PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS AND EXPERIENCE GAINED WITH LINEAR AND NON-LINEAR WHEELSET GUIDANCE SYSTEMS FOR TRAILING AND MOTORISED SELF-STEERING BOGIES

This paper gives brief details of non-linear suspension elements, used to improve stability and curving performance in self-steering railway freight car bogies. A recently developed frame mounted shear stiffener is found to be an effective wheelset guidance system. The linkages provide inter-axle shear stiffness and simultaneously transmit traction and braking forces between the wheels and the bogie frame. Combined with a degressive yaw constraint device, self-steering bogies can meet modern high operating speed requirements while maintaining good curving performance and low wheel and rail wear. For the covering abstract see ITRD E117109.

• Corporate Authors:

  SWETS & ZEITLINGER B.V.

  LISSE,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • SCHEFFEL, H
  • Smit, P H
• Conference:
  • THE DYNAMICS OF VEHICLES ON ROADS AND ON TRACKS - SUPPLEMENT TO VEHICLE SYSTEM DYNAMICS, VOLUME 33. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 16TH IAVSD SYMPOSIUM HELD IN PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA, AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 3, 1999
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 318-25

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Freight cars; Nonlinear systems; Railroad transportation; Shear strength; Stability (Mechanics); Steering; Stiffness
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 6482: Non linear system; 1173: Rail bound transport; 1278: Railway wagon (freight); 5531: Shear; 5930: Stability; 1834: Steering (process); 5931: Stiffness
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00943093
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jun 11 2003 12:00AM