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Re: Flat Wheels in Sydney

To: "Ron BESDANSKY (formerly Ron BEST)" <ronbest@bigpond.com>
Subject: Re: Flat Wheels in Sydney
From: Railway Rasputin <bob@fastlink.com.au>
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 18:51:10 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Optus Internet
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"Ron BESDANSKY (formerly Ron BEST)" wrote:

> AFAIK, wheel "flats" are due to the wheel locking up during braking, so that
> it slides along the rail. Same problem in motor vehicles has been mainly
> overcome by ABS braking systems - a computer detects that a wheel has locked
> up and eases off the braking pressure, then re-applies it. Do any suburban
> trains  in Aust. have wheel-slip detection and correction for BRAKING (as
> opposed to accelerating)?
>
> Rgds
>
> Ron BESDANSKY (formerly Ron BEST)
>

The Tangarbages have some bullshit wheel slip carry on but I think its
accelerating only.
I'll find out on Monday.

rgds

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