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Subject: Re: Is it viable ?
From: David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 18:18:26 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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keith malcolm wrote:
> 
> David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
> 3B1478AC.E4092FEC@fang.omni.com.au">news:3B1478AC.E4092FEC@fang.omni.com.au...
> >
> > Probably the best cars ever designed by BR was the APT-E. On straight
> > track, they could (theoretically) ride without flanges.
> 
> Theoretically, any train can run with out flanges, even around curves. This
> does require perfect track geometry and wheel profiles.

That was my point. The wheel profile and suspention on the bogies was
near enough to perfect. O.S. Nock had some details of this in Two Miles
a Minute, and showed how the ride index was very low for a high speed
train of the time.

Cheers
David

References:
- Is it viable ?
  - From: "Marc Hunt" <tcpkl@po.jaring.my>
- Re: Is it viable ?
  - From: "Les Chandra" <les_chandra@asparagus.hotmail.com>
- Re: Is it viable ?
  - From: "Marc Hunt" <tcpkl@po.jaring.my>
- Re: Is it viable ?
  - From: "Les Chandra" <les_chandra@asparagus.hotmail.com>
- Re: Is it viable ?
  - From: Dave Proctor <david@sd3.mailbank.com>
- Re: Is it viable ?
  - From: David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au>
- Re: Is it viable ?
  - From: "keith malcolm" <kmalcolm@tpg.com.au>

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