This arrangement, also used by Ford and Dodge, is much better than the station-wagon system of the G.M. and Toyota pickups, whose back seat folds down onto the floor.
The stage wagons system in Copenhagen moves around five stages and the rehearsal room, on pinion wheels without the use of ropes, chains or tracks; the wagons are simple wooden boxes with swivel castors that support the weight of the scenery and allow the wagons to change direction easily.
A unit model of wagon connection system has to incorporate characteristics that can simulate the whole wagon connection system working under both draft and buff conditions.
Then, the modelling of wagon connection systems, air brake systems and train energy components in TDEAS will be described.
This paper elaborates the modelling of three primary parts in the TDEAS, namely wagon connection systems, air brake systems and train energy components.
Open image in new window Fig. 5 Wagon connection system.
Figure 5 is a demonstration of the wagon connection system model in TDEAS.
This section will only describe the modelling of wagon connection systems and air brake systems.
Modelling of the wagon connection systems (in-train forces) and air brake systems (air brake forces) is probably the two most important as well as the most complicated tasks in LTD simulations.
The wagon connection systems are equipped with friction draft gears and have coupler slack of 9.8 mm.
