EP 0479458 A2 19920408 - Railway vehicles.
Title (en)
Railway vehicles.
Title (de)
Eisenbahnfahrzeuge.
Title (fr)
Véhicules de chemin de fer.
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 9020514 A 19900920
Abstract (en)
A railway vehicle set (1), for use for example as a car transporter, comprises minor length vehicles (3) provided between major length vehicles (2) and (4). The minor length vehicles have radiussed ends which are in closely spaced nested relationship with substantially correspondingly radiussed ends of the first vehicles. The arrangement has the advantage that, when the vehicle set travels around a curve, the angle between the centre lines of two of the adjacent major length vehicles is less than would be the case if the intermediate, minor length vehicles were not present. This enables cars to be positioned across the gaps between adjacent vehicles without fear that the articulation of the vehicles will interfere with the car body-work and result in damage thereto. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B61D 3/18 (2006.01); B61D 17/20 (2006.01); B61F 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B61D 3/18 (2013.01); B61D 17/20 (2013.01); B61F 3/12 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0479458 A2 19920408; EP 0479458 A3 19921014; GB 2248812 A 19920422; GB 9020514 D0 19901031; GB 9120096 D0 19911106
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 91308615 A 19910920; GB 9020514 A 19900920; GB 9120096 A 19910920