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Center Truck Performance on Low-Floor Light Rail Vehicles (2006)

Chapter: Appendix C - Vehicle Data

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C - Vehicle Data." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2006. Center Truck Performance on Low-Floor Light Rail Vehicles. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/14000.
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67 A P P E N D I X C Vehicle Data Supplier Breda Kinki Sharyo Siemens Units System MBTA NJT HBL and Newark Santa Clara VTA Portland MAX San Diego Houston Type 8 SD Avanto Avanto Length 72 87.7 87.7 89 96.4 96.4 feet Center pivot distance 23.4 33.3 33.7 34.8 33.6 33.6 feet Vehicle mass (empty) 43 49.6 48.7 48.5 49.3 49.5 ton Maximum speed 55 55 55 55 56 65 mph Center truck wheelbase 74.8 70.9 70.9 70.9 70.9 70.9 inches Floor height over center truck 14 133/4 141/4 14 14 14 inches Dampers between links 0 2 2 (one end) 3 2 each 2 each Center truck primary suspension Rubber cylindrical springs Rubber chevron springs Rubber chevron springs Conical rubber springs Rubber chevron springs Primary suspension range +10, -11 11 +30, -20 +15, -20 +29, -17 +25, -20 mm Center truck secondary suspension 4 Air springs with leveling valves Air spring with 2 height control valves Air springs with 6 height control valves Central coil springs, lateral and vertical dampers Coil springs, lateral and vertical dampers Coil springs, lateral and vertical dampers Vertical plus 25 22 20 No limit 35 mm Vertical minus 40 22 10 50 43 45 mm Lateral plus 34 10 10 25 10 30 mm Lateral minus 34 10 10 25 20 30 mm Yaw control on center truck Resilient traction links Resilient traction links and stops Fixed Resilient traction links Resilient traction links Resilient traction links Wheel dia. (new) 26 26 26 26 26 26 inches Wheel tread slope 1 in 40 1 in 20 1 in 32 1 in 30 1 in 40 1 in 40 Flange angle 75 75 70 70 75 70 degrees Flange height 0.75 0.75 0.75 1.063 1.063 1.08 inches Wheel tread width 4 4 5.5 4.96 5.31 5.31 inches Wheel gauge max. 1427 1423 1415 1427 1415 1422 mm Wheel gauge min. 1427 1421 1405 1423 1411 1418 mm Wheel back to back 1376 1372-4 (1) 1363-8 1368.6 1365.46 1352.52- 1355.7 1359-1360 mm (1) Newark Subway cars, 1,358 mm on Hudson-Bergen

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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 114: Center Truck Performance on Low-Floor Light Rail Vehicles examines performance issues observed in the operation of low-floor light rail vehicle (LFLRV) center trucks (focusing on 70-percent low-floor vehicles), such as excessive wheel wear and noise and occasional derailments, and provides proposed guidance on how to minimize or avoid these issues. The report also includes suggestions on LFLRV specifications, maintenance, and design, as well as on related infrastructure design and maintenance, to maximize performance of these LFLRV center trucks.

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