Today's high powered diesel electric and electric locomotives can work beyond adhesion limits previously used in design of steam locomotives and thus magnify manifold problems resulting from wheel slip; results of laboratory and field tests; effect of oil deposits on rails resulting in low adhesion limits.


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    Title :

    Why do locomotive wheels slip?


    Additional title:

    Gen Elec Rev


    Contributors:
    Allen, R.K. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1955


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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