WELDED ALUMINUM ALLOY BOGIE
A prototype unit with a one-piece frame and axleboxes fabricated from aluminum alloys has been on trial in Switzerland. Use of the alloys in construction has resulted in a weight saving of about 20 percent over the equivalent steel bogie. Experience in service, mounted under a tank wagon on the metregauge line where conditions are more severe than encountered on standard-gauge main lines, with sharper curves and steep gradients has resulted in no operating problems.
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
IPC Transport Press, Limited
Dorset House, Stamford Street
London SE1 9LU, England - Publication Date: 1970-10
Media Info
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: p. 755
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Serial:
- Railway Gazette International
- Volume: 126
- Publisher: DVV Media Group
- ISSN: 0373-5346
- Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Axles; Field tests; Freight cars; Journal boxes; Railroad cars; Tank cars; Technology; Trucks; Vehicle design
- Geographic Terms: Switzerland
- Old TRIS Terms: Axle design
- Subject Areas: Design; Motor Carriers; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00039487
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 5 1976 12:00AM