CONSIDERATIONS FOR LAYOUT OF EQUIPMENTS IN ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES

This exhaustive list of considerations may be considered as a general specification for the ideal motive power unit, and includes the following items: equipment on the roof and under the body; the arrangement of equipment in the cab, and electrical equipment; pneumatic equipment; vicinity with connected equipment; precautions against excessive local heat generation, and vibrations; accessibility for maintenance; balanced distribution of weight on the rails; internal lay-out of the locomotive, and arrangement of body side-walls; aesthetics and safety measures.

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  Research Design and Standards Organization

  Alambagh, Lucknow 5,   India 
• Authors:
  • Thakur, A S
• Publication Date: 1973-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 116-120
• Serial:
  • Indian Railway Technical Bulletin
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 190
  • Publisher: Research Design and Standards Organization
  • ISSN: 0019-6266

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle load force; Electric locomotives; Locomotives; Maintenance; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Axle loadings; Locomotive design; Power trucks
• Subject Areas: Design; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095415
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Railway Documentation, Selection of
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1975 12:00AM