Stress analysis of A.P.T. handling bogie (IM-STR-030)

The recently delivered handling bogies (designed by Consine Designs Ltd) for the A.P.T. cars were intended for a vertical pivot load of 36 kN (8000 lbf). However, the maximum load expected in service is about 100 kN, so that it was necessary to deck the stress resulting from the uprated...