EFFECT ON THE TRACK OF RAISING THE AXLE-LOAD FROM 20 T TO 22 T. TESTS ON THE VELIM CIRCULAR TEST TRACK WITH 22 T AXLE-LOAD

Tests at VELIM were organized jointly between the D 141 and B 142 Committees. Concerning the track, they consisted of 3 series of tests, each of 50 Mt. The present report describes these tests and gives 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: 55 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle load force; Axles; Defects; Fatigue (Mechanics); Railroad rails; Test tracks; Traffic counts; Train track dynamics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Axle counting; Heavy axle loads
• Old TRIS Terms: Axle loadings; Question d141; Velim test track
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00053416
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: D 141/RP 3
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 28 1981 12:00AM