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Specification for rubber pads APT-E resilient wheels (IM-SUS-189)
Last updated on 03 December 2013 9:43
The purpose of the resilient wheel is to minimise track damage due to vertical impact forces at rail joints, crossings, and other discrete track irregularities. A resilient wheel incorporates radial resilience between the rim and hub, so that the effective unsprung mass of a wheelset is substantially reduced. Impact forces...
Author(s):
Boocock D.
Organisation(s):
British Rail Research ;
1971
United Kingdom
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