It is well known within the rail industry that, due to very low production quantities, the per unit purchase charges of many auxiliary items are much higher than their closely related industrial/commercial cousins. Although the specific cost of each device is a small fraction of the whole locomotive/railcar's initial purchase price, that device's periodic maintenance expenses (over a typical rail vehicle's lifetime of thirty to fifty years) becomes a very significant amount. This is also applicable for off-vehicle devices. The concepts in this paper will serve as a stepping stone for further discussion and development within the industry to greatly reduce these recurring monetary outlays.


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    Titel :

    Standardization of locomotive/railcar auxiliary devices


    Beteiligte:


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2000-01-01


    Format / Umfang :

    994771 byte




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch



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