Report covers field work performed on Great Northern Railway during months of Aug, Sept and Oct 1929; tests included measurements made on both rail and locomotive; measurements of stress and distortion of rail head relative to its base; measurements of truck swing of locomotive, drawbar angle and vertical, lateral and longitudinal acceleration of cab.


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    Title :

    Rail stresses and locomotive tracking characteristics found in tests on Great Northern Railway


    Additional title:

    Am Ry Eng Assn -- Bul


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1931


    Size :

    96 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Great northern railway locomotive performance

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1919