Radial railway truck

A self steering truck for use in association with a railway vehicle comprising a first axle and a second axle and having at least two frame members extending between said axles, each of said axles having a pair of flanged wheels fixed thereto, each of said axles mounted in a plurality of bearing means for rotation about a generally horizontal axis, a steering lever pivotally attached to each of the bearing means of at least one of said axles to permit relative pivotal movement about a generally vertical axial pivot, each of said steering levers attached to one of said frame members for relative pivotal movement between said frame member and said steering lever about a generally vertical axial pivot horizontally spaced from the axial pivot of the bearing means, a steering rod attached to each of said steering levers for relative pivotal movement about a generally vertical axial pivot, each of said steering rods being attached to said vehicle, said bearing means of the other of said axles being attached to said frame members for relative pivotal movement between said bearing means and said frame members about a generally vertical axial pivot, whereby said first and said second axles assume a radial position when the railway vehicle travels a curve.

A self steering truck for use in association with a railway vehicle comprising a first axle and a second axle and having frame members extending between said axles, said first and said second axle each having a pair of flanged wheels fixed thereto, each of said axles mounted in a plurality of bearing means for rotation about a generally horizontal axis;

• steering levers pivotally attached to each of said bearing means to permit relative pivotal movement about a generally vertical axial pivot, each of said steering levers being attached to said frame members for relative pivotal movement between said frame member and said steering lever about a generally vertical axial pivot spaced from the axial pivot of the bearing member, a steering rod attached to each of said steering levers for relative pivotal movement about a generally vertical axial pivot, each of said steering rods adapted to be attached to the railway vehicle, whereby said first and said second axle assume a radial position when the railway vehicle travels a curve.