RS:mechanicalCoupler

mechanicalCoupler
 

Scheme description / Schemenbeschreibung / Description du schéma

Position of mechanicalCoupler in the XML-Tree / Position von mechanicalCoupler im XML-Baum / position de mechanicalCoupler dans l’aborescence XML

• Parent: <couplers>
• Children: Not yet described. / Noch nicht beschrieben. / Pas encore décrit.

Multiplicity / Anzahl / Multiplicité

[0..∞]

Semantics / Bedeutung / Sémantique

The element <mechanicalCoupler> contains all data related to the mechanical coupling devices (external link) used between the railway vehicles.

Das Element <mechanicalCoupler> beinhaltet alle Daten für alle mechanischen Kupplungen zwischen den einzelnen Fahrzeugen.

Attributes of mechanicalCoupler / Attribute von mechanicalCoupler / Attributs de mechanicalCoupler

• designType: This is the design type of the coupler. There is a list of typical values available.

• AAR_KnuckleCoupler The standard coupler as used by the north American railways (Association of American Railroads). It is also known as "Janney coupler".
• AK69e Unicoupler as developed by Knorr in 1970s compatible by SA-3 and willison couplers
• AlbertCoupler coupler used at tram cars
• APTA_tightlock automatic coupler of American Public Transportation Association used for passenger trains, i.e with reduced slack
• BSI_compact tram couplers by BSI
• BSI_shunting automatic couplers for shunting purpose by BSI
• buckeyeKnuckleCoupler central Buckeye automatic knuckle coupler as used by British locomotive-hauled passenger carriages
• BuddPinCup automatic coupler for EMUs developed by Budd Company
• buffersChainScrewCoupler The standard coupler as used by most European railways.
• C-AKv compact willison coupler developed by Faiveley Transport compatible by SA-3 and willison couplers
• centralBuffer1Chain single central buffer with a chain underneath as used by some narrow gauge railways in Europe
• centralBuffer2Chains central buffer with chain link at each side as used by Rhätische Bahn
  "Balancierhebelkupplung"
• FK-3-2.5 automatic tram couplers by Georg Fischer AG, Schaffhausen
• FK-5.5-4 automatic tram couplers by Georg Fischer AG, Schaffhausen
• FK-9-6 automatic couplers for metros and branch line railways by Georg Fischer AG, Schaffhausen
• FK-15-10 automatic couplers for main line railways by Georg Fischer AG, Schaffhausen
• FK-15-12 automatic couplers for main line railways by Georg Fischer AG, Schaffhausen
• GF_Coupler general halfautomatic couplers by Georg Fischer AG, Schaffhausen
• GFN half automatic couplers for branch line railways by Georg Fischer AG, Schaffhausen
• GFT half automatic tram couplers by Georg Fischer AG, Schaffhausen
• GFV half automatic couplers fur suburban trains by Georg Fischer AG, Schaffhausen
• Intermat developed by East-European railways in 1970s compatible by SA-3 and willison couplers
• linkPin_flat tram coupler with flat link bar and pins
• linkPin_round tram coupler with round link bar and pins
• NorwegianMeatChopper central buffer with a mechanical hook that drops into a slot in the central buffer, mainly used by narrow gauge railways
• SA3_WillisonCoupler coupler as used by railways of former Soviet Union, works according to the same principles as the AAR coupler but is incompatible
• Scharfenberg general couplers of Scharfenberg type

In this article there is information missing with respect to the semantics of the enumeration items. Please help improving the railML® wiki by filling the gaps. Possibly, you will find further details on the discussion page. Ferri Leberl (talk) 16:01, 25 April 2018 (CEST)

• Scharfenberg10
• Scharfenberg35
• Scharfenberg55
• Scharfenberg140
• Scharfenberg330
• Scharfenberg430
• SchwabCoupler automatic couplers by Schwab Verkehrstechnik AG, Schaffhausen
• Wedgelock automatic couplers of London Underground EMUs
• unknown unknown/not specified type
• other:anything: Any value that does not fit any value from the previous enumeration list, fulfilling the constraint: at minimum two characters, whitespace is not allowed. Please, apply Dev:usingAny accordingly.
  any other user defined type

• positionOnCarEnd: This is the basic position of the coupler with regard to the car ends. Possible values are:

In this article there is information missing with respect to the semantics of the enumeration items. Please help improving the railML® wiki by filling the gaps. Possibly, you will find further details on the discussion page. Ferri Leberl (talk) 16:38, 25 April 2018 (CEST)

• both
• front
• rear

• couplingHeight: This is the coupler height (horizontal axis) above rail surface given in metres.

• pullingForce: This is maximum force in Newton the coupler can withstand when pulling the vehicle.

• pushingForce: This is maximum force in Newton the coupler can withstand when pushing the vehicle.

Syntactic Constraints / Syntaktische Beschränkungen / Contraintes syntactiques

• designType mandatory

• positionOnCarEnd mandatory

• couplingHeight xs:decimal, 6 fraction digits, length value measured in meter, optional

• pullingForce xs:decimal, 0 fraction digits, force value measured in Newton, optional

• pushingForce xs:decimal, 0 fraction digits, force value measured in Newton, optional

The element mechanicalCoupler can occur several times for a vehicle.

Best practice & Examples / Empfohlene Anwendung & Beispiele / Bonnes pratiques & exemples

Not yet described. / Noch nicht beschrieben. / Pas encore décrit.

Notes / Anmerkungen / Notes

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Open issues / Offene Punkte/Pendenzen / Questions ouvertes

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