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A Comparison of forces at a dipped joint due to A.P.T. wheels and those of a conventional locomotive. (TN-TAS-099)

Last updated on 24 July 2014 4:01

The program outlined in T & S 76 has been extended so that the effects of resilient wheelsets can be studied. Body and intermediate masses such as bogie frames can also be incorporated. The modified program has been used to calculate the forces produced by two proposed designs of A.P.T.

Author(s): Lyon D.;Burks M.E.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1971

United Kingdom

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