An investigation into the behaviour of pneumatic tyres used on road/rail vehicles when operating on rails
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering
Published online on July 28, 2025
Abstract
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, Volume 240, Issue 7, Page 4764-4776, June 2026.
This paper builds on earlier work [1] and describes a full-scale programme of tyre tests using a purpose-built tyre test rig. The tyre being studied here is a specialized tyre intended only for use with Road-Rail Vehicles (RRVs). As the name suggests ...
This paper builds on earlier work [1] and describes a full-scale programme of tyre tests using a purpose-built tyre test rig. The tyre being studied here is a specialized tyre intended only for use with Road-Rail Vehicles (RRVs). As the name suggests ...