B4, being adopted by British Railways weighs less than previous trucks and has better riding qualities; all locomotive hauled main line passenger coaches built from 1963 onwards will be fitted with it; duplicated frame channels on each side provide simple rigid base on which primary and secondary coil springs and swing links can be mounted in line, absence of offset promoting economy in material; diagrams. From paper before Instn Locomotive Engrs.
Bogie development on British Railways
Engineering
Engineering ; 192 , n 4989
1961
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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