ACTIVE SUSPENSION: HIGHER TRAIN SPEEDS ON CURVES IN EXISTING LINES

An "active" suspension in which sensors actuate a hydraulic banking system to counteract centrifugal forces that would otherwise cause passenger discomfort is getting its first test in North America. The train is Canada's LRC (light, rapid, comfortable) which is being developed to transverse existing railway curves at speeds 35% to 40% higher than possible with conventional cars.

• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1971-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 16
• Serial:
  • Railway Locomotives and Cars
  • Volume: 145
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High speed rail; Passenger cars; Tilting trains
• Old TRIS Terms: Tilting cars
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047453
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 13 1974 12:00AM