TRACTION MOTOR RELIABILITY

Computer program: MAIN DIESEL COMPONENT INVENTORY, CAR MOVEMENT HISTORY FILE. Program produces a family of reports giving traction motor reliability data by model. Reports provide basis for decision rules for vendor selection, and preferred combinations of traction motor model--locomotive model. Input consists of traction motor application (to locomotive units) and removal records, traction motor disassembly and reassembly records. Mileage is obtained from the car movement history file. Output consists of the following reports: 1. Traction motor overhaul data by motor serial number. 2. Traction motor overhaul data by armature serial number. 3. Traction motor armature overhaul rates by armature manufacturer for each 100,000 mile increment since manufacture or rewinding. 4. Traction motor model-locomotive model failure rates by combination showing number of motors in class, mileage last 3 months; reason for overhaul and number of overhauls.

• Corporate Authors:

  Southern Railway System

  99 Spring Street, SW
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30303
• Authors:
  • Tritt, R F
• Publication Date: 1969

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Diesel electric locomotives; Electrical equipment; Failure; Locomotives; Management information systems; Motors; Performance; Reliability; Traction; Traction drives
• Identifier Terms: COBOL (Computer program language)
• Old TRIS Terms: Failure indexes; Ibm 360; Ibm 370; Motor performance
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00098774
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Railway Engineering Association
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 1976 12:00AM