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Suspension behaviour at rail joints (IM-SUS-011)

Last updated on 24 July 2014 4:09

It was shown in IMAPT 340 that a wheelset tends to leave the track at rail joints and undergo a period of 'free flight'. This effect increases as speed squared and can be combated only by increasing the ratio of axle load to unsprung weight. An effective unsprung mass of...

Author(s): Boocock D.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1969

United Kingdom

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