Brakes control (IM-APT-031)

Last updated on 13 December 2013 2:06
Satisfactory adhesion of wheel to rail during braking will occur in the creep condition. Ideally, all wheels on the train should be in the same state of advance up the creep curve. This report describes the problems of keeping all wheels suffering a similar amount of creep. (Note: Although...
Author(s): Newman M
Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;
1967
United Kingdom
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