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Measurement of dynamic cant rail sway (E.621)

Last updated on 13 August 2014 10:36

The cant rail sway was found to be dependent on speed and cant excess or deficiency. The two coaches, with double bolster bogies and B4 bogies, showed no difference in sway pattern although tested over different speed ranges. Track mis-alignment on the curves was found to cause the highest values...

Author(s): Goodwin W.H.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1970

United Kingdom

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