- A
coupling or
coupler is a mechanism,
typically located at each end of a rail vehicle, that
connects them
together to form a train. The
equipment that...
-
eliminates slack action. MR-90 MR-63 MR-73 MPM-10
Drawgear Ballast tractor Drawbar force gauge Drawgear Fifth Wheel and
Gooseneck Fifth wheel coupling Jumper...
-
South African class 3E of 1947,
showing the Co+Co
arrangement of the
bogies with the
drawgear below the body frame...
- V DC and 1500 V DC, are
limited by
traction and
power considerations.
Drawgear and
couplings can also be a
limiting factor,
along 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:...
- Co-Co
Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Length 18.5
metres (60 ft 8 in) over
drawgear 18.12
metres (59 ft 5 in) over body Axle load 18
tonnes (18 long tons;...
-
streamlined wedge-shaped
front end
lacked conventional buffers, and the
drawgear was
hidden under a cowling. The
single cab
front window was much wider...
- stay
design to
minimize incidence of
fractured stays;
Rigid engine-tender
drawgear to
eliminate ‘stamping’ and vibrations; ‘Drop-type’
firebox fusible plugs...
-
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...
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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...
