APT wheelslip protection - recomendations following track tests on the West Coast main line in July 1977 (TM-BS-007)

The POP/Pilot rake of test vehicles (Fig. 1) was introduced to test suspension systems to be used on APT-P. The centre vehicle (Pilot Coach) also carries two complete Hydrokinetic (HK) Brake Systems which are used for track testing of the APT-P trailer HK Brake. This report deals specifically with wheelslip...