RAILWAY WHEELSETS FACING HIGHER SPEEDS AND INCREASED LOADINGS

Some 20 papers presented in Paris, July 4 to 7, at the Fourth International Wheelset Congress, by authors from railways and industry located in seven countries including USA and the Far East, consider the wheelset under high-speed operating conditions. Solid-rolled and tyred wheels are evaluated in relation to performance, chemical composition and safety, taking into account economic and production considerations under the overall chairmanship of Monsieur Hutter, SNCF.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Broadfields (Technical Publishers) Limited

  Little Leighs
  Chelmsford, Essex CMB 1PM,   England 
• Publication Date: 1972-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 360-368
• Serial:
  • Rail Engineering International
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: De Rooi Publications
  • ISSN: 0141-4615

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axles; High speed rail; Railroad rails; Rolling contact; Wheels
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00044059
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways Board
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 1 1976 12:00AM