DEVELOPMENT OF INSPECTION CAR FOR OVERHEAD CATENARY SYSTEM

The prototype inspection car for overhead catenary system was developed in 1969. Measuring items include residual diameter of the trolley wire, zig-zag deviation and height of the trolley wire from the rail, hard spot sensing, obstacle detection and pole position sensing. After the laboratory tests at this institute, the on-rail test was conducted on Ban-Etsu Line with satisfactory results.

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  JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS

  TOKYO,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Shimonae, T
  • Koriki, K
• Publication Date: 1972-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 97-98
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Catenaries (Railroads); Inspection cars; Railroad electrification
• Subject Areas: Construction; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00041120
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Technical Research Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 23 1974 12:00AM