CAR TEST FACILITY

The article describes a car testing facility to test full size rail vehicles. A comparison between the capabilities of Japanese, British and French test facilities is included with a detailed facility projected by Battelle Memorial Institute, which would provide simulation of actual track conditions with the addition of curves and coupler forces.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of 1968 Railroad Engineering Conference.
• Corporate Authors:

  Dresser Transportation Equipment Division

  2 Main Street
  Depew, NY  United States  14043
• Authors:
  • Voorhees, J E
• Publication Date: 1968-9-13

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 45-51
• Serial:
  • Car Design Inputs
  • Publisher: Dresser Transportation Equipment Division

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Couplers; Curved track; Dynamics; Equipment tests; Railroad cars; Railroad rails; Railroad tracks; Technology; Train track dynamics; Vehicle design; Vehicle dynamics; Wheels
• Geographic Terms: France; Japan; United Kingdom; United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Car design; Test equipment
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039918
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 1994 12:00AM