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Green: Shinkansen vehicle limits Trains on the Shinkansen network operate on 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) standard gauge track and have a loading gauge of 3,400 mm (11 ft 2 in) maximum width and 4,500 mm (14 ft 9 in) maximum height. [ 46 ]
Rear overhang may present a problem in large vehicles such as buses. Long rear overhang would require the driver to pay attention to nearby vehicles when turning at 90 degrees. Since the rear overhang is outside the wheelbase, it may hit a vehicle in the adjacent lane, especially when turning 90 degrees right (in a right-hand drive country).
In the United States, an oversize load is a vehicle and/or load that is wider than 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m). Each individual state has different requirements regarding height and length (most states are 13 ft 6 in or 4.11 m tall), and a driver must purchase a permit for each state he/she will be traveling through.
The Australian Design Rules (ADRs) are Australia's national technical regulations for vehicle safety, theft resistance, and emissions.All new road vehicles manufactured in Australia and imported new or second-hand vehicles, must comply with the relevant ADRs when they are first supplied to the Australian market.
Weight distribution is the apportioning of weight within a vehicle, especially cars, airplanes, and trains.Typically, it is written in the form x/y, where x is the percentage of weight in the front, and y is the percentage in the back.
Rolling stock limited to 500 long tons (510 t; 560 short tons) and 300 m (984 ft) - restricted to NSW Z19 class 0-6-0 steam locomotives 95 m (312 ft) Newmarket, New Zealand: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Extra heavy concrete sleepers [10] 87.8 m (288 ft 11 ⁄ 16 in) North American rail network: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)
Approach (α) and departure angle (β) of a vehicle. Approach angle is the maximum angle of a ramp onto which a vehicle can climb from a horizontal plane without interference. [1] It is defined as the angle between the ground and the line drawn between the front tire and the lowest-hanging part of the vehicle at the front overhang.
All other conditions being equal, a shorter wheelbase vehicle represents a more concentrated load to the track than a longer wheelbase vehicle. As railway lines are designed to take a predetermined maximum load per unit of length (tonnes per meter, or pounds per foot), the rail vehicles' wheelbase is designed according to their intended gross ...