SAFETY AND RIDE-COMFORT OF HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY CARS

Running safety is the essential requirement for the high-speed operation of rolling-stock. However, riding comfort is another important factor which should never be overlooked. Discussion is limited to the car-dynamical problems such as the over-turn or derailment of cars. The riding problem is concentrated to the vibrational riding quality.

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• Corporate Authors:

  JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS

  TOKYO,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Matsudaira, T
• Publication Date: 1960-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 13-19
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Derailments; High speed vehicles; Motor vehicles; Railroad cars; Ride quality; Safety; Technology; Vehicle dynamics; Velocity; Vibration
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Car vibration; High speed cars; Vehicle vibration
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00033100
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Quart Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM