Measurement of train traction characteristics

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

Volumn 220, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 283-291

  Radosavljevic, A ^a  

^a CIP Institute of Transportation   (Yugoslavia)

Author keywords

Dynamometer car; Experimental measurements; Railway; Running resistance; Traction characteristics; Train

Indexed keywords

DYNAMOMETERS; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; LOCOMOTIVES; RAILROAD CARS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

DYNAMOMETER CARS; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; RUNNING RESISTANCE; TRACTION CHARACTERISTICS;

TRACTION (FRICTION);

EID: 34247102183     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544097JRRT40     Document Type: Article

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