PERMISSIBLE LIMIT VALUES FOR THE Y AND Q FORCES AND DERAILMENT CRITERIA. DERAILMENT TESTS WITH TWO-AXLED WAGON AT DERBY

These derailment tests with a two-axled wagon were made in an attempt to gather a lot of derailment time histories in order to study and clarify the climbing derailment phenomenon.

• 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: 1979-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 34 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Derailments; Flanges; Force; Instrumentation; Prevention; Railroad cars; Railroad rails; Rolling contact; Test vehicles; Two axle cars; Wheels; Wheelsets (Railroads)
• Identifier Terms: British Rail
• Old TRIS Terms: Question c138; Test cars; Wheel flange forces
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00053354
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: C 138/RP 3
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 1980 12:00AM