Special baseplate developed to measure vertical load on track; with baseplates on every sleeper in vicinity of rail joints, maximum vertical loads on running-on ends of rails were obtained at several places; from wheels having identical loads and carrying unsprung weights, results obtained at different sites varied considerably, and it was established that stiffness of track bed plays important part; it is concluded that any advantage to be gained on track from fully-sprung electric motors instead of axle-hung motors is negligible, and that magnitude of maximum load is primarily influenced by speed and stiffness of track bed rather than by amount of unsprung weight carried by wheel.


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    Title :

    Research into some factors which influence vertical loading of railway track


    Additional title:

    Instn Civ Engrs -- Proc


    Contributors:
    Loach, J.C. (author)


    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    16 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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