GMTT0088 Iss 1

Permissible Track Forces for Railway Vehicles

Synopsis

This document prescribes design and maintenance requirements for traction and rolling stock and for on-track plant, to ensure that interactive forces and stresses generated between vehicles and track are limited to acceptable levels. Vehicle performance limits relating to wheel loads, wheel diameters, unsprung masses and suspension characteristics are specified.

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Registered

Withdrawn

Railway Group Standard

Issued:: 01/10/1993
Published:: 01/10/1993
In Force:: 01/12/1993
Withdrawn:: 01/06/2019

Details

Consultation Status	Closed
Vehicle Assessment	Yes
Superseded By	GMRT2141 Iss 4
Lead Committee	Rolling Stock - RST
Supporting Committee	Infrastructure - INS; Plant - PLT
Briefing Notes	19 BN09
Impact Assessments Registered	19 IA05
Technical Notes Registered	TN046 Iss 1
Supporting Documents	GMRC2513 Iss 1
Deviations Registered	03-094-NC Design axleloads 06-252-NC Permissible Track Forces for Railway Vehicles 01-104-NC Design axleloads 01-158-NC Design axleloads 01-082-DGN Design axleloads 01-266-DGN Vertical impact force 01-328-DGN Lateral impact force 09-127-TNC Reduction of Operational Diameter for wheels of 102 tonne GLW Wagons with TF25 Bogies 07-192-TNC Temporary reduction of FKA wheel scrapping size 08-157-TNC Reduction of Operational Diameter for wheels of 102 tonne GLW Wagons with TF25 Bogies 08-217-TNC Temporary reduction of FKA wheel scrapping size 00-226-TNC Design axleloads 00-147-TNC Design axleloads 00-175-TNC Design axleloads 01-350-TNC Design axleloads 02-050-TNC Design axleloads 08-074-DGN Permissible Track Forces for Railway Vehicles (Tracker No 5379) 10-143-TNC Reduction of Operational Diameter for wheels of 102 tonne GLW Wagons with TF25 Bogies 11-193-TNC Reduction of Operational Diameter for wheels of 102 tonne GLW Wagons with TF25 Bogies. 12-222-DGN Reduction of Operational Diameter for wheels of 102 tonne GLW Wagons with TF25 Bogies.