STUDY ON FLYING SNOW WITH THE PROTOTYPE HIGH SPEED SNOW PLOUGH FOR RAILWAY

To combat the effects of snow on the high-speed Shinkansen lines, tests were conducted to determine the best design for a high-speed snow plow and also to determine the pressures to which wayside structures would be subjected when such a unit was operated. Several scoop angles were tested at speeds from 28.2 to 90.2 km/h. The height and direction of flying snow and its pressure on wayside fences were measured and extrapolated to estimate the effect of trains displacing snow at speeds to 250 km/h.

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  JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS

  TOKYO,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Shinojima, K
• Publication Date: 1975-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 64-69
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High speed rail; High speed vehicles; Pressure; Snow; Snowplows; Wind
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00127354
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 18 1975 12:00AM