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Modern railway transportation
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Emerald Publishing Limited
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1680/mrt.19737
ISBN print:
978-0-7277-4833-1
Publication date:
1993
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30. Wheels or fields? The future of suspension and drive systems

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A. H. Wickens;
A. H. Wickens
Loughborough University of Technology
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R. M. Goodall
R. M. Goodall
Loughborough University of Technology
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A. H. Wickens
Loughborough University of Technology
R. M. Goodall
Loughborough University of Technology
Doi:
https://doi.org/10.1680/mrt.19737.0034
  • Published:
    1993

  • 1. Introduction

  • 2. A systems view of suspensions and drives

  • 3. Present wheel/rail technology

  • 4. Future wheel rail technology

  • 5. Non-contacting suspension and drive technology

  • 6. A long-term view of guided ground transport

  • 7. The challenge

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