HIGH SPEED FREIGHT WAGONS

In 1969 the Railway Engineering Group of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers conducted a conference during which five technical papers were presented. The opening address identified the five basic commercial requirements for freight rolling stock as: High payload/tare ratio; construction and maintenance costs; adaptibility; safety; and running speed. The paper presented included: Current Design Activities on British Railways; Wagons and the Private Owner; Suspension Design for High-Performance Two-Axle Freight Vehicles; The Private Builder's contribution to the Development of Freight Stock; and Wagon Running Gear.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This is the proceedings of a conference arranged by the Railway Engineering Group of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 16 October 1969.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Mechanical Engineers

  1 Birdcage Walk
  London SW1H 9JJ,   England 
• Publication Date: 1969

Media Info

• Pagination: 90 p.
• Serial:
  • Volume: 184
  • Issue Number: Pt3D

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight cars; Mechanical engineering; Suspension systems; Train track dynamics; Tribology; Vehicle design
• Identifier Terms: British Rail
• Old TRIS Terms: Freight car design
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00072484
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institution of Mechanical Engineers
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 19 1974 12:00AM