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TN-TRIB-2

                      

A BASIC STUDY OF WHEEL/RAIL ADHESION. 5.LABORATORY STUDIES OF TH E EFFECTS OF OILY FLUIDS ON FRICTION

MCEWEN IJ;PRITCHARD C

11/01/1972

TN-TRIB-3

A BASIC STUDY OF WHEEL/RAIL ADHESION. 6.ADHESION AND CONTAMINATI ON BR TRACK

PRITCHARD C;BROSTER M;SMITH DA;

05/01/1973

TN-TRIB-4

A BASIC STUDY OF WHEEL/RAIL ADHESION. 7.LABORATORY STUDIES OF TH E EFFECTS OF WATER

BEAGLEY TM;PRITCHARD C

06/01/1973

TN-TRIB-5

A BASIC STUDY OF WHEEL/RAIL ADHESION. 8. LABORATORY STUDIES OF T HE EFFECTS OF SOLID DEBRIS

BEAGLEY TM;BROSTER M;MCEWEN IJ;PRITCHARD C

08/01/1973

TN-TRIB-6

A BASIC STUDY OF WHEEL/RAIL ADHESION 9.FURTHER OBSERVATIONS ON L EAVES

PRITCHARD C;TANVIR MA

09/01/1973

TM-ADH-12

ADHESION AND LEAVES; EXPERIMENTS WITH HIGH PRESSURE WATER JETS.

MCEWEN IJ

04/01/1974

TM-TRIB-5

POOR ADHESION CAUSED BY TRACKSIDE RAIL LUBRICATORS

BROSTER M

05/01/1974

TN-TRIB-8

A BASIC STUDY OF WHEEL/RAIL ADHESION 10. THE RHEOLOGY OF RAIL CO NTAMINANTS CAUSES LOW FRICTION

BEAGLEY TM

05/01/1974

TM-TRIB-7

ADHESION & LEAVES, WET ABRASIVE BLASTING TESTS ON SOUTHERN REGION 1974.

MCEWEN IJ;TAYLOR RK

06/01/1975

TM-TRIB-8

ADHESION REMEDIES - A SUMMARY OF RECENT DEVELOPMENT WORK ON LINESIDE FLUID APPLICATORS

MCEWEN IJ;ZOBEL FGR

06/01/1975

TN-TRIB-9

A TWELVE MONTH ADHESION SURVEY OF A 280KM ROUTE

WATKINS SG

06/01/1976

TM-TRIB-13

TRIBOMETER TRAIN ASSESSMENT OF SOUTHERN REGION WATER CANNON TRAIN

WATKINS DJ

09/01/1976

TM-TRIB-14 (A)

THE DEVELOPMENT OF SANDITE,A LIQUID SAND ADHESION IMPROVER

COOPER PR;MCEWEN IJ

12/01/1976

TM-TRIB-16

WATER SPRAY TREATMENT FOR CONDITIONING WHEEL/RAIL ADHESION. PT2 EFFECT OF ADDITIVES

MCEWEN IJ;POLLICOTT ID;STARBUCK A;

02/01/1977

TM-BS-5

DYNAMOMETER TEST RESULTS FOR THE APT-P TRAILER HYDROKINETIC (HK) BRAKE UP TO NOV.1976

COLLINS M

05/01/1977

TM-TRIB-19

ASSESSMENT OF THE SOUTHERN REGION WATER CANNON ON LEAF AFFECTED TRACK IN 1976

POLLICOTT ID;TAYLOR RK

06/01/1977

TM-TRIB-22

ADHESION & LEAVES, USE OF SANDITE

MCEWEN IJ

06/01/1977

TM-TRIB-27

TRACK TESTING OF ADHESION MODIFYING FLUIDS

TAYLOR RK

05/01/1978

TM-TRIB-31

TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS TO ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE OF BRAKE PADS

PRITCHARD C

08/01/1978

TM-BS-11

DYNAMOMETER TEST RESULTS FOR THE APT-P TRAILER HYDROKINETIC BRAKE (DRIVING TRAILER CAR INSTALLATION) UP TO JAN.1978

SCHOFIELD KG;COLLINS M

01/01/1979

TM-BS-13

AXLEBOX MOUNTED TREAD BRAKE FOR FREIGHT VEHICLES

EDWARDS F

05/01/1979

TM-BS-14

DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATIC BRAKE TEST (ABT) VALVE FOR USE ON 2 - PIPE AIR-BRAKED FREIGHT TRAINS

