Study on the Factors Which Cause the Wheel Skidding of JR Ltd. Express EMUs

Abstract

Authors made an experimental event recorder, which can record not only the behavior of a train, but also accurately identify the site of the track where wheel slip and spin occur. The recorder was installed on a JR Ltd Express electric motive unite operated on conventional lines. They analyzed the date piled up in the recorder, and found several wayside factors which cause the wheel skiddings. The wheel skid occurrence rate par a 1000km train running distance was discussed under various weather conditions. Moreover, the results of the investigation were also discussed on the wheel skid occurrence rate in a snow bound area and the relationship between a snow weather condition and wheel skid occurrence rate.