STANDARDISATION OF LARGE CONTAINERS AND LARGE CONTAINER WAGONS. STANDARDISATION OF BOGIE WAGONS WITH IMPACT DAMPERS AND A 60 FT LOADING LENGTH FOR THE TRANSPORT OF LARGE CONTAINERS IN ORDINARY TRAINS

The report provides a survey of the bases of work and describes the work which was found necessary in standardising this type of wagon. Appended is also a description of the construction (descriptive note and plan) and a summary of the tests carried out (including service tests).

• 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: 1977-10

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 35 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cold weather; Container cars; Containerization; Damping (Physics); Dynamic tests; Freight cars; Occupant protection devices; Operations; Shock absorbers; Standardization; Static tests; Vehicle components; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Impact protection; Performance analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Car design; Lading protection; Question b112; Shock absorption
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00053287
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: B 112/RP 15
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 29 1978 12:00AM