COLLINS M

05/01/1979

TM-TRIB-39

BRAKES AND WHEEL/RAIL ADHESION

PRITCHARD C

01/01/1980

TM-BS-18

PRELIMINARY SERVICE TRAILS WITH AN EXPERIMENTAL AUTOMATIC BRAKE CONTINUITY TEST VALUE

COLLINS M

02/01/1980

TM-TRIB-43

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TRACKSIDE WATER SPRAYS ON LEAF AFFECTED TRACK AT BEARSTED BANK 1979

TAYLOR RK

04/01/1980

TM-TRIB-46

TRACTION BETWEEN ROLLING STEEL SURFACES. A SURVEY OF RAILWAY AND LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS

PRITCHARD C

09/01/1980

TM-TRIB-36

WHEEL/RAIL ADHESION - REVIEW OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TRACKSIDE APPLICATORS

TAYLOR RK

11/01/1980

TM-DA-38

BRITISH RAIL'S AUTUMN LEAF PROBLEM - 1980

TAYLOR RK

05/01/1981

TM-PBS-51

STRIP REPORT ON TRANSMISSION HYDROKINETIC BRAKE SERIAL NO 9

COLLINS M

05/01/1981

TM-WRI-5

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE TRAPPING OF LEAVES BY DIFFERENT MULTIPLE UNITS

TAYLOR RK

03/01/1982

TM-PBS-18

A HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION FOR A RAILWAY PASSENGER VEHICLE

TUNLEY JD;PRESTON KS

05/01/1982

TM-PBS-28

WEAR OF CAST IRON BRAKE BLOCKS ON CLASS 309 EMU MOTOR COACHES

HILL DN

07/01/1982

TM-TC-008

REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION OF CLASS 56 LOCOMOTIVES AT POWER STATIONS

BOULTON DC

09/01/1982

TM-PBS-026

A THEORETICAL STUDY OF DISC BRAKE TEMPERATURES WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO CLASS 313 STOCK

TANVIR MA

11/01/1982

TM-PBS-037

BRAKE DISC COOLING, MEASUREMENTS ON TRIBOMETER TRAIN

FRY KN

02/01/1983

TM-PBS-049

WIND SPEED AROUND A VEHICLE-MOUNTED MULTI-PLATE BRAKE

FRY KN

08/01/1983

TM-PBS-030

THE EFFECT OF SILICON ON THE CRACK GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH PHOSPHORUS CAST IRON BRAKE BLOCKS

INCKLE AE

10/01/1983

TM-PBS-058

DETERMINATION OF THE COOLING RATE OF FREIGHTLINER AXLE MOUNTED DISCS

JABLONSKI AP

01/01/1985

TM-VTI-009

AN EVALUATION OF THE ABILITY OF TRACK BRAKES TO RAISE ADHESION ON LEAF CONTAMINATED TRACK

WATKINS DJ

01/01/1985

TM-PBS-073

WEAR RATE OF COMPOSITION BRAKE PADS.  2 : EFFECT OF DISC DESIGN

WARING JR

03/01/1985

TM-PBS-074

WEAR RATE OF COMPOSITION BRAKE PADS.  3 : EFFECT OF BRAKE TORQUE

WARING JR

03/01/1985

TM-PBS-077

THE EFFECT OF BLOCK GEOMETRY ON THE FRICTION AND WEAR OF CAST IRON BRAKE BLOCKS

INCKLE AE

04/01/1985

TM-PBS-075

FUNDAMENTALS OF CONVECTIVE COOLING OF RAILWAY DISC BRAKES

TANVIR MA

06/01/1985

TM-PBS-084

ON THE COOLING OF DISC BRAKES ON A TRAIN

TANVIR MA

06/01/1985

TM-PBS-064

IN-SERVICE MEASUREMENTS OF THE WEAR OF BRAKE DISC PADS ON HIGH SPEED TRAINS

HILL DN

09/01/1985

TM-VS-019

HYDRA 4 HYDRASTATIC TRANSMISSION DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

TUNLEY JD

10/01/1985

TM-PBS-103

REVIEW OF WHEEL/RAIL FORCE,MACRO-CREEP RELATIONSHIPS DURING BRAKING REPORTED BY BR,SNCF & DB UP TO MID-1985

THOMPSON MA

05/01/1986

TM-PBS-099

MODELLING AND SIMULATION OF WHEEL SLIDE PROTECTION SYSTEMS

THOMPSON MA

06/01/1986

TM-PBS-110

DISC BRAKE FUNDAMENTALS - THE EFFECT OF PAD SIZE ON DISC SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND STRESSES.

