EXPERIMENTAL COACH WITH PENDULUM SUSPENSION

The prototype coach of the French National Railway, which uses a pendulum suspension to improve stability, is shown and described. The relationships between speed, superelevation of the track and centrifugal force are explained. In trail tests run at about 100 mph, g-forces were reduced from 0.24 to 0.06 by the use of the pendulum suspension, which greatly added to passenger comfort and reduced track stress.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1957-5-3

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 506
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 106

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Centrifugal force; Field tests; High speed rail; Passenger trains; Railroad tracks; Railroad trains; Stresses; Structural design; Superelevation; Suspensions; Technology; Velocity
• Uncontrolled Terms: Lateral dynamics; Track geometry
• Geographic Terms: France
• Old TRIS Terms: Track stress
• Subject Areas: Highways; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037630
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM