A Novel Analytical Method to Calculate Wheel-Rail Tangential Forces and Validation on a Scaled Roller-Rig

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:9.80em"/><col style="width:10.54em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Total mass</td><td class="align_center">40 t</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Axle load</td><td class="align_center">10 t/axle</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Wheelbase</td><td class="align_center">2450 mm</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Bogie centre distance</td><td class="align_center">15940 mm</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Wheel diameter</td><td class="align_center">920 mm</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Track gauge</td><td class="align_center">1435 mm</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Wheel arrangement</td><td class="align_center">(1A) (A1)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Maximum speed</td><td class="align_center">130 km/h</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Power</td><td class="align_center">2 x 200 kW@1.850 rpm</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Technical data of the single unit motor coach Aln663.</div>

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