Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac reports first successful detection of broken flanges on moving cars by electrical means; detector consists of series of spring steel fingers, placed at right angles to rail, with insulated stainless steel pad near end of each finger; if section is broken out of flange, upturned end of finger will make contact with wheel, thus shunting electrical circuit through relay. (See also Ry Age v 134 n 9 Mar 2 1953 p 18; see also Ry Signalling and Communications v 46 n 3 Mar 1953 p 197)


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    Title :

    Wheel checker gets results


    Additional title:

    Ry Locomotives Cars


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1953


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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