Measurement of wheel-rail contact forces at a selection of switches and crossings using HSFV1 equipped with load measuring (TM-DA-39)

During September 1979, 2 axle experimental vehicle HSFV1 was run through a selection of modern switches and crossings to ascertain the wheel-rail contact forces which occur in practice.  The results are reported and their implications for the design of the switches and crossings discussed.  The results show that, for HSFV1,...