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Measurement of friction damping, G.R.C. and W. Co. Ltd. experimental bogie frame (IM-DOS-137)

Last updated on 24 May 2013 3:50

The Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Co Ltd have designed and built a modified three piece freight bogie, incorporating a load conscious friction damping mechanism working across the secondary suspension. The Research Suspension Unit offered to perform laboratory tests to measure and perhaps optimise the friction/damping levels provided by this...

Author(s): Rice S. P.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1983

United Kingdom

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