SOME ASPECTS OF BOGIE DESIGN

Normal design has proved its practicability over a long period and most efforts have been directed towards improvments in detail rather than to the production of something fundamentally different. Arduous conditions have led to efforts to eliminate or reduce wear so that a vehicle can run longer between less expensive overhauls. These and other problems were covered in a paper to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1952-1-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 32
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 96

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearings; Bolsters; Economics; Journal boxes; Railroad electrification; Suspensions; Technology; Trucks; Vehicle design
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom; United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Swinghangers
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Motor Carriers; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039938
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 1994 12:00AM