FRY KN

11/01/1986

TM-TBC-002

RESULTS OF A SURVEY INTO THE FAILURE OF BR WHEELSLIDE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AND WHEEL DAMAGE ON HST VEHICLES.

TUNLEY JD

12/01/1986

TM-TBC-004

WHEEL TREAD DAMAGE - TESTS ON A LOCKED WHEEL

TUNLEY J D

01/01/1987

TM-PBS-112

COOLING OF A SOLID BRAKE DISC SPACED AWAY FROM THE WHEEL WEB

TANVIR MA

02/01/1987

TM-PBS-114

 THERMAL CONTACT RESISTANCE OF A SOLID WHEEL MOUNTED BRAKE   DISC

TANVIR M A

03/01/1987

TM-PBS-115

THE WEAR OF RAILWAY DISC BRAKE PADS

WARING J.R.

04/01/1987

TM-LUB-8

THE USAGE OF RAIL AND FLANGE LUBRICATION ON BR - A REVIEW

MCEWEN I.J.

05/01/1987

TM-TBC-005

AN INVESTIGATION INTO WSP ACTIVITY IN RELATION TO VEHICLE SPEED AND BRAKE DEMAND

CRISPIN P G;TUNLEY J.D.

06/01/1987

TM-TBC-009

RAIL DAMAGE DUE TO WHEELSPIN

D S ARMSTRONG AND Dr M ALLERY

07/01/1987

TM-TBC-010

MARK III COACH WHEEL TREAD DAMAGE

SAWLEY K.

07/01/1987

TM-TBC-011

A STUDY OF MEASURED WHEEL/RAIL ADHESION IN MACRO WHEELSLIP DURING BRAKING (AUTUMN 1985 - AUTUMN 1986

THOMPSON M.A.

08/01/1987

TM-TBC-013

WHEEL DAMAGE CAUSED BY WSP FAILURE ON MkIII HST TRAILER VEHICLES

TUNLEY J.D.

08/01/1987

TM-PBS-124

INITIATION OF METAL PICK UP IN COMPOSITION BRAKE BLOCKS

BARNES A

09/01/1987

TM-VTI-017

ADHESION AND LEAVES - A REVIEW OF THE PROBLEM AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS

PEARCE TG;WATKINS DJ

10/01/1987

TM-PBS-127

DYNAMOMETER TESTING OF A 475mm DIAMETER DISC BRAKED SOLID WHEEL MARCH TO MAY 1987

JABLONSKI A.P.

02/01/1988

TM-TBC-014

CAUSES OF BR MK 11 WHEELSLIDE PROTECTION (WSP) EQUIPMENT FAILURE ON MK III TRAILER VEHICLES.

TUNLEY J

03/01/1988

TM-PBS-117

A REVIEW OF COLLECTED DATA ON THE CONVECTIVE COOLING OF RAILWAY BRAKES

TANVIR M.A.;PRITCHARD C.

04/01/1988

TM-PBS-133

PAD LIFE AND DISC BRAKE SPECIFICATION

PRITCHARD C.

05/01/1988

TM-TBC-016

CRITERIA FOR MARTENSITE FORMATION ON WHEELS CAUSED BY GROSS SLIP IN BRAKING; COMPARISON OF THEORY & EXPERIMENT

WARING J.R.

09/01/1988

TM-TBC-019

REDUCING BRAKING DISTANCE IN LOW ADHESION CONDITIONS BY HIGH CREEP BRAKE CONTROL

TUNLEY J.D.

10/01/1988

TM-TBC-15

ADHESION /  SLIP CHARACTERISTICS  IN TRACTION

ARMSTRONG D S

12/01/1988

RR-VS-5

AUTOMATIC BRAKE CONTINUITY TESTER - BRAKE LEAK OFF TESTS

SCHOFIELD KG

04/01/1991