RAIL VEHICLE Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport. SUBSTANCE: proposed vehicle is designed for use on tracks with gauges of 1520 mm and 1435 mm. Vehicle has running bogies, flat top pivot bearings secured on bolsters for resting against flat step bearings of running bogies, and spherical top pivot bearing for resting against spherical step bearings of bogies, side bearers secured on bolsters at side of flat top pivot bearings, and additional bearers secured on bolsters at side of spherical top pivot bearings. Spherical top pivot bearings are arranged with displacement along longitudinal axis of vehicle relative to flat top pivot bearings. EFFECT: provision of maximum utilization of vehicle outline to ensure same linear dimensions of cantilever part of vehicle. 2 cl, 5 dwg