TESTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE HST

Although industrial action has precluded running with fare paying passengers, the prototype HST has run about 80,000 miles on test. Running trials have encompassed almost every item of the train's equipment. On test, accelerations from rest with a full train of seven vehicles were better than those predicted at the design stage.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This article contains points from a paper delivered by Mr. B.G. Sephton, Traction Design Engineer for British Railways, to the Railway Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers on April 22, 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  Ian Allan Limited

  Terminal House
  Shepperton, Middlesex  England  TW17 8AS
• Publication Date: 1974-6

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 244-245
• Serial:
  • MODERN RAILWAYS
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue Number: 309
  • Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing, Limited
  • ISSN: 0026-8356

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High speed rail; Technology
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057342
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Modern Railroads
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 28 1974 12:00AM