DEVELOPMENTS IN SPHERICAL ROLLER BEARING AXLEBOXES--1

The design of the spherical roller bearing has been improved to give an increased fatigue life of some 200 per cent compared with that used in railway axleboxes for over 35 years. The principal feature of the spherical roller bearing, its self-aligning property, has not been affected by using only one spherical roller bearing per axlebox, but even in rigid boxes where two bearings are used side by side, the self-aligning property of this kind of bearing is still valuable. Test equipment for accelerated life tests is shown.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1957-12-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 655-656
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 107

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axles; Bearings; Equipment tests; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Locomotives; Railroad cars; Technology; Vehicle design
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Test equipment
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037653
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 1994 12:00AM