Fixing What’s Broken: Implemen7ng Compa7ble Wheel/Rail … · 2019-04-18 · the Wheel Life moved...
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FixingWhat’sBroken:Implemen7ngCompa7bleWheel/Rail
ProfilesforTransit
–WymanJones,LAMetro
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SystemProblems• Planners&PublicwantHighSpeedService• DesignGroupsusegeneralrailstandards• Manufacturerswanttosellstandardproducts• TransitAgencieswantCostEffecBveDesigns• LackofRailO&Mknowledgeofthedesigners• TrackandVehiclenotcompaBbleinoperaBon• FleetO&MCosts(15marriedpair)=$380,000peryear• ExcessiveRailO&MCosts• ExtensiveDownTimeorServiceDisrupBons
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SystemAcceptanceTes7ng• SincetheSystemTesBngwasrequiredbeforetheNewHeavy
RailCarswereprovided,RTDacquiredloanofwhatwassaidtobeasimilarHeavyRailTransitCarforAcceptanceTesBng.
• MiamiHeavyRailTransitVehicle(28”dia.Wheels)
• DuringsystemtesBng.– Showednowheelwear– Noabnormalrailwear
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TheLAMetroTransitProblem• ConBnuousbuild-upofmetalshavingsincurvesandswitchareas,
WheelFlangesrequiredtruingevery5,000to7,000miles.• BREDAHeavyRailTransitVehicle• (34½”dia.Wheels) (7’-7”AxleSpacing) (WheelsTossedaaer19,000miles)
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OriginalWheel/RailProblem• OriginalAARStandard1:20Wheel
• Resultedinlessthan19,000milesperwheel• NotclosetoexpectedwheelLifeof200,000miles
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TypicalWheelProfileSolu7ons• ChangetoAAR1BWornWheelProfile
• ImprovedWheelLifetobetween20,000to25,000miles,sBllnotcloseto200,000miles
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Alterna7veWheel/RailSolu7on• ChangewheelhardnessfromoriginalClass“A”hardnesstoaClass
“C”hardness.
• TransferredWearProblemfromWheelWeartoRailWearcreaBngmoreO&MProblemsduetotrackdownBmeandServiceDelays.
• A6Degree(955’Radius)Curvehadtobereplacedinlessthan2-yearsofoperaBon.
• ReturnedtoaWheelHardnesscompromiseofaClass“B”hardnesswithslightlymorewheellifeandsBllanacceptablerailLife.
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ExcessiveRailWear• ResultedinLAMetroacquiringare-furbishedFairmont-TamperRGH-16RailGrinder.
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Addi7onalWheel/RailSolu7on• IntroducetheaddiBonofKelsanLCF(LowCoefficientof
FricBon)sBcklubricators.
• Mountedinacassejebracketonallwheels.
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Ini7alLAMetroResults• BychangingWheelProfiletoanAAR1BWornProfile,theWheelLifemovedfrom19,000milesperwheelto25,000miles.
• ByaddingFlangeLubricatorstoallwheels,theWheelLifejumpedfrom25,000milesperwheelto75,000miles.
• TheTradiBonalMiBgaBonMethodsdidnotprovideanysoluBontowardsa200,000mileexpectedwheellife.
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Needfor“OutsidetheBox”Solu7on• DevelopedaSpecialTaskForcetoreviewdesignandOperaBngIssues.
• RailCarwasdesignedfor:– HighSpeedOperaBon(150mphoperaBon)
– NotsuitablefortheBghtradiuscurvesrequiredintheLaMetroTunnelAlignment
• NeedforCustomWheel/RailDesignSoluBon
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CustomWheel/RailProfiles• CreatedaSpecialWheelProfiletoworkwithaCustomRailGrindingProgramforsystemcompaBbility.
• WheelProfile=MetroCustomRESCOProfile
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CustomCurveRailGrindingProfiles• CreatedaspecialsetofCustomRailGrindingTemplatesforCurveNegoBaBontosupporttheMetroCustomRESCOWheelProfile.
– Curves>5,000feet=CPC.– Curves<1,500feet=CPG&CPF– Curves<1,000feetaddHRC
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CustomTangentRailGrindingTemplates
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LAMetroWheel/RailResults• ExposedtheimportanceofacompleteRailSystemDesignwhichincorporatesbothvehicleandalignmentwithoperaBngexperience.
• BysteppingoutsidethetradiBonalWheel/RailsoluBonseventheworstpossibleperformancecanbeobjecBvelyre-designedbyusingacustomWheel/RailInterface.
• TheLAMetrohasbeenabletoachieveinexcessof500,000milesperwheelandminimumrailwearsincetheintroducBonofCustomProfiles.
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• HighSpeedCurvePerformance:(47mphto53mph)
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• Exis7ngVehiclePerformanceEvalua7on:
– OnHighSpeedCurvedTrack• LiWletoNoFlangeContact• NoexcessiveNoiseIssuesthroughcurvedtrack
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• HighSpeedTangentPerformance:(53mphto69mph)
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• Exis7ngVehiclePerformanceEvalua7on:– OnHighSpeedTangentTrack
• LiWletoNoHun7ng• NoapparentNoiseIssuesontangenttrack
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• Exis7ngVehiclePerformanceEvalua7on:– OnHighSpeedTangentTrack
• LiWletoNoHun7ng• NoapparentNoiseIssuesontangenttrack
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