OPTIMUM RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WHEELBASE AND LENGTH OF TWO- AXLED GOODS WAGONS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRACTION AND SHOCK COUPLER. RUNNING TESTS ON SNCF AND DB TRACK

This report (RP 2) concerns additional running tests with two-axled goods wagons of the DB, SNCF and OBB, of which the wheel-base and the running gear were varied, the other dimensions being kept constant.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Restrictions on the use of this document are contained in the explanatory material.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Union of Railways

  Office of Research and Experiments
  Utrecht,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 1968-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 35 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Couplers; Derailments; Freight cars; Length; Prevention; Stability (Mechanics); Suspensions; Tests; Two axle cars; Vehicle design; Wheel base
• Identifier Terms: Deutsche Bahn; Deutsche Bundesbahn; Osterreichische Bundesbahnen; Societe nationale des chemins de fer francais
• Old TRIS Terms: Automatic coupling; Freight car design; Freight car length; Question b93; Running stability
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052928
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: B93/RP 2/E
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1977 12:00AM