CONDITIONS WHICH SHOULD BE COMPLIED WITH BY WAGON COMPONENTS FOR 22 T AXLE-LOAD. TESTS CARRIED OUT ON BOGIES MODIFIED ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF REPORTS B 142/RP 1 AND RP 3

After the three initial series of tests with an axle-load of 22 t, carried out jointly by the B 142 and D 141 Committees, a fourth series of tests covering about 60,000 km with an axle-load of 22 t was carried out at Velim on behalf of the B 142 Committee on reinforced bogies. These bogies were also submitted to stress tests on the SNCF and PKP lines. This report contains a description of these tests and presents the results obtained.

• 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: 1980-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 41 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle load force; Freight cars; Test tracks; Trucks; Vehicle components; Vehicle performance; Wear
• Uncontrolled Terms: Heavy axle loads; Performance analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Axle loadings; Question b142; Truck performance; Velim test track
• Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00053415
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: B 142/RP 4
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 28 1981 12:00AM