Title: Refinement of Kiwirail's P11 bogie design through dynamic simulation
Abstract: KiwiRail's P11 bogie is the first air spring equipped passenger bogie to be designed and manufactured in New Zealand. The P11 bogie is a narrow gauge bogie designed for use on KiwiRail's new fleet of 'AK' passenger coaches destined for operation on the locomotive-hauled Coastal Pacific and TranzAlpine scenic rail services. The first set of five AK cars with P11 bogies entered operational service in November 2011. The purpose of this paper is to outline the different bogie design concepts that were considered, and to describe the role that dynamic simulation played in refining the bogie design from a conceptual level through to final detail design.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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