Journmal Institution Locomotive Engineers Volume 42 (1952)
Journal No.225
New electric rolling stock for the Indian Governmnt Railways.
Lord, S.E. (Paper No. 507)
A quarter of a century of progress in Indian electric stock. 32-43.
Thring, J.F. (Paper No. 508)
Structural design of lightweight steel coaches for Indian Government Railways.
44-58.
Barton, H.H.C. (Paper No. 509)
New multiple unit rolling stock for India, operational performance and the
electrical equipment. 58-68. Disc.: 69-79.
Journal No. 226
Marsh, G.C.
Recent developments in vacuum brake equipment. 95-170.
Journal No. 227
Harrison, J.F. (Paper 511)
The application of welding to locomotive boiler copper fireboxes. 178-22.
Fell, L.F.R. (Paper 512)
The Fell diesel mechanical locomotive. 223-71.
Journal No. 228
Cock, C.M. [Presidential Address]
Motive power for railways. 281-305.
Electrification at 50 cycles: Mercury arc rectifiers:
Morecambe/Heysham-Lancaster trial about to start. Mentions Aix-les-Bains
to La Roche-sur-Foron in France and even earlier system in Germany (1936)
between Freiberg and Seebrugg. "For various reasons, including economic
consideration, the British Transport Commission has accepted the 15,000 volt
d.c. system as standard for British Railways but the 50 cycles system has
not been ruled out for electrification of secondary lines with light traffic"
Includes the operating costs of diesel locomotives in the USA.
Graff-Baker, W.S. (Paper 513)
Considerations on bogie design with particular reference to electric railways.
306-39. Disc.: 339-61.
Ends paper by suggesting that only one motor should be fitted per
bogie and that there should be more motor bogies per unit. Sir William Stanier
(339-40) opened the discussion and sung the praises of the Dean bogie. R.A.
Riddles (349-50) made one of his rare contributions in which he praised the
standard bogie, sought means for assessing ride quality and commented on
the high cost of flexible wheels (presumably resilient wheels). .T. Henry
Turner (350-1) noted the problem of electric current flow through the bogie
on three and four rail systems. He also commented on welded rails..
Loosli, H.
Railway electrification in Switzerland, with special reference to the Swiss
Federal Railways and their rolling stock. 362-87.
Journal No. 229
Jarvis, R.G. (Paper No. 515).
The railways and coal. 390-404. Disc.: 404-24: 1953, 43,724-9.
Bibliog.
British Railways consumed 15 million tons at a cost of £40m.
Noted testing to make savings, plus some anodyne comments on poppet valves
and high pressure boilers. On page 414 made some observations on experiments
with pulverized fuel. R.A. Riddles (404) noted that a fireman
had only to use 11 shovelfuls (1 cwt) more than necessary between Euston
and Birmingham to increase coal consumptiion by one pound per mile. Noted
that spent much on training enginemen.
Ikeson, W.C. (Paper 516)
Development of the oil-fired locomotive. 425-515.
See also this author's discussion on paper by Roosen (Paper 607) in
V. 50: pp. 266-70.
Andrews, H.I. (Paper 517)
Stresses in locomotive coupling and connecting rods. 533-603