel time of passenger train the speed-up on curves is most effective. The running safety criteria and the allowable limits for the riding comfort on curves are explained at first. Then the factors hampering the speed-up which are revealed by the test are described. Several considerations about the countermeasures are also dealt with.

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  JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS

  TOKYO,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Kunieda, M
• Publication Date: 1972-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 1-7
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High speed rail; Highway curves; Intelligent transportation systems; Lateral acceleration; Speeding; Suspension systems
• Identifier Terms: Talgo trains
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; Pendulum suspension systems; Speed up on curves
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00041096
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Technical Research Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 19 1973 12:00AM