ADHESION OF LOCOMOTIVES FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION. SYNTHESIS REPORT: THE CURRENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHEEL-RAIL ADHESION

This is the final report. It describes the current state of knowledge about wheel-rail adhesion, referring to the work carried out by the Committee itself (RP 2-13) and to an extensive body of literature. Theoretical considerations as well as the results of many tests are described.

• 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: 1978-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 62 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adhesion; Coefficients; Creep; Dynamics; Electric arcs; Force; Friction; Locomotives; Railroad rails; Railroad wheels; Sanding; State of the art; Train track dynamics; Wheels
• Old TRIS Terms: Adhesion coefficient; Question b44
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00053315
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: B 44/RP 14
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 11 1979 12:00AM