RAILWAY NOISE. MEASUREMENT OF WHEEL/RAIL NOISE ON A ROLLER STAND: NOISE GENERATED BY VARIOUS BOGIE ELEMENTS AND ACOUSTIC INFLUENCE OF THE SIDE-SKIRTING OF THE VEHICLE BODY

This report indicates the share taken by various components of one each of earlier and modern types of Y 10 and Y 28 F bogies in the sound energy radiated to the environment. The basic results of the tests concerning the rolling noise were obtained from driving the axles concerned on a rolling rig. Under identical measurement conditions, the improvement obtain from the side-skirting of the vehicle body has been determined at varying levels above the running plane.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Restrictions on the use of this document are contained in the explanatory material.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Union of Railways

  Office of Research and Experiments
  Utrecht,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 1976-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Car wheels (Railroads); Measurement; Noise; Noise sources; Railroads; Sound level; Test procedures; Tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Noise measurement
• Old TRIS Terms: Question c137
• Subject Areas: Environment; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00053210
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: C137/RP 3/E
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1977 12:00AM