BRAKE SHOES USED BY JNR

Standardization of product in any industry is of paramount importance in promoting management efficiency. This is especially true of rolling stock parts. In other words, if the cost of production is to be cut down and the method of maintenance work rationalized, it would be imperative to minimize the number of parts and direct every effort toward that end. The JNR uses about 80 kinds of cast-iron brake shoes for its rolling stock, and annually produces as much as 50,000 tons of them (Ref. Table 1). This enormity in diversity not only is a great deterrent to our efforts to rationalize the casting operations through mechanization, but also involves a number of operational disadvantages. To do away with these disadvantages, the research and development committee for rolling stock has conducted a detailed study of its past findings and worked out a plan for the standardization of brake shoes for JNR.

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  JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS

  TOKYO,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • OMORI, S
• Publication Date: 1962-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 11-13
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brake shoes; Brakes; Costs; Diesel locomotives; Electric locomotives; Locomotives; Steam locomotives; Technology; Vehicle design
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Brake design
• Subject Areas: Design; Finance; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00033427
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Quart Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM