AUSTRIA: ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has undertaken endurance testing with its digital automatic coupler demonstrator train in winter conditions including temperatures down to -15°C, freezing rain and fresh ...
Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has undertaken testing of the European Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) in extreme winter conditions.
RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2023 ISSUE: Critical components like couplers, draft gears and end-of-car cushioning units must be capable of managing thousands of tons of force. In-train forces—buff and draft—can ...