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Investigation into causes of tension errors in hydraulic tensioning units (TM-ETR-97)

Last updated on 31 March 2014 3:04

Gas hydraulic tensioning units are used to tension overhead line equipment on the West Coast Main Line north of Weaver Junction and on the Glasgow Suburban and Great Northern Schemes. A tensioning unit consists of a cylinder with one end blanked off whilst the other end contains a sliding seal...

Author(s): Holmes R;Allcock C;Maskery JE

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1978

United Kingdom

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