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Characteristics of selected running gear design solutions that affect the traction performance of freight locomotives
This paper presents an analysis of selected design solutions for the running gear of freight locomotives and their impact on the vehicles’ traction characteristics. The first part discusses the basic concepts related to traction properties, including the relation-ships derived from the train motion equation and the tra...
Maciej Szkoda, B. Szachniewicz, Jakub Sobczak
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