APT-P axle integrity tests 3. Long bolts with steel rotor flanges - February 1983 (TM-PBS-048)

This report describes the third laboratory test in a series to assess the integrity of the bolted joint on modified APT-P axles after failure of the hydrokinetic brake bearings. The axles were run at 200 km/h on the rollerset of the R & DD APT dynamometer at Derby and the...