CAR AND ITS TRACK Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport.

SUBSTANCE: body 1 is installed on frame of bogies 2 connected by springs 3 with wheelsets 4. Spring 6 are connected with body 1 and with beams provided with hubs on studs of which wheels with pneumatic tires are fitted. Projection 14, 5-25 cm high, with gentle slopes 15 are made on rails 13. Car is pulled by truck-tractor onto projections 14 along gentle slopes 15. Wheels 10 are fitted on studs of hubs and then car is rolled off from projections 14 along gentle slopes 15 and is trailed to stores by truck-tractor. Then cargo from car is discharged, and car is pulled back to station and rolled onto projections 14. Wheels 10 are removed from hubs after which car is rolled off from projections 14 onto rails 13 is coupled with locomotive.

EFFECT: improved efficiency.

2 cl, 2 dwg