THE USE OF ALUMINIUM IN THE FIELD OF PASSENGER ROLLING STOCK, FREIGHT CARS AND BOGIES IN EUROPE AND THE U.S.

Railway rolling stock in aluminium today has reached a technological level making it fully competitive against steel. An increasing number of new vehicles is proving it. Before the aluminium design will come to a complete breakthrough, some non-technical obstacles must be overcome.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Siemens (Georg) Verlagsbuchhandlung

  Luetzowstrasse 105-196
  1 Berlin 30,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Zehnder, J
• Publication Date: 1983-8

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 320-325
• Serial:
  • Glasers Annalen ZEV
  • Volume: 107
  • Issue Number: 8-9
  • Publisher: Siemens (Georg) Verlagsbuchhandlung
  • ISSN: 0373-322X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aluminum alloys; Design; Lightweight materials; Passenger cars; Railcar trucks; Technology assessment; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger car design
• Subject Areas: Design; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381016
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 29 1984 12:00AM