THE POTENTIAL CAPACITY OF VARIOUS TYPES OF AUTOMATIC HUMPING SYSTEMS

The above article contains a summary of ORE report D.74/RP.4. It shows: 1) The formulae covering the resistance of wagons to forward running to be taken into consideration for calculations of track gradients and the speed of wagons. 2) The formulae covering the capacity of a marshalling yard in relation to the splitting up speed. 3) It also contains a description fo 4 splitting up installations which have been listed: by the CFF; by the DB in Duisburg-Wedan; by the SNCF at Vaires; by the BR at Tinsley. A critical examination is made of their operation, and a table is provided showing, in the case of each installation, the hump gradients, the splitting up speeds, and the numbers of wagons marshalled every 24 hours.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Railway Congress Association

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  1000 Brussels,   Belgium 
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 646-649
• Serial:
  • RAIL INTERNATIONAL

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hump yards; Yard operations
• Identifier Terms: British Rail; Deutsche Bahn; Deutsche Bundesbahn; Schweizerische Bundesbahnen; Societe nationale des chemins de fer francais
• Old TRIS Terms: Automatic humping systems; Humping; Splitting up speed; Yard capacity
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047733
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Association of American Railroads
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1976 12:00AM