DB'S EXPERIENCE WITH SMALL-WHEELED WAGONS

Three years of running long-distance piggyback services with small-wheeled multi-axle wagons has given the German Federal Railway full opportunity to evaluate a system which requires minimum outlay on terminal facilities but careful maintenance of wheel treads.

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  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Publication Date: 1973-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 466-468
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 129
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight cars; Piggyback transportation; Stresses; Wheels
• Old TRIS Terms: Small diameter wheels; Wheel stresses
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051386
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Gazette International
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1974 12:00AM