RADIAL-AXLE CARRIAGE BOGIE

British Patent No. 717,965 for the new design of a radial-axle bogie which will permit railway vehicles to negotiate sharp curves at higher speeds with safety, than is possible with bogies having a rigid wheel-base has been granted. The elevation and plan of the six-wheel bogie are shown to describe the design and the arrangement of pivots. The links and pivots are so proportioned that, when the vehicle is negotiating a curve, the axes of the leading and trailing axles intersect at the center of the curve.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1955-10-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 423
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 103

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axles; Curved track; High speed rail; Railroad cars; Railroad tracks; Railroad trains; Safety; Technology; Trucks; Vehicle design; Velocity
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Axle design
• Subject Areas: Design; Motor Carriers; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039950
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 1994 12:00AM