Influence of unsprung weight on over-all performance of locomotives; comparison between steam and diesel electric locomotive indicates effect on track; it is concluded that heavy unsprung weights carried at high speeds on wheels of relatively small diameters might result in increased track maintenance expenses, which will apply irrespective of type of transmission used.
Unsprung weights
Ry Gaz
Railway Gazette ; 104 , n 22 ; p 447-449
1956
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Effects of UNSPRUNG MASSES ON RIDE
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