Cannon gear box (IM-APT-172)

Last updated on 09 December 2013 3:39
The axle bearings and either gear box or hydro-dynamic brake axe mounted on each axle. A structure of some sort is needed on the axle bearing box to support either swing-links or tilt links. In either case a variety of incidental load directions must be allowed for in the design...
Author(s): Newman M
Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;
1967
United Kingdom
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