DEVELOPMENT OF RAILCAR AIR SPRINGS IN JAPAN

Air springs are now widely used on rolling stock in Japan. They were first adopted by JNR for the Shinkansen line and are now increasingly used on conventional lines. Private railways are fitting most of their newly built rolling stock with air springs. This article is an introduction to the development of air springs in Japan.

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  Japan Railway Engineers' Association

  2-5-18 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku
  Tokyo,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Mashimo, Y
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 20-24
• Serial:
  • Japanese Railway Engineering
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Japan Railway Engineers' Association
  • ISSN: 0448-8938

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air springs; Passenger cars; Ride quality; Suspension systems; Technology; Vehicle dynamics
• Identifier Terms: Shinkansen
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger car dynamics
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00330208
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 9 1981 12:00AM