A REVOLUTION IN ALUMINIUM

The advantages of lightweight aluminum construction for rolling stock have traditionally been gained at the price of higher materials and manufacturing costs. Improvements in materials and fabrication techniques have been eroding this drawback. New, continuous welding of large extrusions promises to add power cost to aluminum's virtues.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Ian Allan Limited

  Terminal House
  Shepperton, Middlesex  England  TW17 8AS
• Publication Date: 1977-12

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 485-488
• Serial:
  • MODERN RAILWAYS
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue Number: 351
  • Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing, Limited
  • ISSN: 0026-8356

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aluminum alloys; Fabrication; Light vehicles; Vehicle design; Weldments
• Old TRIS Terms: Car design
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00173382
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1978 12:00AM