TRANSVERSE COUPLING ARRANGEMENT FOR A RAIL VEHICLE

摘要

A TRANSVERSE COUPLING ARRANGEMENT FOR A RAIL VEHICLE of The Disclosure The coupling arrangement includes a longitudinally extending shaft, means for supporting the shaft on the vehicle body and a linkage which connects the trucks to the shaft. Each linkage employs a transverse steering rod which is articulated to the end of a truck at a predetermined connection point which lies in an inclined plane passing through a guide member connecting the truck to the vehicle body and through a transverse center plane of the vehicle body.