INTERACTION BETWEEN VEHICLES AND TRACK. A SURVEY OF CURRENT PRACTICE CONCERNING TRACK PARAMETERS AND VIEWS ON THEIR INFLUENCE ON VEHICLE RIDING

The report contains the results of a preliminary enquiry into: the currently used types of rail, rail inclinations, track gauges and wheel tread profiles; the studies made and experience gained regarding the riding stability of vehicles and the wear phenomena on wheelset and rail.

• 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: 1976-10

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 11 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Gage (Rails); Motor vehicles; Railroad cars; Railroad rails; Ride quality; Stability (Mechanics); Train track dynamics; Wear; Wheels; Wheelsets (Railroads)
• Old TRIS Terms: Question c116; Track gauge; Wheel treads
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00053232
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: C116/RP 7/E
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM