BRITISH TIMKEN RAILWAY WAGON BEARING UNIT

A new railway wagon bearing unit is in use on railway freight vehicles. The new design constitutes a two-part assembly which completely replaces the conventional roller-bearing axlebox. Production of the new assembly is much simpler, and therefore much more economical, than that of a conventional axlebox. Normal service wear is confined to the axle guard grooves of the horsehoe adapter. These are linered, and the liners can be renewed without interfering with the wagon bearing unit.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1957-3-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 251-252
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 106

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axles; Bearings; Costs; Freight cars; Railroad cars; Technology; Wear
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Finance; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037626
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 1994 12:00AM