ELASTIC SYSTEMS FOR TRACTION AND SHOCK GEAR (SIDE BUFFERS AND CENTRE BUFFERS). ACCEPTANCE TESTS FOR THE "RHEINMETALL 129-11U" ELASTIC SYSTEM FOR THE AUTOMATIC COUPLER

The report deals with the acceptance tests with the "Rheinmetall 129-11U" elastic system. All tests provided for in leaflet "Elastic systems-wagons" were carried out and successfully concluded. ORE Specialists Committee B 36 recommends acceptance of the elastic system "Rheinmetall 129-11U".

• 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: 1978-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 19 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceptance tests; Couplers; Design; Fatigue tests; Vehicle components
• Uncontrolled Terms: Performance analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Automatic couplers; Automatic coupling; Center buffer couplers; Question b36; Side buffers
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00053308
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: B 36/RP 20
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 11 1979 12:00AM