Testing of the British rail research cross-braced rapid transit bogie on the Hong Kong mass transit railway (TM-DOS-116)

The cross-braced 3-piece rapid transit bogie design is a direct development of the freight bogies produced by British Rail Research, based on Wickens' patent. They use the 3-piece principle in order to allow short wavelength twist irregularities to be negotiated without the need for a primary suspension. As compared with...