Attempt by French railways to obtain higher speeds on curves without discomfort to passengers or excessive stresses on track; body of car has drop girder underframe with swan neck formation at each end, resting on supports which project from truck; length oa 73 ft 1 in.; weight 37 tons; body can incline 18° on each side of vertical; horizontal axis of oscillation is about 5 ft 9 in. above rail with center of gravity 2 ft 3 5/8 in. lower.


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    Title :

    Experimental coach with pendulum suspension


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 106 , n 18


    Publication date :

    1957


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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