Since 1950, natural rubber couplings have replaced steel springs in Swedish locomotives which haul heaviest trains in Europe on most northern electric railway in world; typically, train of about 5000 metric tons, exclusive of locomotive, must start on gradients of 1 to 100 at temperatures down to -40 C in snow which may be several meters deep; in some cases, rubber coupling is in service for over 2 million km before requiring renewal.


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    Title :

    Flexible couplings on Swedish railways


    Additional title:

    Rubber Developments


    Contributors:
    Crane, G.R. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1967


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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