- A
coupling (or a coupler) is a
mechanism used to
connect rolling stock together in a train. The
equipment that
connects the
couplings to the
rolling stock...
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drawbar eliminates slack action. MR-90 MR-63 MR-73 MPM-10
Drawgear Drawbar force gauge Drawgear Fifth Wheel and
Gooseneck Fifth wheel coupling Jumper cable...
- 3000 V DC and 1500 V DC, are
limited by
traction power considerations.
Drawgear and
couplings can be a
limiting factor, tied in with curves, gradients...
- with
wagons of
mixed loading, may
struggle on
short radius curves, as the
drawgear forces may pull
intermediate wagons off the rails.
Common solutions include:...
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South African class 3E of 1947,
showing the Co+Co
arrangement of the
bogies with the
drawgear below the body frame...
-
streamlined wedge-shaped
front end
lacked conventional buffers, and the
drawgear was
hidden under a cowling. The
single cab
front window was much wider...
-
commercial tractor units may be ****ed with a
ballast box and
suitable drawgear, or a
ballast tractor may be purpose-built.
Ballast is
placed above the...
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truck as it was for the rest of
British Pacifics at the time. Goodall-type
drawgear was ****ed
between engine and
tender to
facilitate free movement. They...
- stay
design to
minimize incidence of
fractured stays;
Rigid engine-tender
drawgear to
eliminate ‘stamping’ and vibrations; ‘Drop-type’
firebox fusible plugs...
-
virtually all
Irish freight stock of all companies) had ironwork, roofs,
drawgear and ch****is the same
colour as the body - not
picked out in
black as occasionally...
