TESTING RAILWAY FRICTION BRAKES

This article uses a disc brake for a mass transit vehicle to illustrate the accelerated testing which can be carried out before new friction brakes are offered for new vehicle applications.

• Corporate Authors:

  Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited

  P.O. Box 24, Northgate Avenue
  Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 6BW,   England 
• Authors:
  • Tickle, C J
  • Watson, J C
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 43-46
• Serial:
  • Railway Engineer International
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Mechanical Engineering Publications

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brakes; Braking performance; Disc brakes; Friction brakes; Mathematical models; Railroad transportation; Rapid transit cars; Rolling stock; Testing
• Old TRIS Terms: Friction braking
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00348794
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 30 1982 12:00AM