RUNNING SAFETY OF RUSSEL SNOW PLOW FOR DOUBLE TRACK

Running safety from derailment of the Russel snow plow for double track was studied by test and analysis. Shape is useful to push snow away to one side only, but it increases the amount of side pressure of the front wheel on the rail and may endanger the car for possible derailment. In the course of the test and analysis (a) the snow-plowing resistance, (b) the equilibrium of forces applied to the car during the operation, (c) the amount of the lateral and vertical thrust of the front wheel on the rail, (d) the derailment quotient--the ratio of lateral thrust to vertical load at the wheel tread--and its critical value, and (e) the recommendable speeds for safety under various operational conditions.

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  JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS

  TOKYO,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Matsui, S
• Publication Date: 1959-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 79
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Derailments; Double track; Dynamics; Maintenance of way; Motor vehicles; Railroad tracks; Safety; Stability (Mechanics); Technology; Vehicle dynamics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Lateral dynamics; Vertical dynamics
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Russel snow plow; Track maintenance equipment
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00033094
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Quart Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM