RUNNING GEAR DESIGN INCORPORATING RUBBER SPRINGS

The use of rubber springs and components at primary- and secondary-suspension stages has spread very rapidly, notably with city rolling stock such as underground railways and tramways, and also with industrial, shunting and main line locomotives. Body-supporting airsprings are used in conjunction with primary rubber-suspensions with underground, city and suburban coaches and to a lesser extent, with main line coaches. The reasons are to a great extent because of the exceptionally low, if any, demands as far as maintenance is concerned, combined with reduced noise levels, the absorption of high-frequency oscillations and the ability to implement the desired characteristics in all three planes.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Broadfields (Technical Publishers) Limited

  Little Leighs
  Chelmsford, Essex CMB 1PM,   England 
• Authors:
  • Reed, A J
  • KOFFMAN, J L
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 361-368
• Serial:
  • Rail Engineering International
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: De Rooi Publications
  • ISSN: 0141-4615

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Light rail vehicles; Locomotives; Maintenance; Noise control; Passenger cars; Passenger comfort; Rapid transit cars; Suspension systems; Trucks; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger car design
• Subject Areas: Design; Maintenance and Preservation; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00072764
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Rail Engineering International
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 16 1981 12:00AM