The Adams axle is a form of radial axle for rail locomotives that enable them to negotiate curves more easily. It was invented by William Bridges Adams and patented in 1865.[1] The invention uses axle boxes that slide on an arc in shaped horn blocks, so allowing the axle to slide out to either side. This is similar to the movement of a Bissell truck, but with the notional centre point of the curve being where the pivot of the truck would be. This design, using slide bearings, is more expensive than one employing a shaft, but takes up less space.
^Woodcroft, Bennet (1861). Subject-matter index of patents applied for and patents granted for 1853. Holborn, London: Commissioners of Patents. p. 63.
Adamsaxle is a form of radial axle for rail locomotives that enable them to negotiate curves more easily. It was invented by William Bridges Adams and...
Adams (1797 – 23 July 1872) was an English locomotive engineer, and writer. He is best known for his patented Adamsaxle – a successful radial axle design...
or leading axle or pilot wheel of a steam locomotive is an unpowered wheel or axle located in front of the driving wheels. The axle or axles of the leading...
reduce the flange and rail wear. William Bridges Adams was an early developer of radial axles. Radial axles were widely used on carriages in the late 19th...
bogie that is further away from the axis of rotation was designed as an Adamsaxle. The guiding force on the outer rail shifted this axis obliquely inwards...
Broadstairs are called Bradstonians. William Bridges Adams, locomotive engineer and inventor of the AdamsAxle, died at Broadstairs in 1872 and was buried at...
service in November. It was fitted with a Bissel bogie at the front and an Adamsaxle at the rear, and was a high-pressure, saturated steam locomotive. This...
reopening of the line. William Bridges Adams (1797 in Woore – 1872) author, locomotive engineer and inventor of the Adamsaxle Albert Lightfoot (born 1936 in...
long route. The engines had Allan valve gear, the carrying axle was designed as an Adamsaxle and the steam dome was located on the front boiler ring. Various...
1878–1895, inventor of Adams bogie William Bridges Adams (1797–1872), author, inventor and locomotive engineer. Inventor of Adamsaxle John Blenkinsop, first...
considered impractical, owing to the lack of access to the crank axles acting as both carrying axle and crankshaft. A somewhat contrived method used for the replica...
it as an 0-4-0. The price agreed was £600, paid in prepared timber. AdamsaxleAdams, William Bridges (1850). Road Progress, Or, Amalgamation of Railways...
originally invented in 1863 by William Bridges Adams (no relation) and could be applied to a leading or trailing axle but was generally preferred for the latter...
version—"Cyberbeast"—swaps motor locations (PM to front axle, IM to rear axle) and adds a second induction motor on the rear axle, offering a maximum combined output of...
fraction was replaced by a combination of figures for carrying axles and letters for coupled axles (see UIC classification). The first locomotives built from...
lateral play. The lateral play of the trailing wheel set, designed as an Adamsaxle, was set to 100 mm (3+15⁄16 in). The tender design is also unusual. It...
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hand side. The coupled axles were fixed to the frame. The leading bogie was an Erfurt design, the trailing axle was an Adamsaxle. The locomotives were...
engines with the 1'B1' wheel arrangement, the leading axle of which was designed as an Adamsaxle. The first six locomotives entered service in 1901, followed...
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