Enhancing freight railways for 30 tonne axle loads

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Volumn 213, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 255-263

  Nielsen, J C O ^a   Stensson, A ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

301 axle loads; Cost model; Field measurements; Freight railways; Three piece bogies; Vehicle simulation

Indexed keywords

AXLES; IRON ORES; MINING; RAILS; STEERING; WHEELS;

30 T AXLE LOADS; COST MODEL; FIELD MEASUREMENTS; FREIGHT RAILWAYS; THREE-PIECE BOGIES; V VEHICLE SIMULATION;

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0003708513     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954409991531191     Document Type: Article

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