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The specification of wheel and rail profiles by circular arcs, to facilitate profiles-fitting by computer (IM-MATH-014)

Last updated on 06 December 2013 11:31

Internal memorandum IMDA 47 (Reference 1) describes in outline a method of determining several important characteristics of a wheelset when placed on some chosen length of rail. The profiles of the wheelset and two rails are described by sets of (y,z) co-ordinate points, obtained by various measuring machines. It...

Author(s): Woodall E.A.J.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1970

United Kingdom

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