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Re: How to reduce rail squeal?
- Subject: Re: How to reduce rail squeal?
- From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
- Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 01:36:26 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail, uk.railway, alt.railroad
- References: <36A8268F.ADCB2B48@ecn.net.au> <36AA3DEC.B82B1A2D@ix.netcom.com><36AC997F.6B42@access.mountain.net> <78ii1l$m55$1@news.quebectel.com><917305153.803648@samba.news.big-orange.net><Xudr2.193$Md2.8203@nsw.nnrp.telstra.net> <ioPfqDAt4ws2EwG3@ppplon.demon.co.uk> <Q2Ws2.82$o43.1167@nsw.nnrp.telstra.net> <36B46D90.D15889D2@ozemail.com.au> <36B8B1FC.1EE6@cardiff.ac.uk>
- Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au
John Clausen wrote:
> David Johnson wrote:
> > It is only a low pitched grinding noise when there is very high adhesion. When
> > the adhesion is less than perfect, the low pitched grinding turns into a high
> > pitched squeal.
>
> That's not due to curves, that's due to slipping on leaves isn't it?
> Which is a totally different (and probably more serious) problem.
It is due to slipping, and it is curve related as one track is longer than the other,
but both the wheels turn at the same rate, therefore there must be slippage.
--
David Johnson
CityRail Guard
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/