Caisse
Railway rolling stock

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Caisse
Railway rolling stock

Authors : Pierre CHAPAS, Dominique COIFFET

Publication date: February 10, 2014 | Lire en français

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4. Caisse

The body of a rail vehicle has three functions:

  • contain customers, merchandise and/or technical equipment;

  • integrate a driver's cab in the case of locomotives, railcars or reversible trains;

  • provide a link with the rolling elements ;

  • liaise with adjacent vehicles.

4.1 Sizing

It takes into account four types of constraints

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