A history of the Dowty marshalling yard wagon control system

Автор: Sadullayev B.A.

Журнал: Экономика и социум @ekonomika-socium

Рубрика: Основной раздел

Статья в выпуске: 9 (76), 2020 года.

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The bulk of the world’s railway traffic is still sorted in marshalling yards, which ideally must handle a high throughput and also enable wagons to buff together slowly to avoid damage. Since a relatively high velocity is essential in the switching area to provide sufficient separation between consecutive wagons, these requirements are not readily compatible.

Dowty system, wagon, retarder, boosting

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Список литературы A history of the Dowty marshalling yard wagon control system

  • Alexander, N. J. B. Wagon retardation equipment in hump marshalling yards. Proc. Instn Ciu. Engrs, 1966, 275-291.
  • Konig, H. Choosing hardware to automate marshalling yards. Rly. Gaz. Int., Feb. 1980. (Gives details of current solutions of various kinds.)
  • Checkley, P. E. The Dowty wagon speed control system. Proc. Instn Rly Signal Engrs, 1964-65, 72-97.
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