BOGIE LOCOMOTIVE RIDING PROBLEMS

The performance of vehicle suspension can be adversely affected by lateral plane design, which appears to be of minor importance. The low order restoring forces due to swinglinks, which are about one ton per inch per bolster, are discussed as to their relationship to ride quality. A Bo-Bo electric locomotive with 20 inch vertical swinglinks is used as an example. The link ends were mounted on rubber and rubber snubbers were required to prevent impact between the bolster and the track frame. Lateral pull tests are described on this system, which were conducted to determine source of the poor ride quality. It is shown that the effective length of the 20 inch swinglinks is only 6.8 inches.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Authors:
  • Batchelor, G H
• Publication Date: 1964-5-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 353-356
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 120

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bolsters; Electric locomotives; Locomotives; Ride quality; Snubbers; Suspensions; Technology; Trucks; Vehicle design; Vehicle dynamics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Lateral dynamics
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Swinghangers
• Subject Areas: Design; Motor Carriers; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00040197
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 1994 12:00AM