Early in 1977, the Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Research and Development, initiated the Improved Passenger Equipment Evaluation Program (IPEEP), which was designed as a detailed systematic review of advanced passenger trains and equipment throughout the world that could possibly be used in the United States. During the course of this program, the members of the IPEEP Train System Review Team prepared 24 technical papers, in addition to the basic set of IPEEP reports covering baseline data and individual train reviews and a separate report on train performance methodology. This volume of three papers covers minimum braking rate and worst-case braking distance characteristics for advanced U.S. high-speed passenger trains; braking systems for advanced high-speed passenger trains in France, Britain, Canada, and the United States; and the effect of articulation on passenger train braking systems.
Passenger Train Equipment Review Report. Volume 4. Braking Systems
1981
166 pages
Report
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English
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