WEAR AND REPAIR--SHOP PROBLEMS IN THE CASE OF OVERSEAS HIGH PERFORMANCE FREIGHT RAILWAYS

VERSCHLEIS UND WERKSTATTPROBLEME BEI UBERSEEISCHEN HOCHLEISTUNG-GUTERBAHNEN

With the help of details of the experience acquired by railways in America and Africa, in connection with the transport of minerals, a group of experts has examined the conditions which are necessary for achieving an optimum balance between the wear on the running gear of rolling stock and that on the rail, and the cost of maintenance. They have established the technical and economic criteria showing the effect of the weight per axle on wear in the case of the different track gauges, and in relation to the diameter of the wheels, the profile of the rail tread, and the radius of curve of the track. This study has enabled it to be established that rail-wheel wear is directly proportional to the weight per axle, and inversely proportional to the diameter of the wheels, and that resistance to traction increases with the track gauge and the wheelbase.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Georg Siemens Verlagsbuchhandlung

  Luetzowstrasse 6
  1 Berlin 30,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Schroeter, H
• Publication Date: 1972-7

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 9 p.
• Serial:
  • Glasers Annalen ZEV
  • Publisher: Siemens (Georg) Verlagsbuchhandlung
  • ISSN: 0373-322X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle load force; Maintenance management; Rail (Railroads); Train track dynamics; Wear; Wheels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Old TRIS Terms: Weight per axle
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00048252
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 11 1976 12:00AM