CAR WHEEL SETS USED ON THE GERMAN FEDERAL RAILWAYS FOR INCREASED TRAIN SPEED

WAGENRADSAETZ DER DEUTSCHEN BUNDESBAHN FUER HOHE GESCHWINDIGKEITEN

The article reports on running tests carried out by Deutsche Bundesbahn with wheels of different materials on vehicles equipped with block and disk brakes. Accordingly, the wheels should be made from non-alloyed carbon steel with a carbon content of less than 0.5% and fitted with heat-treated sliding surfaces.

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  Siemens (Georg) Verlagsbuchhandlung

  Luetzowstrasse 105-196
  1 Berlin 30,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Stahn, R
• Publication Date: 1972-11

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 331-333
• Serial:
  • Glasers Annalen ZEV
  • Volume: 96
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Siemens (Georg) Verlagsbuchhandlung
  • ISSN: 0373-322X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brakes; High speed rail; Metallurgy; Railroad cars; Vehicle design; Wheels; Wheelsets (Railroads)
• Old TRIS Terms: Braking systems; Wheel design; Wheel metallurgy
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046793
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 10 1974 12:00AM