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A study of the effect of track cant on slow speed curving behaviour of freight vehicles (TM-VTI-005)

Last updated on 16 August 2013 3:59

The report discusses the effect of track cant on the curving behaviour of slow speed railway vehicles. A range of long wheel base four wheel and H-Frame bogie vehicles are considered for various curve radii and coefficients of friction. The curving behaviour is calculated using the Research and Development division...

Author(s): Thompson M.;Harvey R.F.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1984

United Kingdom

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